feat(ngMock): allow mock $controller service to set up controller bindings

src/ngMock/angular-mocks.js

@@ -1780,6 +1780,44 @@ angular.mock.$RootElementProvider = function() {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * @ngdoc service
+ * @name $controller
+ * @description
+ * Mock $controller service, used to simplify testing controllers when using the
+ * bindToController feature.
+ *
+* @param {Function|string} constructor If called with a function then it's considered to be the
+*    controller constructor function. Otherwise it's considered to be a string which is used
+*    to retrieve the controller constructor using the following steps:
+*
+*    * check if a controller with given name is registered via `$controllerProvider`
+*    * check if evaluating the string on the current scope returns a constructor
+*    * if $controllerProvider#allowGlobals, check `window[constructor]` on the global
+*      `window` object (not recommended)
+*
+*    The string can use the `controller as property` syntax, where the controller instance is published
+*    as the specified property on the `scope`; the `scope` must be injected into `locals` param for this
+*    to work correctly.
+*
+* @param {Object} locals Injection locals for Controller.
+* @param {Object=} bindings Properties to add to the controller before invoking
+*    the constructor. This is used to simulate the `bindToController` feature
+*    and simplify certain kinds oftests.
+* @return {Object} Instance of given controller.
+ */
+angular.mock.$ControllerDecorator = ['$delegate', function($delegate) {
+  return function(expression, locals, later, ident) {
+    if (later && typeof later === 'object') {
+      var create = $delegate(expression, locals, true, ident);
+      angular.extend(create.instance, later);
+      return create();
+    }
+    return $delegate(expression, locals, later, ident);
+  };
+}];
+
+
 /**
  * @ngdoc module
  * @name ngMock
@@ -1808,6 +1846,7 @@ angular.module('ngMock', ['ng']).provider({
   $provide.decorator('$$rAF', angular.mock.$RAFDecorator);
   $provide.decorator('$$asyncCallback', angular.mock.$AsyncCallbackDecorator);
   $provide.decorator('$rootScope', angular.mock.$RootScopeDecorator);
+  $provide.decorator('$controller', angular.mock.$ControllerDecorator);
 }]);
 
 /**

test/ngMock/angular-mocksSpec.js

@@ -1751,6 +1751,28 @@ describe('ngMock', function() {
       }));
     });
   });
+
+
+  describe('$controllerDecorator', function() {
+    it('should support creating controller with bindings', function() {
+      var called = false;
+      var data = [
+        { name: 'derp1', id: 0 },
+        { name: 'testname', id: 1 },
+        { name: 'flurp', id: 2 }
+      ];
+      module(function($controllerProvider) {
+        $controllerProvider.register('testCtrl', function() {
+          called = true;
+          expect(this.data).toEqual(data);
+        });
+      });
+      inject(function($controller, $rootScope) {
+        $controller('testCtrl', { scope: $rootScope }, { data: data });
+        expect(called).toBe(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });