feat(menu): increase nested menu elevation based on depth

src/lib/menu/menu-directive.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ export interface MdMenuDefaultOptions {
 export const MD_MENU_DEFAULT_OPTIONS =
     new InjectionToken<MdMenuDefaultOptions>('md-menu-default-options');
 
+/**
+ * Start elevation for the menu panel.
+ * @docs-private
+ */
+const MD_MENU_BASE_ELEVATION = 2;
+
+
 @Component({
   moduleId: module.id,
   selector: 'md-menu, mat-menu',
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ export class MdMenu implements AfterContentInit, MdMenuPanel, OnDestroy {
   private _keyManager: FocusKeyManager;
   private _xPosition: MenuPositionX = this._defaultOptions.xPosition;
   private _yPosition: MenuPositionY = this._defaultOptions.yPosition;
+  private _previousElevation: string;
 
   /** Subscription to tab events on the menu panel */
   private _tabSubscription: Subscription;
@@ -74,8 +82,8 @@ export class MdMenu implements AfterContentInit, MdMenuPanel, OnDestroy {
   /** Current state of the panel animation. */
   _panelAnimationState: 'void' | 'enter-start' | 'enter' = 'void';
 
-  /** Whether the menu is a sub-menu or a top-level menu. */
-  isSubmenu: boolean = false;
+  /** Parent menu of the current menu panel. */
+  parentMenu: MdMenuPanel | undefined;
 
   /** Layout direction of the menu. */
   direction: Direction;
@@ -162,12 +170,12 @@ export class MdMenu implements AfterContentInit, MdMenuPanel, OnDestroy {
         this.close.emit('keydown');
       break;
       case LEFT_ARROW:
-        if (this.isSubmenu && this.direction === 'ltr') {
+        if (this.parentMenu && this.direction === 'ltr') {
           this.close.emit('keydown');
         }
       break;
       case RIGHT_ARROW:
-        if (this.isSubmenu && this.direction === 'rtl') {
+        if (this.parentMenu && this.direction === 'rtl') {
           this.close.emit('keydown');
         }
       break;
@@ -195,6 +203,25 @@ export class MdMenu implements AfterContentInit, MdMenuPanel, OnDestroy {
     this._classList['mat-menu-below'] = posY === 'below';
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the menu panel elevation.
+   * @param depth Number of parent menus that come before the menu.
+   */
+  setElevation(depth: number): void {
+    // The elevation starts at the base and increases by one for each level.
+    const newElevation = `mat-elevation-z${MD_MENU_BASE_ELEVATION + depth}`;
+    const customElevation = Object.keys(this._classList).find(c => c.startsWith('mat-elevation-z'));
+
+    if (!customElevation || customElevation === this._previousElevation) {
+      if (this._previousElevation) {
+        this._classList[this._previousElevation] = false;
+      }
+
+      this._classList[newElevation] = true;
+      this._previousElevation = newElevation;
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Starts the enter animation. */
   _startAnimation() {
     this._panelAnimationState = 'enter-start';

src/lib/menu/menu-panel.ts

@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ export interface MdMenuPanel {
   overlapTrigger: boolean;
   templateRef: TemplateRef<any>;
   close: EventEmitter<void | 'click' | 'keydown'>;
-  isSubmenu?: boolean;
+  parentMenu?: MdMenuPanel | undefined;
   direction?: Direction;
   focusFirstItem: () => void;
   setPositionClasses: (x: MenuPositionX, y: MenuPositionY) => void;
+  setElevation?(depth: number): void;
 }

src/lib/menu/menu-trigger.ts

@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ export class MdMenuTrigger implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
    * the menu was opened via the keyboard.
    */
   private _initMenu(): void {
-    this.menu.isSubmenu = this.triggersSubmenu();
+    this.menu.parentMenu = this.triggersSubmenu() ? this._parentMenu : undefined;
     this.menu.direction = this.dir;
+    this._setMenuElevation();
     this._setIsMenuOpen(true);
 
     // Should only set focus if opened via the keyboard, so keyboard users can
@@ -236,6 +237,21 @@ export class MdMenuTrigger implements AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Updates the menu elevation based on the amount of parent menus that it has. */
+  private _setMenuElevation(): void {
+    if (this.menu.setElevation) {
+      let depth = 0;
+      let parentMenu = this.menu.parentMenu;
+
+      while (parentMenu) {
+        depth++;
+        parentMenu = parentMenu.parentMenu;
+      }
+
+      this.menu.setElevation(depth);
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * This method resets the menu when it's closed, most importantly restoring
    * focus to the menu trigger if the menu was opened via the keyboard.

src/lib/menu/menu.spec.ts

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ describe('MdMenu', () => {
         OverlapMenu,
         CustomMenuPanel,
         CustomMenu,
-        NestedMenu
+        NestedMenu,
+        NestedMenuCustomElevation
       ],
       providers: [
         {provide: OverlayContainer, useFactory: () => {
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ describe('MdMenu', () => {
       expect(instance.levelTwoTrigger.triggersSubmenu()).toBe(true);
     });
 
-    it('should set the `isSubmenu` flag on the menu instances', () => {
+    it('should set the `parentMenu` on the sub-menu instances', () => {
       compileTestComponent();
       instance.rootTriggerEl.nativeElement.click();
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -541,9 +542,9 @@ describe('MdMenu', () => {
       instance.levelTwoTrigger.openMenu();
       fixture.detectChanges();
 
