clickHook.js

/** @hidden */
function clickHook(el: IAugmentedJQuery, $state: StateService, $timeout: ITimeoutService, type: TypeInfo, getDef: () => Def) {
  return function (e: JQueryMouseEventObject) {
    var button = e.which || e.button, target = getDef();

    if (!(button > 1 || e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey || e.shiftKey || el.attr('target'))) {
      // HACK: This is to allow ng-clicks to be processed before the transition is initiated:
      var transition = $timeout(function () {
        $state.go(target.uiState, target.uiStateParams, target.uiStateOpts);
      });
      e.preventDefault();

      // if the state has no URL, ignore one preventDefault from the <a> directive.
      var ignorePreventDefaultCount = type.isAnchor && !target.href ? 1 : 0;

      e.preventDefault = function () {
        if (ignorePreventDefaultCount-- <= 0) $timeout.cancel(transition);
      };
    }
  };
}