src/ngRoute/route.js

@@ -599,35 +599,7 @@ function $RouteProvider() {
         }
 
         $q.when(nextRoute).
-          then(function() {
-            if (nextRoute) {
-              var locals = angular.extend({}, nextRoute.resolve),
-                  template, templateUrl;
-
-              angular.forEach(locals, function(value, key) {
-                locals[key] = angular.isString(value) ?
-                    $injector.get(value) : $injector.invoke(value, null, null, key);
-              });
-
-              if (angular.isDefined(template = nextRoute.template)) {
-                if (angular.isFunction(template)) {
-                  template = template(nextRoute.params);
-                }
-              } else if (angular.isDefined(templateUrl = nextRoute.templateUrl)) {
-                if (angular.isFunction(templateUrl)) {
-                  templateUrl = templateUrl(nextRoute.params);
-                }
-                if (angular.isDefined(templateUrl)) {
-                  nextRoute.loadedTemplateUrl = $sce.valueOf(templateUrl);
-                  template = $templateRequest(templateUrl);
-                }
-              }
-              if (angular.isDefined(template)) {
-                locals['$template'] = template;
-              }
-              return $q.all(locals);
-            }
-          }).
+          then(resolveLocals).
           then(function(locals) {
             // after route change
             if (nextRoute == $route.current) {
@@ -645,6 +617,41 @@ function $RouteProvider() {
       }
     }
 
+    function resolveLocals(route) {
+      if (route) {
+        var locals = angular.extend({}, route.resolve);
+        angular.forEach(locals, function(value, key) {
+          locals[key] = angular.isString(value) ?
+              $injector.get(value) :
+              $injector.invoke(value, null, null, key);
+        });
+        var template = getTemplateFor(route);
+        if (angular.isDefined(template)) {
+          locals['$template'] = template;
+        }
+        return $q.all(locals);
+      }
+    }
+
+
+    function getTemplateFor(route) {
+      var template, templateUrl;
+      if (angular.isDefined(template = route.template)) {
+        if (angular.isFunction(template)) {
+          template = template(route.params);
+        }
+      } else if (angular.isDefined(templateUrl = route.templateUrl)) {
+        if (angular.isFunction(templateUrl)) {
+          templateUrl = templateUrl(route.params);
+        }
+        if (angular.isDefined(templateUrl)) {
+          route.loadedTemplateUrl = $sce.valueOf(templateUrl);
+          template = $templateRequest(templateUrl);
+        }
+      }
+      return template;
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * @returns {Object} the current active route, by matching it against the URL