Attaching Controllers on The Scope

Author: teropa

src/controller.js

@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ function $ControllerProvider() {
 
     return function(ctrl, locals, later, identifier) {
       if (_.isString(ctrl)) {
+        var match = ctrl.match(/^(\S+)(\s+as\s+(\w+))?/);
+        ctrl = match[1];
+        identifier = identifier || match[3];
         if (controllers.hasOwnProperty(ctrl)) {
           ctrl = controllers[ctrl];
         } else if (globals) {

test/directives/ng_controller_spec.js

@@ -56,4 +56,20 @@ describe('ngController', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  it('allows aliasing controller in expression', function() {
+    var gotScope;
+    function MyController($scope, $element, $attrs) {
+      gotScope = $scope;
+    }
+    var injector = createInjector(['ng', function($controllerProvider) {
+      $controllerProvider.register('MyController', MyController);
+    }]);
+    injector.invoke(function($compile, $rootScope) {
+      var el = $('<div ng-controller="MyController as myCtrl"></div>');
+      $compile(el)($rootScope);
+      expect(gotScope.myCtrl).toBeDefined();
+      expect(gotScope.myCtrl instanceof MyController).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
 });