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controller-as-vm - require and specify a capture variable for this in controllers

You should use a capture variable for 'this' when using the controllerAs syntax. The second parameter specifies the capture variable you want to use in your application. The third parameter can be a Regexp for identifying controller functions (when using something like Browserify)

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Examples

The following patterns are considered problems with default config;

/*eslint angular/controller-as-vm: 2*/

// invalid
angular.module('test').controller('TestController', function() {
    this.test = 'test';
}); // error: You should not use "this" directly. Instead, assign it to a variable called "vm"

The following patterns are not considered problems with default config;

/*eslint angular/controller-as-vm: 2*/

// valid
angular.module('test').controller('TestController', function() {
    var vm = this;
    vm.test = 'test';
});

The following patterns are considered problems when configured "viewModel":

/*eslint angular/controller-as-vm: [2,"viewModel"]*/

// invalid
angular.module('test').controller('TestController', function() {
    var vm = this;
    vm.test = 'test';
}); // error: You should assign "this" to a consistent variable across your project: viewModel

The following patterns are not considered problems when configured "viewModel":

/*eslint angular/controller-as-vm: [2,"viewModel"]*/

// valid
angular.module('test').controller('TestController', function() {
    var viewModel = this;
    viewModel.test = 'test';
});

Version

This rule was introduced in eslint-plugin-angular 0.1.0

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