gistfile1.txt

var currentPage = 0;

element.all(by.css('#tableid td')).map(function (page) {
    var pageHtml = '';

    return page.getInnerHtml().then(function (html) {
        pageHtml = html;
        return page.getText();
    }).then(function (text) {
        if (currentPage != 0 && parseInt(text) == currentPage + 1) {
          return page;
        }
        
        if (pageHtml.indexOf('<span>') > -1) {
          currentPage = parseInt(pageHtml.replace('<span>', '').replace('</span>', ''));
        }
    });
}).then(function (page) {
    //never gets here, there are memory issues above
});