feat(overlay): add the ability to set the default offsets on FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy (#10555)

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

@@ -174,12 +174,7 @@ export class ConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
    * @param offset New offset in the X axis.
    */
   withOffsetX(offset: number): this {
-    this._preferredPositions.forEach(position => {
-      if (position.offsetX == null) {
-        position.offsetX = offset;
-      }
-    });
-
+    this._positionStrategy.withDefaultOffsetX(offset);
     return this;
   }
 
@@ -188,12 +183,7 @@ export class ConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
    * @param  offset New offset in the Y axis.
    */
   withOffsetY(offset: number): this {
-    this._preferredPositions.forEach(position => {
-      if (position.offsetY == null) {
-        position.offsetY = offset;
-      }
-    });
-
+    this._positionStrategy.withDefaultOffsetY(offset);
     return this;
   }
 

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

@@ -385,6 +385,41 @@ describe('FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy', () => {
         expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.left)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.left + 10));
       });
 
+      it('should be able to set the default x offset', () => {
+        const originRect = originElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        positionStrategy.withDefaultOffsetX(20).withPositions([{
+          originX: 'start',
+          originY: 'top',
+          overlayX: 'start',
+          overlayY: 'top',
+        }]);
+
+        attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+
+        const overlayRect = overlayRef.overlayElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.top)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.top));
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.left)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.left + 20));
+      });
+
+      it('should have the position offset x take precedence over the default offset x', () => {
+        const originRect = originElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        positionStrategy.withDefaultOffsetX(20).withPositions([{
+          originX: 'start',
+          originY: 'top',
+          overlayX: 'start',
+          overlayY: 'top',
+          offsetX: 10
+        }]);
+
+        attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+
+        const overlayRect = overlayRef.overlayElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.top)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.top));
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.left)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.left + 10));
+      });
+
       it('should position a panel with the y offset provided', () => {
         const originRect = originElement.getBoundingClientRect();
 
@@ -403,6 +438,41 @@ describe('FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy', () => {
         expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.left)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.left));
       });
 
+      it('should be able to set the default y offset', () => {
+        const originRect = originElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        positionStrategy.withDefaultOffsetY(60).withPositions([{
+          originX: 'start',
+          originY: 'top',
+          overlayX: 'start',
+          overlayY: 'top',
+        }]);
+
+        attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+
+        const overlayRect = overlayRef.overlayElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.top)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.top + 60));
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.left)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.left));
+      });
+
+      it('should have the position offset y take precedence over the default offset y', () => {
+        const originRect = originElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+        positionStrategy.withDefaultOffsetY(60).withPositions([{
+          originX: 'start',
+          originY: 'top',
+          overlayX: 'start',
+          overlayY: 'top',
+          offsetY: 50
+        }]);
+
+        attachOverlay({positionStrategy});
+
+        const overlayRect = overlayRef.overlayElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.top)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.top + 50));
+        expect(Math.floor(overlayRect.left)).toBe(Math.floor(originRect.left));
+      });
+
       it('should allow for the fallback positions to specify their own offsets', () => {
         originElement.style.bottom = '0';
         originElement.style.left = '50%';

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

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
   private _viewportRect: ClientRect;
 
   /** Amount of space that must be maintained between the overlay and the edge of the viewport. */
-  private _viewportMargin: number = 0;
+  private _viewportMargin = 0;
 
   /** The Scrollable containers used to check scrollable view properties on position change. */
   private scrollables: CdkScrollable[] = [];
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
   /** Subscription to viewport size changes. */
   private _resizeSubscription = Subscription.EMPTY;
 
+  /** Default offset for the overlay along the x axis. */
+  private _offsetX = 0;
+
+  /** Default offset for the overlay along the y axis. */
+  private _offsetY = 0;
+
   /** Observable sequence of position changes. */
   positionChanges: Observable<ConnectedOverlayPositionChange> =
       this._positionChanges.asObservable();
@@ -366,6 +372,24 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the default offset for the overlay's connection point on the x-axis.
+   * @param offset New offset in the X axis.
+   */
+  withDefaultOffsetX(offset: number): this {
+    this._offsetX = offset;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the default offset for the overlay's connection point on the y-axis.
+   * @param offset New offset in the Y axis.
+   */
+  withDefaultOffsetY(offset: number): this {
+    this._offsetY = offset;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets the (x, y) coordinate of a connection point on the origin based on a relative position.
    */
@@ -431,14 +455,16 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
     position: ConnectedPosition): OverlayFit {
 
     let {x, y} = point;
+    let offsetX = this._getOffset(position, 'x');
+    let offsetY = this._getOffset(position, 'y');
 
     // Account for the offsets since they could push the overlay out of the viewport.
-    if (position.offsetX) {
-      x += position.offsetX;
+    if (offsetX) {
+      x += offsetX;
     }
 
-    if (position.offsetY) {
-      y += position.offsetY;
+    if (offsetY) {
+      y += offsetY;
     }
 
     // How much the overlay would overflow at this position, on each side.
@@ -721,13 +747,15 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
     // cases where the element doesn't have anything to "push off of". Finally, this works
     // better both with flexible and non-flexible positioning.
     let transformString = ' ';
+    let offsetX = this._getOffset(position, 'x');
+    let offsetY = this._getOffset(position, 'y');
 
-    if (position.offsetX) {
-      transformString += `translateX(${position.offsetX}px)`;
+    if (offsetX) {
+      transformString += `translateX(${offsetX}px)`;
     }
 
-    if (position.offsetY) {
-      transformString += `translateY(${position.offsetY}px)`;
+    if (offsetY) {
+      transformString += `translateY(${offsetY}px)`;
     }
 
     styles.transform = transformString.trim();
@@ -869,6 +897,17 @@ export class FlexibleConnectedPositionStrategy implements PositionStrategy {
   private _isRtl() {
     return this._overlayRef.getConfig().direction === 'rtl';
   }
+
+  /** Retrieves the offset of a position along the x or y axis. */
+  private _getOffset(position: ConnectedPosition, axis: 'x' | 'y') {
+    if (axis === 'x') {
+      // We don't do something like `position['offset' + axis]` in
+      // order to avoid breking minifiers that rename properties.
+      return position.offsetX == null ? this._offsetX : position.offsetX;
+    }
+
+    return position.offsetY == null ? this._offsetY : position.offsetY;
+  }
 }
 
 /** A simple (x, y) coordinate. */