Replace ng-include node with template?

I had this same issue and still wanted the features of ng-include to include a dynamic template. I was building a dynamic Bootstrap toolbar and I needed the cleaner markup for the CSS styles to be applied properly.

Here is the solution that I came up with for those who are interested:

HTML:

<div ng-include src="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16496647/dynamicTemplatePath" include-replace></div>

Custom Directive:

app.directive('includeReplace', function () {
    return {
        require: 'ngInclude',
        restrict: 'A', /* optional */
        link: function (scope, el, attrs) {
            el.replaceWith(el.children());
        }
    };
});

If this solution were used in the example above, setting scope.dynamicTemplatePath to ‘test.html’ would result in the desired markup.