diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 428b8ed1be..db7f319fd3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ env:
     - MODE=saucelabs DART_CHANNEL=dev
     - MODE=dart_experimental DART_CHANNEL=dev
     - MODE=js DART_CHANNEL=dev
+    - MODE=router DART_CHANNEL=dev
     - MODE=lint DART_CHANNEL=dev
 
 matrix:
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 6dc1b77cc0..92ba289cab 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var util = require('./tools/build/util');
 var bundler = require('./tools/build/bundle');
 var replace = require('gulp-replace');
 var insert = require('gulp-insert');
+var buildRouter = require('./modules/angular1_router/build');
 var uglify = require('gulp-uglify');
 var shouldLog = require('./tools/build/logging');
 var tslint = require('gulp-tslint');
@@ -604,6 +605,34 @@ gulp.task('!test.unit.js/karma-run', function(done) {
   runKarma('karma-js.conf.js', done);
 });
 
+gulp.task('test.unit.router', function (done) {
+  runSequence(
+    '!test.unit.router/karma-server',
+    function() {
+      watch('modules/**', [
+        'buildRouter.dev',
+        '!test.unit.router/karma-run'
+      ]);
+    }
+  );
+});
+
+gulp.task('!test.unit.router/karma-server', function() {
+  karma.server.start({configFile: __dirname + '/modules/angular1_router/karma-router.conf.js'});
+});
+
+
+gulp.task('!test.unit.router/karma-run', function(done) {
+  karma.runner.run({configFile: __dirname + '/modules/angular1_router/karma-router.conf.js'}, function(exitCode) {
+    // ignore exitCode, we don't want to fail the build in the interactive (non-ci) mode
+    // karma will print all test failures
+    done();
+  });
+});
+
+gulp.task('buildRouter.dev', function () {
+  buildRouter();
+});
 
 gulp.task('test.unit.dart', function (done) {
   runSequence(
@@ -641,6 +670,12 @@ gulp.task('!test.unit.dart/karma-server', function() {
 });
 
 
+gulp.task('test.unit.router/ci', function (done) {
+  var browserConf = getBrowsersFromCLI();
+  karma.server.start({configFile: __dirname + '/modules/angular1_router/karma-router.conf.js',
+      singleRun: true, reporters: ['dots'], browsers: browserConf.browsersToRun}, done);
+});
+
 gulp.task('test.unit.js/ci', function (done) {
   var browserConf = getBrowsersFromCLI();
   karma.server.start({configFile: __dirname + '/karma-js.conf.js',
diff --git a/karma-dart.conf.js b/karma-dart.conf.js
index e07c721291..c3e42ea5c7 100644
--- a/karma-dart.conf.js
+++ b/karma-dart.conf.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 
     exclude: [
       'dist/dart/**/packages/**',
+      'modules/angular1_router/**'
     ],
 
     karmaDartImports: {
diff --git a/karma-js.conf.js b/karma-js.conf.js
index ba4e6e5310..f607206ba6 100644
--- a/karma-js.conf.js
+++ b/karma-js.conf.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 
     exclude: [
       'dist/js/dev/es5/**/e2e_test/**',
+      'dist/angular1_router.js'
     ],
 
     customLaunchers: sauceConf.customLaunchers,
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/build.js b/modules/angular1_router/build.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62c790ec7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/build.js
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+var fs = require('fs');
+var ts = require('typescript');
+
+var files = [
+  'lifecycle_annotations_impl.ts',
+  'url_parser.ts',
+  'path_recognizer.ts',
+  'route_config_impl.ts',
+  'async_route_handler.ts',
+  'sync_route_handler.ts',
+  'route_recognizer.ts',
+  'instruction.ts',
+  'route_config_nomalizer.ts',
+  'route_lifecycle_reflector.ts',
+  'route_registry.ts',
+  'router.ts'
+];
+
+var PRELUDE = '(function(){\n';
+var POSTLUDE = '\n}());\n';
+var FACADES = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/lib/facades.es5', 'utf8');
+var TRACEUR_RUNTIME = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/../../node_modules/traceur/bin/traceur-runtime.js', 'utf8');
+var DIRECTIVES = fs.readFileSync(__dirname + '/src/ng_outlet.js', 'utf8');
+function main() {
+  var dir = __dirname + '/../angular2/src/router/';
+
+  var out = '';
+
+  var sharedCode = '';
+  files.forEach(function (file) {
