Do the parameters of a directive's link function rely on DI?

Question

In:

module.directive 'name', ->   (scope, element, attr) ->     # Whatever implemenation 

Do the scope, element and attrs parameters of the link function rely on name-inferred Dependency-Injection? If yes, how can I make them minification proof ?

Or do they rely on good old arguments order for what's passed into them ?

Answer 1

No, the link function has a predefined set of parameters.

function link($scope, $element, attrs, ctrl) {     //Your method } 

They are

1. Scope of the element
2. The element itself (jquery/mini jquery wrapped)
3. Attribute set of the element
4. Any controllers used in required

Answer 2

If you want to use DI with a directive (as I did), put the arguments to be injected in the directive factory function instead of the link function:

module.directive('name', function($timeout) {     return function(scope, element, attrs) {         ...     }; }); 

To allow for minification, put the function argument in an array like you do for controllers:

module.directive('name', ['$timeout', function($timeout) {     return function(scope, element, attrs) {         ...     }; }]); 

See the current time example in the docs.

Edit: See here for a demo that injects the $timeout service. You can do the same thing when returning a directive (e.g. return {restrict: 'E', link: function() {...}}) object instead of a function.