index.html

## index.html
<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
    </head>
    <body ng-app="app">

        <div ui-view></div>
        <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.4.0/angular.min.js"></script>
        <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-ui-router/0.2.15/angular-ui-router.min.js"></script>

        <script>
            var app = angular.module('app', ['ui.router']);
            app.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
                $stateProvider.state('list', {
                    url: '/list?page&sort',
                    controller: 'ListCtrl',
                    controllerAs: 'list',
                    template: 'Page: {{ list.page }} Sort: {{ list.sort }}' +
                        '<button ng-click="list.nextPage()">Next</button>' +
                        '<button ng-click="list.prevPage()">Prev</button>' +
                        '<select ng-options="sortOption for sortOption in list.sortOptions" ng-model="list.sort" ng-change="list.sortChanged()"></select>',
                    params: {
                        page: {
                            value: '0',
                            squash: true
                        },
                        sort: {
                            value: 'upvotes',
                            squash: true
                        }
                    }
                });

                $urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/list');
            });
            app.controller('ListCtrl', function($stateParams, $state) {
                console.log('This is called only when the controller is reloaded so you should NOT see it called when you change the page/sort!');
                function updatePage() {}
                function sortList() {}

                this.page = parseInt($stateParams.page, 10);
                this.sort = $stateParams.sort;
                this.sortOptions = ['upvotes', 'date', 'author'];

                sortList();
                updatePage();

                var self = this;
                this.nextPage = function() {
                    self.page++;
                    updatePage();
                    $state.go('.', {page: self.page}, {notify: false});
                };
                this.prevPage = function() {
                    if (self.page > 0) {
                        self.page--;
                        updatePage();
                        $state.go('.', {page: self.page}, {notify: false});
                    }
                };
                this.sortChanged = function() {
                    sortList();
                    $state.go('.', {sort: self.sort}, {notify: false});
                };
            });
        </script>
    </body>
</html>