+    var moduleName = 'router/' + file.replace(/\.ts$/, '');
+
+    sharedCode += transform(moduleName, fs.readFileSync(dir + file, 'utf8'));
+  });
+
+  out += "angular.module('ngComponentRouter')";
+  out += angularFactory('$router', ['$q', '$location', '$$controllerIntrospector',
+                                    '$browser', '$rootScope', '$injector'], [
+    FACADES,
+    "var exports = {Injectable: function () {}};",
+    "var require = function () {return exports;};",
+    sharedCode,
+    "var RouteConfig = exports.RouteConfig;",
+    "angular.annotations = {RouteConfig: RouteConfig, CanActivate: exports.CanActivate};",
+    "angular.stringifyInstruction = exports.stringifyInstruction;",
+    "var RouteRegistry = exports.RouteRegistry;",
+    "var RootRouter = exports.RootRouter;",
+    //TODO: move this code into a templated JS file
+    "var registry = new RouteRegistry();",
+    "var location = new Location();",
+
+    "$$controllerIntrospector(function (name, constructor) {",
+      "if (constructor.$canActivate) {",
+        "constructor.annotations = constructor.annotations || [];",
+        "constructor.annotations.push(new angular.annotations.CanActivate(function (instruction) {",
+          "return $injector.invoke(constructor.$canActivate, constructor, {",
+            "$routeParams: instruction.component ? instruction.component.params : instruction.params",
+          "});",
+        "}));",
+      "}",
+      "if (constructor.annotations) {",
+        "constructor.annotations.forEach(function(annotation) {",
+          "if (annotation instanceof RouteConfig) {",
+            "annotation.configs.forEach(function (config) {",
+              "registry.config(constructor, config);",
+            "});",
+          "}",
+        "});",
+      "}",
+    "});",
+
+    "var router = new RootRouter(registry, undefined, location, new Object());",
+    "$rootScope.$watch(function () { return $location.path(); }, function (path) { router.navigate(path); });",
+
+    "return router;"
+  ].join('\n'));
+
+  return PRELUDE + TRACEUR_RUNTIME + DIRECTIVES + out + POSTLUDE;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Given a directory name and a file's TypeScript content, return an object with the ES5 code,
+ * sourcemap, anf exported variable identifier name for the content.
+ */
+var IMPORT_RE = new RegExp("import \\{?([\\w\\n_, ]+)\\}? from '(.+)';?", 'g');
+function transform(dir, contents) {
+  contents = contents.replace(IMPORT_RE, function (match, imports, includePath) {
+    //TODO: remove special-case
+    if (isFacadeModule(includePath) || includePath === './router_outlet') {
+      return '';
+    }
+    return match;
+  });
+  return ts.transpile(contents, {
+    target: ts.ScriptTarget.ES5,
+    module: ts.ModuleKind.CommonJS,
+    sourceRoot: dir
+  });
+}
+
+
+function angularFactory(name, deps, body) {
+  return ".factory('" + name + "', [" +
+    deps.map(function (service) {
+      return "'" + service + "', ";
+    }).join('') +
+    "function (" + deps.join(', ') + ") {\n" + body + "\n}])";
+}
+
+
+function isFacadeModule(modulePath) {
+  return modulePath.indexOf('facade') > -1 ||
+    modulePath === 'angular2/src/reflection/reflection';
+}
+
+module.exports = function () {
+  var dist = __dirname + '/../../dist';
+  if (!fs.existsSync(dist)) {
+    fs.mkdirSync(dist);
+  }
+  fs.writeFileSync(dist + '/angular_1_router.js', main(files));
+};
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/index.html b/modules/angular1_router/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63dfbe65c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+<head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <title></title>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="MyCtrl">
+
+</div>
+<script src="../../node_modules/angular/angular.js"></script>
+<script src="../../dist/angular_1_router.js"></script>
+<script>
+  angular.module('myApp', ['ngComponentRouter'])
+    .controller('MyCtrl', ['$router', function ($router) {
+      console.log($router);
+      $router.navigate('/')
+        .then(console.log.bind(console, 'resolve'), console.log.bind(console, 'reject'));
+    }]);
