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# 1.5.4 graduated-sophistry (2016-04-14)

## Bug Fixes

- **$compile:**

- do not use `noop()` as controller for multiple components

([4c8aeefb](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/4c8aeefb624de7436ad95f3cd525405e0c3f493e),

[#14391](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14391), [#14402](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14402))

- still trigger `$onChanges` even if the inner value already matches the new value

([d9448dcb](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/d9448dcb9f901ceb04deda1d5f3d5aac8442a718),

[#14406](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14406))

- handle boolean attributes in `@` bindings

([499e1b2a](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/499e1b2adf27f32d671123f8dceadb3df2ad84a9),

[#14070](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14070))

- don't throw if controller is named

([e72990dc](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/e72990dc3714c8b847185ddb64fd5fd00e5cceab))

- ensure that `$onChanges` hook is called correctly

([0ad2b708](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/0ad2b70862d49ecc4355a16d767c0ca9358ecc3e),

[#14355](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14355), [#14359](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14359))

- **$injector:** ensure functions with overridden `toString()` are annotated properly

([d384834f](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/d384834fdee140a716298bd065f304f8fba4725e),

[#14361](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14361))

- **ngAnimate:**

- remove event listeners only after all listeners have been called

([79604f46](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/79604f462899c118a99d610995083ff82d38aa35),

[#14321](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14321))

- fire callbacks when document is hidden

([c7a92d2a](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/c7a92d2a9a436dddd65de721c9837a93e915d939),

[#14120](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14120))

- fire callbacks in the correct order for certain skipped animations

([90da3059](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/90da3059cecfefaecf136b01cd87aee6775a8778))

- **ngClass:** fix watching of an array expression containing an object

([f975d8d4](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/f975d8d4481e0b8cdba553f0e5ad9ec1688adae8),

[#14405](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14405))

- **ngMock:** fix collecting stack trace in `inject()` on IE10+, PhantomJS

([e9c718a4](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/e9c718a465d28b9f2691e3acab944f7c31aa9fb6),

[#13591](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/13591), [#13592](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/13592), [#13593](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/13593))

- **ngOptions:** set select value when model matches disabled option

([832eba5f](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/832eba5fc952312e6b99127123e6e75bdf729006),

[#12756](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/12756))

## Features

- **$compile:**

- put custom annotations on DDO

([f338e96c](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/f338e96ccc739efc4b24022eae406c3d5451d422),

[#14369](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14369), [#14279](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14279), [#14284](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14284))

- add `isFirstChange()` method to onChanges object

([8d43d8b8](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/8d43d8b8e7aacf97ddb9aa48bff25db57249cdd5),

[#14318](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14318), [#14323](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14323))

- **$componentController:** provide isolated scope if none is passed (#14425)

([33f817b9](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/33f817b99cb20e566b381e7202235fe99b4a742a),

[#14425](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14425))

- **$http:**

- support handling additional XHR events

([01b18450](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/01b18450882da9bb9c903d43c0daddbc03c2c35d) and

[56c861c9](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/56c861c9e114c45790865e5635eaae8d32eb649a),

[#14367](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14367), [#11547](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/11547), [#1934](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/1934))

- **$parse:** add the ability to define the identifier characters

([3e7fa191](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/3e7fa19197c54a764225ad27c0c0bf72263daa8d))

- **ngAnimate:** let $animate.off() remove all listeners for an element

([bf6cb8ab](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/bf6cb8ab0d157083a1ed55743e3fffe728daa6f3))

- **ngAria:** add support for aria-readonly based on ngReadonly

([ec0baadc](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/ec0baadcb68a4fa8da27d76b7e6a4e0840acd7fa),

[#14140](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14140), [#14077](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/14077))

- **ngParseExt:** new ngParseExt module

([d08f5c69](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/d08f5c698624f6243685b16f2d458cb9a980ebde))

## Performance Improvements

- **$compile:** use createMap() for directive bindings to allow fast `forEach`

([c115b37c](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/c115b37c336f3a5936187279057b29c76078caf2),

[#12529](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/12529))

- **ngOptions:** use `documentFragment` to populate `select` options

([6a4124d0](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/commit/6a4124d0fb17cd7fc0e8bf5a1ca4d785a1d11c1c),

[#13607](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/13607), [#13239](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/13239), [#12076](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/12076))