chore: testing config tweaks & remove systemjs-polyfill (no longer needed)

index.html

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
     <!-- 1. Load libraries -->
     <!-- IE required polyfills, in this exact order -->
     <script src="node_modules/es6-shim/es6-shim.min.js"></script>
-    <script src="node_modules/systemjs/dist/system-polyfills.js"></script>
     <script src="node_modules/angular2/es6/dev/src/testing/shims_for_IE.js"></script>
+
     <script src="node_modules/angular2/bundles/angular2-polyfills.js"></script>
     <script src="node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js"></script>
     <script src="node_modules/rxjs/bundles/Rx.js"></script>

protractor.config.js

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ exports.config = {
     // console.log('browser.params:' + JSON.stringify(browser.params));
     jasmine.getEnv().addReporter(new Reporter( browser.params )) ;
 
+    global.sendKeys = sendKeys;
+
     // Allow changing bootstrap mode to NG1 for upgrade tests
     global.setProtractorToNg1Mode = function() {
       browser.useAllAngular2AppRoots = false;
@@ -64,14 +66,11 @@ exports.config = {
   }
 };
 
-// Hack - because of bug with send keys
+// Hack - because of bug with protractor send keys
 function sendKeys(element, str) {
   return str.split('').reduce(function (promise, char) {
-    return promise.then(function () {
-      return element.sendKeys(char);
-    });
+    return promise.resolve(element.sendKeys(char));
   }, element.getAttribute('value'));
-  // better to create a resolved promise here but ... don't know how with protractor;
 }
 
 // Custom reporter