Example of resolving a dataset before a controller is initialized

state-definition.js

// UserStateDefinition.js
{
    name: 'users'
    url: '/users'
    template: 'users.html'
    controller: 'UsersController',
    resolve: {
        usersDataset: ['UserService', function(service){ // any injectable dependency may be used here!
            return service.get(); // UserService.get() returns a promise
        }]
    }
}

users-controller.js

// UsersController.js
return [userDataset, function(userDataset){
   $scope.users = userDataset; 
}];