+</script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/karma-router.conf.js b/modules/angular1_router/karma-router.conf.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7d014f265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/karma-router.conf.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var sauceConf = require('../../sauce.conf');
+
+// This runs the tests for the router in Angular 1.x
+
+module.exports = function (config) {
+  var options = {
+    frameworks: ['jasmine'],
+
+    files: [
+      '../../node_modules/angular/angular.js',
+      '../../node_modules/angular-animate/angular-animate.js',
+      '../../node_modules/angular-mocks/angular-mocks.js',
+
+      '../../dist/angular_1_router.js',
+
+      'test/*.es5.js',
+      'test/*_spec.js'
+    ],
+
+    customLaunchers: sauceConf.customLaunchers,
+
+    browsers: ['ChromeCanary']
+  };
+
+  config.set(options);
+};
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/lib/facades.es5 b/modules/angular1_router/lib/facades.es5
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0d6024e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/lib/facades.es5
@@ -0,0 +1,305 @@
+function CONST() {
+  return (function(target) {
+    return target;
+  });
+}
+
+function IMPLEMENTS(_) {
+  return (function(t) {
+    return t;
+  });
+}
+
+function CONST_EXPR(expr) {
+  return expr;
+}
+
+function isPresent (x) {
+  return !!x;
+}
+
+function isBlank (x) {
+  return !x;
+}
+
+function isString(obj) {
+  return typeof obj === 'string';
+}
+
+function isType (x) {
+  return typeof x === 'function';
+}
+
+function isStringMap(obj) {
+  return typeof obj === 'object' && obj !== null;
+}
+
+function isArray(obj) {
+  return Array.isArray(obj);
+}
+
+var PromiseWrapper = {
+  resolve: function (reason) {
+    return $q.when(reason);
+  },
+
+  reject: function (reason) {
+    return $q.reject(reason);
+  },
+
+  catchError: function (promise, fn) {
+    return promise.then(null, fn);
+  },
+  all: function (promises) {
+    return $q.all(promises);
+  }
+};
+
+var RegExpWrapper = {
+  create: function(regExpStr, flags) {
+    flags = flags ? flags.replace(/g/g, '') : '';
+    return new RegExp(regExpStr, flags + 'g');
+  },
+  firstMatch: function(regExp, input) {
+    regExp.lastIndex = 0;
+    return regExp.exec(input);
+  },
+  matcher: function (regExp, input) {
+    regExp.lastIndex = 0;
+    return { re: regExp, input: input };
+  }
+};
+
+var reflector = {
+  annotations: function (fn) {
+    //TODO: implement me
+    return fn.annotations || [];
+  }
+};
+
+var MapWrapper = {
+  create: function() {
+    return new Map();
+  },
+
+  get: function(m, k) {
+    return m.get(k);
+  },
+
+  set: function(m, k, v) {
+    return m.set(k, v);
+  },
+
+  contains: function (m, k) {
+    return m.has(k);
+  },
+
+  forEach: function (m, fn) {
+    return m.forEach(fn);
+  }
+};
+
+var StringMapWrapper = {
+  create: function () {
+    return {};
+  },
+
+  set: function (m, k, v) {
+    return m[k] = v;
+  },
+
+  get: function (m, k) {
+    return m.hasOwnProperty(k) ? m[k] : undefined;
+  },
+
+  contains: function (m, k) {
+    return m.hasOwnProperty(k);
+  },
+
+  keys: function(map) {
+    return Object.keys(map);
+  },
+
+  isEmpty: function(map) {
+    for (var prop in map) {
+      if (map.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  },
+
+  delete: function(map, key) {
+    delete map[key];
+  },
+
+  forEach: function (m, fn) {
+    for (prop in m) {
+      if (m.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
+        fn(m[prop], prop);
+      }
+    }
+  },
+
+  equals: function (m1, m2) {
+    var k1 = Object.keys(m1);
+    var k2 = Object.keys(m2);
+    if (k1.length != k2.length) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    var key;
+    for (var i = 0; i < k1.length; i++) {
+      key = k1[i];
+      if (m1[key] !== m2[key]) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
+    return true;
+  },
+
+  merge: function(m1, m2) {
+    var m = {};
+    for (var attr in m1) {
+      if (m1.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
+        m[attr] = m1[attr];
+      }
+    }
+    for (var attr in m2) {
+      if (m2.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
