Angular bootstrap datepicker date format does not format ng-model value

Although similar answers have been posted I’d like to contribute what seemed to be the easiest and cleanest fix to me. Assuming you are using the AngularUI datepicker and your initial value for the ng-Model does not get formatted simply adding the following directive to your project will fix the issue:

angular.module('yourAppName')
.directive('datepickerPopup', function (){
    return {
        restrict: 'EAC',
        require: 'ngModel',
        link: function(scope, element, attr, controller) {
      //remove the default formatter from the input directive to prevent conflict
      controller.$formatters.shift();
  }
}
});

I found this solution in the Github AngularUI issues and therefore all credit goes to the people over there.

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