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HTML

<div ng-app="testmod">
  <div ng-controller="TestCtrl">
    <test-directive ng-repeat="obj in objects">
    </test-directive>
    <button ng-click="objects.push({title:'nope'})">Verify</button>
  </div>
</div>

JavaScript

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

app.controller('TestCtrl', function($scope) {
	$scope.objects = [
  	{unchanged:true, title:'Is not changed'},
    {unchanged:true, title: 'Is also not changed'}
  ];
});

app.directive('testDirective', function() {
	return {
  	restrict: 'E',
    template: '<div><a ng-click="doTheThing($index)">{{obj.title}}</a></div>',
    link: function($scope, $element, $attrs) {
    	$scope.doTheThing = function(index) {
        // Update the data
      	$scope.objects[index] = { changed: true, title: 'Is changed.'};
      };
    }
  };
});