compiler exposos both self and this function calling convention

src/Scope.js

@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ function setter(instance, path, value){
 var compileCache = {};
 function expressionCompile(exp){
   if (isFunction(exp)) return exp;
-  var expFn = compileCache[exp];
-  if (!expFn) {
+  var fn = compileCache[exp];
+  if (!fn) {
     var parser = new Parser(exp);
-    expFn = parser.statements();
+    var fnSelf = parser.statements();
     parser.assertAllConsumed();
-    compileCache[exp] = expFn;
+    fn = compileCache[exp] = extend(
+      function(){ return fnSelf(this);},
+      {fnSelf: fnSelf});
   }
-  return function(){
-    return expFn(this);
-  };
+  return fn;
 }
 
 function rethrow(e) { throw e; }

src/apis.js

@@ -296,10 +296,7 @@ var angularFunction = {
     if (isFunction(expression)){
       return expression;
     } else if (expression){
-      var fn = expressionCompile(expression);
-      return function($) {
-        return fn.apply($);
-      };
+      return expressionCompile(expression).fnSelf;
     } else {
       return identity;
     }

src/directives.js

@@ -155,16 +155,16 @@ angularWidget("@ng-repeat", function(expression, element){
     this.$onEval(function(){
       var index = 0, childCount = children.length, childScope, lastElement = reference;
       foreach(this.$tryEval(rhs, reference), function(value, key){
-        function assign(scope) {
-          scope[valueIdent] = value;
-          if (keyIdent) scope[keyIdent] = key;
-        }
         if (index < childCount) {
           // reuse existing child
-          assign(childScope = children[index]);
+          childScope = children[index];
+          childScope[valueIdent] = value;
+          if (keyIdent) childScope[keyIdent] = key;
         } else {
           // grow children
-          assign(childScope = template(element.clone(), createScope(currentScope)));
+          childScope = template(element.clone(), createScope(currentScope));
+          childScope[valueIdent] = value;
+          if (keyIdent) childScope[keyIdent] = key;
           lastElement.after(childScope.$element);
           childScope.$index = index;
           childScope.$element.attr('ng-repeat-index', index);