angularjs directive for bootstrap datepicker : eternicode/bootstrap-datepicker, eyecon.ro

gistfile1.js

angular.module('bDatepicker', []).
  directive('bDatepicker', function(){
    return {
      require: '?ngModel',
      restrict: 'A',
      link: function($scope, element, attrs, controller) {
        var updateModel;
        updateModel = function(ev) {
          element.datepicker('hide');
          element.blur();
          return $scope.$apply(function() {
            return controller.$setViewValue(ev.date);
          });
        };
        if (controller != null) {
          controller.$render = function() {
            element.datepicker().data().datepicker.date = controller.$viewValue;
            element.datepicker('setValue');
            element.datepicker('update');
            return controller.$viewValue;
          };
        }
        return attrs.$observe('bDatepicker', function(value) {
          var options;
          options = {};
          if (angular.isObject(value)) {
            options = value;
          }
          if (typeof(value) === "string" && value.length > 0) {
            options = angular.fromJson(value);
          }
          return element.datepicker(options).on('changeDate', updateModel);
        });
      }
    };
  });

Use like:

<input b-datepicker="{{dateOptions}}" ng-model="dateObject" >

$scope.dateOptions = {format: 'dd/mm/yyyy'}

This works with angular v1.0.0 and bootstrap v2.0.4
The Datepicker is here: http://www.eyecon.ro/bootstrap-datepicker/ or https://github.com/eternicode/bootstrap-datepicker/
Thanks to Novi:
https://gist.github.com/3103533

This works great, but I noticed that when I manually enter an invalid date and lose focus, the date is not corrected, and next time I focus the input, the browser can hang!

@ejain https://gist.github.com/danbarua/5356062 <-- handles user entering invalid dates manually

This has been working quite well, except for a few things.

1. When clicking on the input and then off, a date will still be put in the field rather than leaving it blank.
2. How to set it to an initial date value? I tried "{ date: '1/1/2013' }" but it would not show it on the view.

+1 Would be really nice if options were working as set here: b-datepicker="{{dateOptions}}"

Awesome post!! It might help you!
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29389873/angularjs-custom-datepicker-directive
http://goo.gl/kLcijT

@bluee did you ever have any luck getting options to work?

Check My Fork GIST

Check my simplified fork using momentjs and ES6 modules https://gist.github.com/MrSpider/a9c00eb652e4ed5e7c8cff5759f7438a