fix(checkbox): Add RequiredTrue validator for md-checkbox

src/lib/checkbox/checkbox-required-validator.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {
+  Directive,
+  forwardRef,
+  Provider,
+} from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  CheckboxRequiredValidator,
+  NG_VALIDATORS,
+} from '@angular/forms';
+
+export const _MdCheckboxRequiredValidator = CheckboxRequiredValidator;
+
+export const MD_CHECKBOX_REQUIRED_VALIDATOR: Provider = {
+  provide: NG_VALIDATORS,
+  useExisting: forwardRef(() => MdCheckboxRequiredValidator),
+  multi: true
+};
+
+/**
+ * Validator for Material checkbox's required attribute in template-driven checkbox.
+ * Current CheckboxRequiredValidator only work with `input type=checkbox` and does not
+ * work with `md-checkbox`.
+ */
+@Directive({
+  selector:
+  'md-checkbox[required][formControlName],' +
+  'mat-checkbox[required][formControlName],' +
+  'md-checkbox[required][formControl],md-checkbox[required][ngModel],' +
+  'mat-checkbox[required][formControl],mat-checkbox[required][ngModel]',
+  providers: [MD_CHECKBOX_REQUIRED_VALIDATOR],
+  host: {'[attr.required]': 'required ? "" : null'}
+})
+export class MdCheckboxRequiredValidator extends _MdCheckboxRequiredValidator {}

src/lib/checkbox/checkbox.spec.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe('MdCheckbox', () => {
         SingleCheckbox,
         CheckboxWithFormDirectives,
         MultipleCheckboxes,
+        CheckboxWithNgModel,
         CheckboxWithTabIndex,
         CheckboxWithAriaLabel,
         CheckboxWithAriaLabelledby,
@@ -735,6 +736,41 @@ describe('MdCheckbox', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('with required ngModel', () => {
+    let checkboxInstance: MdCheckbox;
+    let inputElement: HTMLInputElement;
+    let testComponent: CheckboxWithNgModel;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(CheckboxWithNgModel);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      let checkboxDebugElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MdCheckbox));
+      let checkboxNativeElement = checkboxDebugElement.nativeElement;
+      testComponent = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
+      checkboxInstance = checkboxDebugElement.componentInstance;
+      inputElement = <HTMLInputElement>checkboxNativeElement.querySelector('input');
+    });
+
+    it('should validate with RequiredTrue validator', () => {
+      let checkboxElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MdCheckbox));
+      let ngModel = checkboxElement.injector.get<NgModel>(NgModel);
+
+      testComponent.isRequired = true;
+      inputElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(checkboxInstance.checked).toBe(true);
+      expect(ngModel.valid).toBe(true);
+
+      inputElement.click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(checkboxInstance.checked).toBe(false);
+      expect(ngModel.valid).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('with name attribute', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       fixture = TestBed.createComponent(CheckboxWithNameAttribute);
@@ -874,7 +910,7 @@ class SingleCheckbox {
   onCheckboxChange: (event?: MdCheckboxChange) => void = () => {};
 }
 
-/** Simple component for testing an MdCheckbox with ngModel. */
+/** Simple component for testing an MdCheckbox with ngModel in a form. */
 @Component({
   template: `
     <form>
@@ -886,6 +922,15 @@ class CheckboxWithFormDirectives {
   isGood: boolean = false;
 }
 
+/** Simple component for testing an MdCheckbox with required ngModel. */
+@Component({
+  template: `<md-checkbox [required]="isRequired" [(ngModel)]="isGood">Be good</md-checkbox>`,
+})
+class CheckboxWithNgModel {
+  isGood: boolean = false;
+  isRequired: boolean = true;
+}
+
 /** Simple test component with multiple checkboxes. */
 @Component(({
   template: `

src/lib/checkbox/index.ts

@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@ import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
 import {ObserveContentModule} from '@angular/cdk';
 import {MdRippleModule, MdCommonModule, FocusOriginMonitor} from '../core';
 import {MdCheckbox} from './checkbox';
-
+import {MdCheckboxRequiredValidator} from './checkbox-required-validator';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [CommonModule, MdRippleModule, MdCommonModule, ObserveContentModule],
-  exports: [MdCheckbox, MdCommonModule],
-  declarations: [MdCheckbox],
+  exports: [MdCheckbox, MdCheckboxRequiredValidator, MdCommonModule],
+  declarations: [MdCheckbox, MdCheckboxRequiredValidator],
   providers: [FocusOriginMonitor]
 })
 export class MdCheckboxModule {}
 
 
 export * from './checkbox';
+export * from './checkbox-required-validator';