+        m[attr] = m2[attr];
+      }
+    }
+    return m;
+  }
+};
+
+var List = Array;
+var ListWrapper = {
+  create: function () {
+    return [];
+  },
+
+  push: function (l, v) {
+    return l.push(v);
+  },
+
+  forEach: function (l, fn) {
+    return l.forEach(fn);
+  },
+
+  first: function(array) {
+    if (!array)
+      return null;
+    return array[0];
+  },
+
+  map: function (l, fn) {
+    return l.map(fn);
+  },
+
+  join: function (l, str) {
+    return l.join(str);
+  },
+
+  reduce: function(list, fn, init) {
+    return list.reduce(fn, init);
+  },
+
+  filter: function(array, pred) {
+    return array.filter(pred);
+  },
+
+  concat: function(a, b) {
+    return a.concat(b);
+  },
+
+  slice: function(l) {
+    var from = arguments[1] !== (void 0) ? arguments[1] : 0;
+    var to = arguments[2] !== (void 0) ? arguments[2] : null;
+    return l.slice(from, to === null ? undefined : to);
+  },
+
+  maximum: function(list, predicate) {
+    if (list.length == 0) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    var solution = null;
+    var maxValue = -Infinity;
+    for (var index = 0; index < list.length; index++) {
+      var candidate = list[index];
+      if (isBlank(candidate)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      var candidateValue = predicate(candidate);
+      if (candidateValue > maxValue) {
+        solution = candidate;
+        maxValue = candidateValue;
+      }
+    }
+    return solution;
+  }
+};
+
+var StringWrapper = {
+  equals: function (s1, s2) {
+    return s1 === s2;
+  },
+
+  split: function(s, re) {
+    return s.split(re);
+  },
+
+  substring: function(s, start, end) {
+    return s.substr(start, end);
+  },
+
+  replaceAll: function(s, from, replace) {
+    return s.replace(from, replace);
+  },
+
+   startsWith: function(s, start) {
+    return s.startsWith(start);
+  },
+
+  replaceAllMapped: function(s, from, cb) {
+    return s.replace(from, function(matches) {
+      // Remove offset & string from the result array
+      matches.splice(-2, 2);
+      // The callback receives match, p1, ..., pn
+      return cb.apply(null, matches);
+    });
+  },
+
+  contains: function(s, substr) {
+    return s.indexOf(substr) != -1;
+  }
+
+};
+
+//TODO: implement?
+// I think it's too heavy to ask 1.x users to bring in Rx for the router...
+function EventEmitter() {
+
+}
+
+var BaseException = Error;
+
+var ObservableWrapper = {
+  callNext: function(){}
+};
+
+// TODO: https://github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/src/ng/browser.js#L227-L265
+var $__router_47_location__ = {
+  Location: Location
+};
+
+function Location(){}
+Location.prototype.subscribe = function () {
+  //TODO: implement
+};
+Location.prototype.path = function () {
+  return $location.path();
+};
+Location.prototype.go = function (url) {
+  return $location.path(url);
+};
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/src/ng_outlet.js b/modules/angular1_router/src/ng_outlet.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7598c8a9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/src/ng_outlet.js
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+'use strict';
+
+/*
+ * A module for adding new a routing system Angular 1.
+ */
+angular.module('ngComponentRouter', [])
+  .factory('$componentMapper', $componentMapperFactory)
+  .directive('ngOutlet', ngOutletDirective)
+  .directive('ngOutlet', ngOutletFillContentDirective)
+  .directive('ngLink', ngLinkDirective)
+  .directive('a', anchorLinkDirective); // TODO: make the anchor link feature configurable
+
+/*
+ * A module for inspecting controller constructors
+ */
+angular.module('ng')
+  .provider('$$controllerIntrospector', $$controllerIntrospectorProvider)
+  .config(controllerProviderDecorator);
+
+/*
+ * decorates with routing info
+ */
+function controllerProviderDecorator($controllerProvider, $$controllerIntrospectorProvider) {
+  var register = $controllerProvider.register;
+  $controllerProvider.register = function (name, ctrl) {
+    $$controllerIntrospectorProvider.register(name, ctrl);
+    return register.apply(this, arguments);
+  };
+}
+
+// TODO: decorate $controller ?
