feat(overlay): add the ability to set a panelClass based on the current connected position

src/cdk/overlay/overlay-directives.spec.ts

@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ describe('Overlay directives', () => {
         // TODO(jelbourn) figure out why, when compiling with bazel, these offsets are required.
         offsetX: 0,
         offsetY: 0,
+        panelClass: 'custom-class'
       }];
 
       fixture.componentInstance.isOpen = true;
@@ -348,7 +349,8 @@ describe('Overlay directives', () => {
         overlayX: 'start',
         overlayY: 'top',
         offsetX: 20,
-        offsetY: 10
+        offsetY: 10,
+        panelClass: 'custom-class'
       }];
 
       fixture.componentInstance.isOpen = true;

src/cdk/overlay/position/connected-position.ts

@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ export class ConnectionPositionPair {
   constructor(
     origin: OriginConnectionPosition,
     overlay: OverlayConnectionPosition,
+    /** Offset along the X axis. */
     public offsetX?: number,
-    public offsetY?: number) {
+    /** Offset along the Y axis. */
+    public offsetY?: number,
+    /** Class(es) to be applied to the panel while this position is active. */
+    public panelClass?: string | string[]) {
 
     this.originX = origin.originX;
     this.originY = origin.originY;

src/cdk/overlay/position/flexible-connected-position-strategy.spec.ts

@@ -1799,6 +1799,149 @@ describe('FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('panel classes', () => {
+    let originElement: HTMLElement;
+    let positionStrategy: FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      originElement = createPositionedBlockElement();
+      document.body.appendChild(originElement);
+      positionStrategy = overlay.position()
+          .flexibleConnectedTo(originElement)
+          .withFlexibleDimensions(false)
+          .withPush(false);
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      document.body.removeChild(originElement);
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to apply a class based on the position', () => {
+      positionStrategy.withPositions([{
+        originX: 'start',
+        originY: 'bottom',
+        overlayX: 'start',
+        overlayY: 'top',
+        panelClass: 'is-below'
+      }]);
+
+      attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+
+      expect(overlayRef.overlayElement.classList).toContain('is-below');
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to apply multiple classes based on the position', () => {
+      positionStrategy.withPositions([{
+        originX: 'start',
+        originY: 'bottom',
+        overlayX: 'start',
+        overlayY: 'top',
+        panelClass: ['is-below', 'is-under']
+      }]);
+
+      attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+
+      expect(overlayRef.overlayElement.classList).toContain('is-below');
+      expect(overlayRef.overlayElement.classList).toContain('is-under');
+    });
+
+    it('should remove the panel class when detaching', () => {
+      positionStrategy.withPositions([{
+        originX: 'start',
+        originY: 'bottom',
+        overlayX: 'start',
+        overlayY: 'top',
+        panelClass: 'is-below'
+      }]);
+
+      attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+      expect(overlayRef.overlayElement.classList).toContain('is-below');
+
+      overlayRef.detach();
+      expect(overlayRef.overlayElement.classList).not.toContain('is-below');
+    });
+
+    it('should clear the previous classes when the position changes', () => {
+      originElement.style.top = '200px';
+      originElement.style.right = '25px';
+
+      positionStrategy.withPositions([
+        {
+          originX: 'end',
+          originY: 'center',
+          overlayX: 'start',
+          overlayY: 'center',
+          panelClass: ['is-center', 'is-in-the-middle']
+        },
+        {
+          originX: 'start',
+          originY: 'bottom',
+          overlayX: 'end',
+          overlayY: 'top',
+          panelClass: 'is-below'
+        }
+      ]);
+
+      attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+
+      const overlayClassList = overlayRef.overlayElement.classList;
+
+      expect(overlayClassList).not.toContain('is-center');
+      expect(overlayClassList).not.toContain('is-in-the-middle');
+      expect(overlayClassList).toContain('is-below');
+
+      // Move the element so another position is applied.
+      originElement.style.top = '200px';
+      originElement.style.left = '200px';
+
+      overlayRef.updatePosition();
+
+      expect(overlayClassList).toContain('is-center');
+      expect(overlayClassList).toContain('is-in-the-middle');
+      expect(overlayClassList).not.toContain('is-below');
+    });
+
+    it('should not clear the existing `panelClass` from the `OverlayRef`', () => {
+      originElement.style.top = '200px';
+      originElement.style.right = '25px';
+
+      positionStrategy.withPositions([
+        {
+          originX: 'end',
+          originY: 'center',
+          overlayX: 'start',
+          overlayY: 'center',
+          panelClass: ['is-center', 'is-in-the-middle']
+        },
+        {
+          originX: 'start',
+          originY: 'bottom',
+          overlayX: 'end',
+          overlayY: 'top',
+          panelClass: 'is-below'
+        }
+      ]);
+
+      attachOverlay({
+        panelClass: 'custom-panel-class',
+        positionStrategy
+      });
+
+      const overlayClassList = overlayRef.overlayElement.classList;
+
+      expect(overlayClassList).toContain('custom-panel-class');
+
+      // Move the element so another position is applied.
+      originElement.style.top = '200px';
+      originElement.style.left = '200px';
+
+      overlayRef.updatePosition();
+
+      expect(overlayClassList).toContain('custom-panel-class');
+    });
+
+  });
+
 });
 
 /** Creates an absolutely positioned, display: block element with a default size. */

src/cdk/overlay/position/flexible-connected-position-strategy.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 import {Observable, Subscription, Subject} from 'rxjs';
 import {OverlayReference} from '../overlay-reference';
 import {isElementScrolledOutsideView, isElementClippedByScrolling} from './scroll-clip';
-import {coerceCssPixelValue} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {coerceCssPixelValue, coerceArray} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {Platform} from '@angular/cdk/platform';
 import {OverlayContainer} from '../overlay-container';
 
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
   /** Amount of subscribers to the `positionChanges` stream. */
   private _positionChangeSubscriptions = 0;
 
+  /** Keeps track of the CSS classes that the position strategy has applied on the overlay panel. */
+  private _appliedPanelClasses: string[] = [];
+
   /** Observable sequence of position changes. */
   positionChanges: Observable<ConnectedOverlayPositionChange> = Observable.create(observer => {
     const subscription = this._positionChanges.subscribe(observer);
@@ -184,6 +187,7 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
       return;
     }
 
+    this._clearPanelClasses();
     this._resetOverlayElementStyles();
     this._resetBoundingBoxStyles();
 
@@ -282,6 +286,7 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
   }
 
   detach() {
+    this._clearPanelClasses();
     this._resizeSubscription.unsubscribe();
   }
 
@@ -590,6 +595,10 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
     this._setOverlayElementStyles(originPoint, position);
     this._setBoundingBoxStyles(originPoint, position);
 
+    if (position.panelClass) {
+      this._addPanelClasses(position.panelClass);
+    }
+
     // Save the last connected position in case the position needs to be re-calculated.
     this._lastPosition = position;
 
@@ -991,6 +1000,26 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
       validateVerticalPosition('overlayY', pair.overlayY);
     });
   }
+
+  /** Adds a single CSS class or an array of classes on the overlay panel. */
+  private _addPanelClasses(cssClasses: string | string[]) {
+    if (this._pane) {
+      coerceArray(cssClasses).forEach(cssClass => {
+        if (this._appliedPanelClasses.indexOf(cssClass) === -1) {
+          this._appliedPanelClasses.push(cssClass);
+          this._pane.classList.add(cssClass);
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Clears the classes that the position strategy has applied from the overlay panel. */
+  private _clearPanelClasses() {
+    if (this._pane) {
+      this._appliedPanelClasses.forEach(cssClass => this._pane.classList.remove(cssClass));
+      this._appliedPanelClasses = [];
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /** A simple (x, y) coordinate. */
@@ -1052,6 +1081,7 @@ export interface ConnectedPosition {
   weight?: number;
   offsetX?: number;
   offsetY?: number;
+  panelClass?: string | string[];
 }
 
 /** Shallow-extends a stylesheet object with another stylesheet object. */