fix(dialog): escape key not working once element loses focus

e2e/components/dialog/dialog.e2e.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ describe('dialog', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should close by pressing escape when the first tabbable element has lost focus', () => {
+    element(by.id('default')).click();
+
+    waitForDialog().then(() => {
+      clickElementAtPoint('md-dialog-container', { x: 0, y: 0 });
+      pressKeys(Key.ESCAPE);
+      expectToExist('md-dialog-container', false);
+    });
+  });
+
   it('should close by clicking on the "close" button', () => {
     element(by.id('default')).click();
 

src/lib/dialog/dialog-container.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import 'rxjs/add/operator/first';
   host: {
     '[class.mat-dialog-container]': 'true',
     '[attr.role]': 'dialogConfig?.role',
-    '(keydown.escape)': 'handleEscapeKey()',
   },
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
@@ -93,16 +92,6 @@ export class MdDialogContainer extends BasePortalHost implements OnDestroy {
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Handles the user pressing the Escape key.
-   * @docs-private
-   */
-  handleEscapeKey() {
-    if (!this.dialogConfig.disableClose) {
-      this.dialogRef.close();
-    }
-  }
-
   ngOnDestroy() {
     // When the dialog is destroyed, return focus to the element that originally had it before
     // the dialog was opened. Wait for the DOM to finish settling before changing the focus so

src/lib/dialog/dialog-ref.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {OverlayRef} from '../core';
+import {MdDialogConfig} from './dialog-config';
 import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export class MdDialogRef<T> {
   /** Subject for notifying the user that the dialog has finished closing. */
   private _afterClosed: Subject<any> = new Subject();
 
-  constructor(private _overlayRef: OverlayRef) { }
+  constructor(private _overlayRef: OverlayRef, public config: MdDialogConfig) { }
 
   /**
    * Close the dialog.

src/lib/dialog/dialog.spec.ts

@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ import {NgModule,
   Injector,
   Inject,
 } from '@angular/core';
-import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import {MdDialogModule} from './index';
 import {MdDialog} from './dialog';
 import {OverlayContainer} from '../core';
 import {MdDialogRef} from './dialog-ref';
-import {MdDialogContainer} from './dialog-container';
 import {MD_DIALOG_DATA} from './dialog-injector';
+import {ESCAPE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
 
 
 describe('MdDialog', () => {
@@ -136,11 +135,7 @@ describe('MdDialog', () => {
 
     viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
 
-    let dialogContainer: MdDialogContainer =
-        viewContainerFixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MdDialogContainer)).componentInstance;
-
-    // Fake the user pressing the escape key by calling the handler directly.
-    dialogContainer.handleEscapeKey();
+    dispatchKeydownEvent(document, ESCAPE);
 
     expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('md-dialog-container')).toBeNull();
   });
@@ -324,11 +319,7 @@ describe('MdDialog', () => {
 
       viewContainerFixture.detectChanges();
 
-      let dialogContainer: MdDialogContainer = viewContainerFixture.debugElement.query(
-          By.directive(MdDialogContainer)).componentInstance;
-
-      // Fake the user pressing the escape key by calling the handler directly.
-      dialogContainer.handleEscapeKey();
+      dispatchKeydownEvent(document, ESCAPE);
 
       expect(overlayContainerElement.querySelector('md-dialog-container')).toBeTruthy();
     });
@@ -565,3 +556,15 @@ const TEST_DIRECTIVES = [
   ],
 })
 class DialogTestModule { }
+
+
+// TODO(crisbeto): switch to using function from common testing utils once #2943 is merged.
+function dispatchKeydownEvent(element: Node, keyCode: number) {
+  let event: any = document.createEvent('KeyboardEvent');
+  (event.initKeyEvent || event.initKeyboardEvent).bind(event)(
+      'keydown', true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, keyCode);
+  Object.defineProperty(event, 'keyCode', {
+    get: function() { return keyCode; }
+  });
+  element.dispatchEvent(event);
+}

src/lib/dialog/dialog.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
 import {Subject} from 'rxjs/Subject';
 import {Overlay, OverlayRef, ComponentType, OverlayState, ComponentPortal} from '../core';
 import {extendObject} from '../core/util/object-extend';
+import {ESCAPE} from '../core/keyboard/keycodes';
 import {DialogInjector} from './dialog-injector';
 import {MdDialogConfig} from './dialog-config';
 import {MdDialogRef} from './dialog-ref';
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export class MdDialog {
   private _openDialogsAtThisLevel: MdDialogRef<any>[] = [];
   private _afterAllClosedAtThisLevel = new Subject<void>();
   private _afterOpenAtThisLevel = new Subject<MdDialogRef<any>>();
+  private _boundKeydown = this._handleKeydown.bind(this);
 
   /** Keeps track of the currently-open dialogs. */
   get _openDialogs(): MdDialogRef<any>[] {
@@ -65,6 +67,10 @@ export class MdDialog {
     let dialogRef =
         this._attachDialogContent(componentOrTemplateRef, dialogContainer, overlayRef, config);
 
+    if (!this._openDialogs.length && !this._parentDialog) {
+      document.addEventListener('keydown', this._boundKeydown);
+    }
+
     this._openDialogs.push(dialogRef);
     dialogRef.afterClosed().subscribe(() => this._removeOpenDialog(dialogRef));
     this._afterOpen.next(dialogRef);
@@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ export class MdDialog {
       config?: MdDialogConfig): MdDialogRef<T> {
     // Create a reference to the dialog we're creating in order to give the user a handle
     // to modify and close it.
-    let dialogRef = <MdDialogRef<T>> new MdDialogRef(overlayRef);
+    let dialogRef = <MdDialogRef<T>> new MdDialogRef(overlayRef, config);
 
     if (!config.disableClose) {
       // When the dialog backdrop is clicked, we want to close it.
@@ -199,9 +205,22 @@ export class MdDialog {
       // no open dialogs are left, call next on afterAllClosed Subject
       if (!this._openDialogs.length) {
         this._afterAllClosed.next();
+        document.removeEventListener('keydown', this._boundKeydown);
       }
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles global key presses while there are open dialogs. Closes the
+   * top dialog when the user presses escape.
+   */
+  private _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    let topDialog = this._openDialogs[this._openDialogs.length - 1];
+
+    if (event.keyCode === ESCAPE && topDialog && !topDialog.config.disableClose) {
+      topDialog.close();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /**