angularjs - Testing controller with resolve dependencies -

i'm trying unit test controller relies on resolve keys using jasmine. using controlleras syntax. routing code follows:

$routeprovider.when('/questions', {     templateurl: 'questions/partial/main_question_viewer/main_question_viewer.html',     controller:'mainquestionviewerctrl',     controlleras:'questionctrl',     resolve: {         default_page_size: ['questionservice', function (questionservice) {             //todo work out page size users screen             return 50;         }],         starting_questions: ['questionservice', function (questionservice) {             var questions = [];             questionservice.getquestions(1).then(                 function(response){                     questions = response;                 }             );             return questions;         }],     }, }); 

the controller (so far):

angular.module('questions').controller('mainquestionviewerctrl', [     'questionservice',     'starting_questions',     'default_page_size',       function (questionservice, starting_questions, default_page_size) {          var self = this;          //model definition/instantiation         self.questions = starting_questions;         self.page_size = default_page_size;         self.filters = [];          //pagination getters (state stored questionservice)         self.current_page = function(){             return questionservice.get_pagination_info().current_page_number;         }         self.page_size = function(page_size){             if(page_size != null){                 questionservice.set_page_size(page_size);             }             return questionservice.get_page_size();         }     } ] ); 

and test code:

describe('mainquestionviewerctrl', function () {  //===============================test data===================================== var allquestionsresponsepage1 = {     count: 4,     next: "https://dentest.com/questions/?format=json&page=2&page_size=1",     previous: null,     results: [         {             id: 1,             subtopic: {                 topic: "math",                 name: "algebra"             },             question: "if a=3 , b=4 a+b?",             answer: "7",             restricted: false         }     ] };  beforeeach(module('questions')); beforeeach(module('globalconstants')); //need rest url mocking responses  var ctrl, qservice; var backend,baseurl;  //inject dependencies beforeeach(inject(function ($controller, $httpbackend,rest_base_url) {     ctrl = $controller('mainquestionviewerctrl');     backend = $httpbackend;     baseurl = rest_base_url; }));  //inject questionservice , set spies beforeeach(inject(function (questionservice) {       qservice = questionservice; }));  //convenience adding query params mocked requests var buildparams = function (page, page_size) {     var params = {         format: 'json',         page: page,         page_size: page_size,     };      var keys = object.keys(params).sort(); //how angular orders query params     var returnstring = '?' + keys[0] + '=' + params[keys[0]] +         '&' + keys[1] + '=' + params[keys[1]] + '&' + keys[2] + '=' + params[keys[2]];     return returnstring; };  describe('instantiation',inject(function ($controller) {     beforeeach(module($provide){     beforeeach(inject(function ($controller) {         //make mock call server set state questionservice         backend.expectget(baseurl + '/questions/' + buildparams(1, 1)).respond(200, allquestionsresponsepage1);         qservice.getquestions(1);         backend.flush();          //now mock result of resolve on route         ctrl = $controller('mainquestionviewerctrl', {             default_page_size: 1,             starting_questions: allquestionsresponsepage1,         });     }));      it('should start first page of questions pulled down', function () {         expect(qservice.questions).toequal(allquestionsresponsepage1);     });      it('should start on page 1', function () {         expect(qservice.current_page).toequal(1);     });      it('should start page size set default passed in',function(){         expect(qservice.page_size).toequal(1);     }) })); 

when trying run tests, angular complaining cant resolve starting_questions or default_page_size because providers them aren't known.

it worth pointing out reason mocking http request questionservice builds pagination info based on response, controller access determine paginator size/numbers in ui.

solved. instantiating controller in outer describe without passing in mock values resolve key dependecies. causing error: method of instantiating controller mock dependecies works fine.