fix(ngAnimate): ensure animations are not attempted on text nodes

src/ngAnimate/animateQueue.js

@@ -221,11 +221,14 @@ var $$AnimateQueueProvider = ['$animateProvider', function($animateProvider) {
     };
 
     function queueAnimation(element, event, options) {
+      var node, parent;
       element = stripCommentsFromElement(element);
-      var node = element[0];
+      if (element) {
+        node = element[0];
+        parent = element.parent();
+      }
 
       options = prepareAnimationOptions(options);
-      var parent = element.parent();
 
       // we create a fake runner with a working promise.
       // These methods will become available after the digest has passed
@@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ var $$AnimateQueueProvider = ['$animateProvider', function($animateProvider) {
       // a jqLite wrapper that contains only comment nodes... If this
       // happens then there is no way we can perform an animation
       if (!node) {
-        runner.end();
+        close();
         return runner;
       }
 

src/ngAnimate/shared.js

@@ -72,18 +72,29 @@ function removeFromArray(arr, val) {
 }
 
 function stripCommentsFromElement(element) {
-  if (element.nodeType === ELEMENT_NODE) {
-    return jqLite(element);
+  if (element instanceof jqLite) {
+    switch (element.length) {
+      case 0:
+        return [];
+        break;
+
+      case 1:
+        // there is no point of stripping anything if the element
+        // is the only element within the jqLite wrapper.
+        // (it's important that we retain the element instance.)
+        if (element[0].nodeType === ELEMENT_NODE) {
+          return element;
+        }
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        return jqLite(extractElementNode(element));
+        break;
+    }
   }
-  if (element.length === 0) return [];
 
-  // there is no point of stripping anything if the element
-  // is the only element within the jqLite wrapper.
-  // (it's important that we retain the element instance.)
-  if (element.length === 1) {
-    return element[0].nodeType === ELEMENT_NODE && element;
-  } else {
-    return jqLite(extractElementNode(element));
+  if (element.nodeType === ELEMENT_NODE) {
+    return jqLite(element);
   }
 }
 

test/ngAnimate/animateSpec.js

@@ -245,6 +245,47 @@ describe("animations", function() {
       expect(capturedAnimation).toBeFalsy();
     }));
 
+    it('should not attempt to perform an animation on a text node element',
+      inject(function($rootScope, $animate) {
+
+      element.html('hello there');
+      var textNode = jqLite(element[0].firstChild);
+
+      $animate.addClass(textNode, 'some-class');
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+
+      expect(capturedAnimation).toBeFalsy();
+    }));
+
+    it('should perform the leave domOperation if a text node is used',
+      inject(function($rootScope, $animate) {
+
+      element.html('hello there');
+      var textNode = jqLite(element[0].firstChild);
+      var parentNode = textNode[0].parentNode;
+
+      $animate.leave(textNode);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      expect(capturedAnimation).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(textNode[0].parentNode).not.toBe(parentNode);
+    }));
+
+    it('should perform the leave domOperation if a comment node is used',
+      inject(function($rootScope, $animate, $document) {
+
+      var doc = $document[0];
+
+      element.html('hello there');
+      var commentNode = jqLite(doc.createComment('test comment'));
+      var parentNode = element[0];
+      parentNode.appendChild(commentNode[0]);
+
+      $animate.leave(commentNode);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      expect(capturedAnimation).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(commentNode[0].parentNode).not.toBe(parentNode);
+    }));
+
     it('enter() should issue an enter animation and fire the DOM operation right away before the animation kicks off', inject(function($animate, $rootScope) {
       expect(parent.children().length).toBe(0);