fix `clone()` to return the correct instance (#1154)

4 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0fcb9a4..bef8cc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The document follows the conventions described in [“Keep a CHANGELOG”](http:
  - fixed internals of ObjectBag which can hold other Morphable values now
  - fixed animate transform which didnt change its origin on retarget for declaritive animations
  - fixed path parsing (#1145)
+ - fixed `clone()` to return the correct instance (#1154)
 
 ### Added
  - added second Parameter to `SVG(el, isHTML)` which allows to explicitely create elements in the HTML namespace (#1058)
diff --git a/spec/spec/elements/Dom.js b/spec/spec/elements/Dom.js
index 2e36c92..deb665a 100644
--- a/spec/spec/elements/Dom.js
+++ b/spec/spec/elements/Dom.js
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ describe('Dom.js', function () {
       expect(clone.get(0).id()).not.toBe(rect.id())
       expect(clone.id()).not.toBe(group.id())
     })
+
+    it('returns an instance of the same class the method was called on', () => {
+      const rect = new Dom(create('rect'))
+      expect(rect.constructor).toBe(Dom)
+      expect(rect.clone().constructor).toBe(Dom)
+    })
   })
 
   describe('each()', () => {
diff --git a/src/elements/Dom.js b/src/elements/Dom.js
index eb59418..7c36078 100644
--- a/src/elements/Dom.js
+++ b/src/elements/Dom.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default class Dom extends EventTarget {
     this.writeDataToDom()
 
     // clone element and assign new id
-    return assignNewId(this.node.cloneNode(deep))
+    return new this.constructor(assignNewId(this.node.cloneNode(deep)))
   }
 
   // Iterates over all children and invokes a given block
diff --git a/src/utils/adopter.js b/src/utils/adopter.js
index 2de1b27..a440e4c 100644
--- a/src/utils/adopter.js
+++ b/src/utils/adopter.js
@@ -107,10 +107,11 @@ export function assignNewId (node) {
   }
 
   if (node.id) {
-    return adopt(node).id(eid(node.nodeName))
+    node.id = eid(node.nodeName)
+    return node
   }
 
-  return adopt(node)
+  return node
 }
 
 // Method for extending objects