JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.0.3/angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.10/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<div ng-app="demoApp">
  <input ng-model='date' type="date"/> {{date}}
</div>

JavaScript

var module = angular.module('demoApp',[]);

module.directive('input', function () {
  return {
    require: '?ngModel',
    restrict: 'E',
    link: function (scope, element, attrs, ngModel) {
      if ( attrs.type="date" && ngModel ) {
        element.bind('change', function () {
          scope.$apply(function() {
            ngModel.$setViewValue(element.val());
          });
    	});
      }
    }
  };
});