Angular UI Bootstrap date-picker Combined With UI.Mask

Question

I am using the angular UI bootstrap popup date-picker to build a directive that will easily allow me to add the date-picker where need.

When I combine this with the uiMask Directive, the values in the input get scrambled when I pick a date.

Here is my html:

<p class="input-group">
    <input type="text" class="form-control" 
           ui-mask="99/99/9999"
           ng-model="ngModel" 
           ng-model="order.date" 
           datepicker-popup="MM/dd/yyyy" 
           is-open="opened" 
           datepicker-options="dateOptions" 
           date-disabled="disabled(date, mode)" 
           ng-required="true" 
           close-text="Close" />
    <span class="input-group-btn">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="open($event)">
            <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i>
        </button>
    </span>
</p>

And my JS:

/**
 * DATE PICKER
 */
$scope.today = function () {
    $scope.dt = new Date();
};
$scope.today();

$scope.clear = function () {
    $scope.dt = null;
};

// Disable weekend selection
$scope.disabled = function (date, mode) {
    return (mode === 'day' && (date.getDay() === 0 || date.getDay() === 6));
};

$scope.toggleMin = function () {
    $scope.minDate = $scope.minDate ? null : new Date();
};
$scope.toggleMin();

$scope.open = function ($event) {
    $event.preventDefault();
    $event.stopPropagation();

    $scope.opened = true;
};

$scope.dateOptions = {
    formatYear: 'yy',
    startingDay: 1
};

$scope.initDate = new Date('2016-15-20');
$scope.formats = ['dd-MMMM-yyyy', 'yyyy/MM/dd', 'dd.MM.yyyy', 'shortDate'];
$scope.format = $scope.formats[0];

I would like to be able to use the ui-mask functionality to make typing dates easier by not having to type the /s. Is it possible to be able to use these together?

Answer 1

The following snippet worked for me:

.config(function ($provide) {

  $provide.decorator('datepickerPopupDirective', function ($delegate) {
    var directive = $delegate[0];
    var link = directive.link;

    directive.compile = function () {
      return function (scope, element, attrs) {
        link.apply(this, arguments);
        element.mask("99/99/9999");
      };
    };

    return $delegate;
  });

});

It simply decorates the datepicker directive with a mask provided by jquery.maskedinput.js. Have fun!

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UPDATE (May 13 2015)

A plunker to illustrate it working: http://plnkr.co/edit/fTFNu9Mp2kX5X1D6AJOx?p=preview

Answer 2

Check out Case 4 in this plunk: https://plnkr.co/edit/0Vr5YRVREIT5EMu1m55z?p=preview

basically added: added model-view-value="true":

<input name="date4" id="date4" type="text" class="form-control" uib-datepicker-popup="dd/MM/yyyy" 
    ui-mask="99/99/9999" placeholder="DD/MM/YYYY" ng-model="date4" ng-required="true" 
    model-view-value="true" is-open="popup4.opened" datepicker-options="dateOptions" 
    show-button-bar="false"/>
<span class="input-group-btn">
    <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="open4()"><i class="fa fa-calendar fa-1"></i></button>
</span>