Delaying AngularJS route change until model loaded to prevent flicker

Question

I am wondering if there is a way (similar to Gmail) for AngularJS to delay showing a new route until after each model and its data has been fetched using it

Answer 1

I have had a complex multi-level sliding panel interface, with disabled screen layer. Creating directive on disable screen layer that would create click event to execute the state like

$state.go('account.stream.social.view');

were producing a flicking effect. history.back() instead of it worked ok, however its not always back in history in my case. SO what I find out is that if I simply create attribute href on my disable screen instead of state.go , worked like a charm.

Directive 'back'

app.directive('back', [ '$rootScope', function($rootScope) {

    return {
        restrict : 'A',
        link : function(scope, element, attrs) {
            element.attr('href', $rootScope.previousState.replace(/\./gi, '/'));
        }
    };

} ]);

app.js I just save previous state

app.run(function($rootScope, $state) {      

    $rootScope.$on("$stateChangeStart", function(event, toState, toParams, fromState, fromParams) {         

        $rootScope.previousState = fromState.name;
        $rootScope.currentState = toState.name;


    });
});