Merge branch 'fix-for-2348' of https://github.com/nazar-pc/polymer into nazar-pc-fix-for-2348

# Conflicts:
#	test/unit/configure.html

+ use hasOwnProperty check; benchmarking indicates perf is ok.
+ refine test.

src/standard/configure.html

@@ -114,8 +114,14 @@ subject to an additional IP rights grant found at http://polymer.github.io/PATEN
     _configureProperties: function(properties, config) {
       for (var i in properties) {
         var c = properties[i];
-        // don't accept undefined values
-        if (c.value !== undefined) {
+        // Allow properties set before upgrade on the instance 
+        // to override default values. This allows late upgrade + an early set
+        // to not b0rk accessors on the prototype.
+        // Perf testing has shown `hasOwnProperty` to be ok here.
+        if (this.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+          config[i] = this[i];
+          delete this[i];
+        } else if (c.value !== undefined) {
           var value = c.value;
           if (typeof value == 'function') {
             // pass existing config values (this._config) to value function

test/unit/configure.html

@@ -103,6 +103,32 @@ subject to an additional IP rights grant found at http://polymer.github.io/PATEN
       assert.equal(e.$.child.attrNumberChanged.getCall(0).args[0], 42);
     });
 
+    test('pre-register property assignment does not break getters and setters', function() {
+      var x = document.createElement('x-late-register');
+      document.body.appendChild(x);
+      // set property
+      x.shouldChange = '1';
+      // now register element
+      Polymer({
+        is: 'x-late-register',
+        properties: {
+          shouldChange : {
+            observer: 'shouldChangeCallback',
+            type: String
+          }
+        },
+        shouldChangeCallback: function() {
+          this.textContent = this.shouldChange;
+        }
+      });
+      CustomElements.takeRecords();
+      assert.equal(x.shouldChange, '1');
+      assert.equal(x.shouldChange, x.textContent);
+      x.shouldChange = '2';
+      assert.equal(x.shouldChange, '2');
+      assert.equal(x.shouldChange, x.textContent);
+      document.body.removeChild(x);
+    });
   });
 
 </script>