Datepicker triggers ControlValueAccessor change without user interaction

[rschlimmer]

Bug description:

The datepicker triggers the change event callback handler (e.g. ngModelChange) during component initialization.

Plunker/StackBlitz that reproduces the issue:

https://stackblitz.com/edit/1hchts-ei6y7y?file=src%2Fapp%2Fapp.component.ts

The provided StackBlitz renders two bsDatepicker that illustrate different initial model values. Both of their ngModelChange callback functions are immediately called without user interaction as seen in the console log. Additionally, the value provided by the event is strictly equal to the original model value despite being notified of a change. Lastly, clearing a datepicker that is currently assigned to a Date value triggers two change events; one notifying of the change to undefined and a second which re-notifies of the change to undefined.

This is a new issue since 18.0.0 of ngx-bootstrap. I believe the behavior change may have been introduced as an unintended side-effect of the fix for issue #6640 (pull-request #6641).

Versions of ngx-bootstrap, Angular, and Bootstrap:

ngx-bootstrap: 18.0.2

Angular: 18.1.4

Bootstrap:

Build system: Angular CLI, System.js, webpack, starter seed:

Expected behavior

The datepicker ControlValueAccessor implementation should invoke the callback function passed to registerOnChange only when changed by the component via user interaction.

Registers a callback function that is called when the control's value changes in the UI.

https://angular.dev/api/forms/ControlValueAccessor#registerOnChange

[kamran3210]

I'm having a similar issue, since upgrading to v18.0.2, my project is getting stuck in infinite update loops in certain scenarios.

I've recreated the issue here: https://stackblitz.com/edit/stackblitz-starters-bznejv?file=src%2Fapp%2Fapp.component.html

[simfyz]

I'm having same issue after upgrading to v18.0.2. As of now downgrading to v18.0.0 to keep the app running.

[M4x3e3e]

same issue for me, had to downgrade like @simfyz mentioned.