fix(sidenav): prevent content from scrolling when sidenav is open

src/components/sidenav/sidenav.scss

@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ $md-sidenav-push-background-color: md-color($md-background, dialog) !default;
   // TODO(hansl): Update this with a more robust solution.
   &[fullscreen] {
     @include md-sidenav-fullscreen();
+
+    &.md-sidenav-opened {
+      overflow: hidden;
+    }
   }
 
   // Need this to take up space in the layout.
@@ -109,6 +113,9 @@ $md-sidenav-push-background-color: md-color($md-background, dialog) !default;
     z-index: 3;
     min-width: 5%;
 
+    // TODO(kara): revisit scrolling behavior for sidenavs
+    overflow-y: auto;
+
     background-color: $md-sidenav-background-color;
 
     @include md-sidenav-transition(0, -100%);

src/components/sidenav/sidenav.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Type,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   EventEmitter,
+  Renderer
 } from 'angular2/core';
 import {BaseException} from 'angular2/src/facade/exceptions';
 import {Dir} from '../../core/rtl/dir';
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export class MdSidenav {
   @Input() mode: 'over' | 'push' | 'side' = 'over';
 
   /** Whether the sidenav is opened. */
-  @Input('opened') private _opened: boolean;
+  @Input('opened') private _opened: boolean = false;
 
   /** Event emitted when the sidenav is being opened. Use this to synchronize animations. */
   @Output('open-start') onOpenStart = new EventEmitter<void>();
@@ -247,7 +248,8 @@ export class MdSidenavLayout implements AfterContentInit {
   get start() { return this._start; }
   get end() { return this._end; }
 
-  constructor(@Optional() @Host() private _dir: Dir) {
+  constructor(@Optional() @Host() private _dir: Dir, private _element: ElementRef,
+              private _renderer: Renderer) {
     // If a `Dir` directive exists up the tree, listen direction changes and update the left/right
     // properties to point to the proper start/end.
     if (_dir != null) {
@@ -258,9 +260,28 @@ export class MdSidenavLayout implements AfterContentInit {
   ngAfterContentInit() {
     // On changes, assert on consistency.
     this._sidenavs.changes.subscribe(() => this._validateDrawers());
+    this._sidenavs.forEach((sidenav: MdSidenav) => this._watchSidenavToggle(sidenav));
     this._validateDrawers();
   }
 
+  /*
+  * Subscribes to sidenav events in order to set a class on the main layout element when the sidenav
+  * is open and the backdrop is visible. This ensures any overflow on the layout element is properly
+  * hidden.
+  * */
+  private _watchSidenavToggle(sidenav: MdSidenav): void {
+    if (!sidenav || sidenav.mode === 'side') { return; }
+    sidenav.onOpen.subscribe(() => this._setLayoutClass(sidenav, true));
+    sidenav.onClose.subscribe(() => this._setLayoutClass(sidenav, false));
+  }
+
+  /*
+  * Toggles the 'md-sidenav-opened' class on the main 'md-sidenav-layout' element.
+  * */
+  private _setLayoutClass(sidenav: MdSidenav, bool: boolean): void {
+    this._renderer.setElementClass(this._element.nativeElement, 'md-sidenav-opened', bool);
+  }
+
 
   /** The sidenav at the start/end alignment, independent of direction. */
   private _start: MdSidenav;
@@ -318,9 +339,13 @@ export class MdSidenavLayout implements AfterContentInit {
     }
   }
 
-  private _isShowingBackdrop() {
-    return (this._start != null && this._start.mode != 'side' && this._start.opened)
-        || (this._end != null && this._end.mode != 'side' && this._end.opened);
+  private _isShowingBackdrop(): boolean {
+    return (this._isSidenavOpen(this._start) && this._start.mode != 'side')
+        || (this._isSidenavOpen(this._end) && this._end.mode != 'side');
+  }
+
+  private _isSidenavOpen(side: MdSidenav): boolean {
+    return side != null && side.opened;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -330,10 +355,7 @@ export class MdSidenavLayout implements AfterContentInit {
    * @private
    */
   private _getSidenavEffectiveWidth(sidenav: MdSidenav, mode: string): number {
-    if (sidenav != null && sidenav.mode == mode && sidenav.opened) {
-      return sidenav._width;
-    }
-    return 0;
+    return (this._isSidenavOpen(sidenav) && sidenav.mode == mode) ? sidenav._width : 0;
   }
 
   private _getMarginLeft() {

src/demo-app/demo-app.scss

@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
   }
 
   md-sidenav {
-    width: 15%;
+    min-width: 15%;
 
     [md-button] {
       width: 100%;
-      position: absolute;
+      position: relative;
       bottom: 0;
-      margin-bottom: 24px;
+      margin: 24px 0;
     }
   }
 
@@ -39,5 +39,4 @@
   h1 {
     font-size: 20px;
   }
-}
-
+}