From 42c96ef63a80dd96d7fad46b31296d9888ea0976 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Mikl=C3=B3s=20Tusz?= <mdtusz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:23:39 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Destroy modebar in purge step

---
 src/plots/plots.js | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/plots/plots.js b/src/plots/plots.js
index f83e424769b..e455e4dc156 100644
--- a/src/plots/plots.js
+++ b/src/plots/plots.js
@@ -682,6 +682,9 @@ plots.purge = function(gd) {
     if(fullLayout._glcontainer !== undefined) fullLayout._glcontainer.remove();
     if(fullLayout._geocontainer !== undefined) fullLayout._geocontainer.remove();
 
+    // remove modebar
+    if(fullLayout._modeBar) fullLayout._modeBar.destroy();
+
     // data and layout
     delete gd.data;
     delete gd.layout;

From d38a61b4310210f1c698e1856b6b83dbc7eeea49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Mikl=C3=B3s=20Tusz?= <mdtusz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:21:56 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added Plots.purge test

---
 test/jasmine/tests/plots_test.js | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+)

diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/plots_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/plots_test.js
index 76d7200f700..bf413008892 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/plots_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/plots_test.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 var Plotly = require('@src/plotly');
+var createGraphDiv = require('../assets/create_graph_div');
+var destroyGraphDiv = require('../assets/destroy_graph_div');
 
 describe('Test Plotly.Plots', function () {
     'use strict';
@@ -298,4 +300,50 @@ describe('Test Plotly.Plots', function () {
         });
 
     });
+
+    describe('Plotly.Plots.purge', function () {
+        var gd;
+
+        beforeEach(function (done) {
+            gd = createGraphDiv();
+            Plotly.plot(gd, [{ x: [1,2,3], y: [2,3,4] }], {}).then(done);
+        });
+
+        afterEach(destroyGraphDiv);
+
+        it('should unset everything in the gd except _context', function () {
+            var expectedKeys = [
+                '_ev', 'on', 'once', 'removeListener', 'removeAllListeners',
+                'emit', '_context', '_replotPending', '_mouseDownTime',
+                '_hmpixcount', '_hmlumcount'
+            ];
+
+            Plotly.Plots.purge(gd);
+            expect(Object.keys(gd)).toEqual(expectedKeys);
+            expect(gd.data).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.layout).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._fullData).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._fullLayout).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.calcdata).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.framework).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.empty).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.fid).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.undoqueue).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.undonum).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.autoplay).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.changed).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._modules).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._tester).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._testref).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._promises).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._redrawTimer).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._replotting).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.firstscatter).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.hmlumcount).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.hmpixcount).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd.numboxes).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._hoverTimer).toBeUndefined();
+            expect(gd._lastHoverTime).toBeUndefined();
+        });
+    });
 });