-      expect(instance.rootMenu.isSubmenu).toBe(false);
-      expect(instance.levelOneMenu.isSubmenu).toBe(true);
-      expect(instance.levelTwoMenu.isSubmenu).toBe(true);
+      expect(instance.rootMenu.parentMenu).toBeFalsy();
+      expect(instance.levelOneMenu.parentMenu).toBe(instance.rootMenu);
+      expect(instance.levelTwoMenu.parentMenu).toBe(instance.levelOneMenu);
     });
 
     it('should pass the layout direction the nested menus', () => {
@@ -885,6 +886,77 @@ describe('MdMenu', () => {
       expect(menuItems[1].classList).not.toContain('mat-menu-item-submenu-trigger');
     });
 
+    it('should increase the sub-menu elevation based on its depth', () => {
+      compileTestComponent();
+      instance.rootTrigger.openMenu();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      instance.levelOneTrigger.openMenu();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      instance.levelTwoTrigger.openMenu();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const menus = overlay.querySelectorAll('.mat-menu-panel');
+
+      expect(menus[0].classList)
+          .toContain('mat-elevation-z2', 'Expected root menu to have base elevation.');
+      expect(menus[1].classList)
+          .toContain('mat-elevation-z3', 'Expected first sub-menu to have base elevation + 1.');
+      expect(menus[2].classList)
+          .toContain('mat-elevation-z4', 'Expected second sub-menu to have base elevation + 2.');
+    });
+
+    it('should update the elevation when the same menu is opened at a different depth', () => {
+      compileTestComponent();
+      instance.rootTrigger.openMenu();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      instance.levelOneTrigger.openMenu();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      instance.levelTwoTrigger.openMenu();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      let lastMenu = overlay.querySelectorAll('.mat-menu-panel')[2];
+
+      expect(lastMenu.classList)
+          .toContain('mat-elevation-z4', 'Expected menu to have the base elevation plus two.');
+
+      (overlay.querySelector('.cdk-overlay-backdrop')! as HTMLElement).click();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      expect(overlay.querySelectorAll('.mat-menu-panel').length).toBe(0, 'Expected no open menus');
+
+      instance.alternateTrigger.openMenu();
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+
+      lastMenu = overlay.querySelector('.mat-menu-panel') as HTMLElement;
+
+      expect(lastMenu.classList)
+          .not.toContain('mat-elevation-z4', 'Expected menu not to maintain old elevation.');
+      expect(lastMenu.classList)
+          .toContain('mat-elevation-z2', 'Expected menu to have the proper updated elevation.');
+    });
+
+    it('should not increase the elevation if the user specified a custom one', () => {
+      const elevationFixture = TestBed.createComponent(NestedMenuCustomElevation);
+
+      elevationFixture.detectChanges();
+      elevationFixture.componentInstance.rootTrigger.openMenu();
+      elevationFixture.detectChanges();
+
+      elevationFixture.componentInstance.levelOneTrigger.openMenu();
+      elevationFixture.detectChanges();
+
+      const menuClasses = overlayContainerElement.querySelectorAll('.mat-menu-panel')[1].classList;
+
+      expect(menuClasses)
+          .toContain('mat-elevation-z24', 'Expected user elevation to be maintained');
+      expect(menuClasses)
+          .not.toContain('mat-elevation-z3', 'Expected no stacked elevation.');
+    });
+
   });
 
 });
@@ -976,7 +1048,7 @@ class CustomMenuPanel implements MdMenuPanel {
   xPosition: MenuPositionX = 'after';
   yPosition: MenuPositionY = 'below';
   overlapTrigger = true;
-  isSubmenu = false;
+  parentMenu: MdMenuPanel;
 
   @ViewChild(TemplateRef) templateRef: TemplateRef<any>;
   @Output() close = new EventEmitter<void | 'click' | 'keydown'>();
@@ -1004,6 +1076,10 @@ class CustomMenu {
       #rootTrigger="mdMenuTrigger"
       #rootTriggerEl>Toggle menu</button>
 
+    <button
+      [mdMenuTriggerFor]="levelTwo"
+      #alternateTrigger="mdMenuTrigger">Toggle alternate menu</button>
+
     <md-menu #root="mdMenu">
       <button md-menu-item
         id="level-one-trigger"
@@ -1033,10 +1109,31 @@ class NestedMenu {
   @ViewChild('root') rootMenu: MdMenu;
   @ViewChild('rootTrigger') rootTrigger: MdMenuTrigger;
   @ViewChild('rootTriggerEl') rootTriggerEl: ElementRef;
+  @ViewChild('alternateTrigger') alternateTrigger: MdMenuTrigger;
 
   @ViewChild('levelOne') levelOneMenu: MdMenu;
   @ViewChild('levelOneTrigger') levelOneTrigger: MdMenuTrigger;
 
   @ViewChild('levelTwo') levelTwoMenu: MdMenu;
   @ViewChild('levelTwoTrigger') levelTwoTrigger: MdMenuTrigger;
 }
+
+@Component({
+  template: `
+    <button [mdMenuTriggerFor]="root" #rootTrigger="mdMenuTrigger">Toggle menu</button>
+
+    <md-menu #root="mdMenu">
+      <button md-menu-item
+        [mdMenuTriggerFor]="levelOne"
+        #levelOneTrigger="mdMenuTrigger">One</button>
+    </md-menu>
+
+    <md-menu #levelOne="mdMenu" class="mat-elevation-z24">
+      <button md-menu-item>Two</button>
+    </md-menu>
+  `
+})
+class NestedMenuCustomElevation {
+  @ViewChild('rootTrigger') rootTrigger: MdMenuTrigger;
+  @ViewChild('levelOneTrigger') levelOneTrigger: MdMenuTrigger;
+}