+/*
+ * private service that holds route mappings for each controller
+ */
+function $$controllerIntrospectorProvider() {
+  var controllers = [];
+  var controllersByName = {};
+  var onControllerRegistered = null;
+  return {
+    register: function (name, constructor) {
+      if (angular.isArray(constructor)) {
+        constructor = constructor[constructor.length - 1];
+      }
+      controllersByName[name] = constructor;
+      constructor.$$controllerName = name;
+      if (onControllerRegistered) {
+        onControllerRegistered(name, constructor);
+      } else {
+        controllers.push({name: name, constructor: constructor});
+      }
+    },
+    $get: ['$componentMapper', function ($componentMapper) {
+      var fn = function (newOnControllerRegistered) {
+        onControllerRegistered = function (name, constructor) {
+          name = $componentMapper.component(name);
+          return newOnControllerRegistered(name, constructor);
+        };
+        while (controllers.length > 0) {
+          var rule = controllers.pop();
+          onControllerRegistered(rule.name, rule.constructor);
+        }
+      };
+
+      fn.getTypeByName = function (name) {
+        return controllersByName[name];
+      };
+
+      return fn;
+    }]
+  };
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @name ngOutlet
+ *
+ * @description
+ * An ngOutlet is where resolved content goes.
+ *
+ * ## Use
+ *
+ * ```html
+ * <div ng-outlet="name"></div>
+ * ```
+ *
+ * The value for the `ngOutlet` attribute is optional.
+ */
+function ngOutletDirective($animate, $injector, $q, $router, $componentMapper, $controller,
+                           $$controllerIntrospector, $templateRequest) {
+  var rootRouter = $router;
+
+  return {
+    restrict: 'AE',
+    transclude: 'element',
+    terminal: true,
+    priority: 400,
+    require: ['?^^ngOutlet', 'ngOutlet'],
+    link: outletLink,
+    controller: function () {},
+    controllerAs: '$$ngOutlet'
+  };
+
+  function outletLink(scope, $element, attrs, ctrls, $transclude) {
+    var outletName = attrs.ngOutlet || 'default',
+      parentCtrl = ctrls[0],
+      myCtrl = ctrls[1],
+      router = (parentCtrl && parentCtrl.$$router) || rootRouter;
+
+    var childRouter,
+      currentInstruction,
+      currentScope,
+      currentController,
+      currentElement,
+      previousLeaveAnimation;
+
+    function cleanupLastView() {
+      if (previousLeaveAnimation) {
+        $animate.cancel(previousLeaveAnimation);
+        previousLeaveAnimation = null;
+      }
+
+      if (currentScope) {
+        currentScope.$destroy();
+        currentScope = null;
+      }
+      if (currentElement) {
+        previousLeaveAnimation = $animate.leave(currentElement);
+        previousLeaveAnimation.then(function () {
+          previousLeaveAnimation = null;
+        });
+        currentElement = null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    router.registerOutlet({
+      commit: function (instruction) {
+        var next;
+        var componentInstruction = instruction.component;
+        if (componentInstruction.reuse) {
+          // todo(shahata): lifecycle - onReuse
+          next = $q.when(true);
+        } else {
+          var self = this;
+          next = this.deactivate(instruction).then(function () {
+            return self.activate(componentInstruction);
+          });
+        }
+        return next.then(function () {
+          if (childRouter) {
+            return childRouter.commit(instruction.child);
+          } else {
+            return $q.when(true);
+          }
+        });
+      },
+      canReuse: function (nextInstruction) {
+        var result;
+        var componentInstruction = nextInstruction.component;
+        if (!currentInstruction ||
+            currentInstruction.componentType !== componentInstruction.componentType) {
+          result = false;
+        } else {
+          // todo(shahata): lifecycle - canReuse
+          result = componentInstruction === currentInstruction ||
+                   angular.equals(componentInstruction.params, currentInstruction.params);
+        }
+        return $q.when(result).then(function (result) {
+          // TODO: this is a hack
+          componentInstruction.reuse = result;
+          return result;
+        });
+      },
+      canDeactivate: function (instruction) {
+        if (currentInstruction && currentController && currentController.canDeactivate) {
+          return $q.when(currentController.canDeactivate(instruction && instruction.component, currentInstruction));
+        }
+        return $q.when(true);
+      },
+      deactivate: function (instruction) {
+        // todo(shahata): childRouter.dectivate, dispose component?
+        var result = $q.when();
+        return result.then(function () {
+          if (currentController && currentController.onDeactivate) {
+            return currentController.onDeactivate(instruction && instruction.component, currentInstruction);
+          }
+        });
+      },
+      activate: function (instruction) {
+        var previousInstruction = currentInstruction;
+        currentInstruction = instruction;
+        childRouter = router.childRouter(instruction.componentType);
+
+        var controllerConstructor, componentName;
+        controllerConstructor = instruction.componentType;
+        componentName = $componentMapper.component(controllerConstructor.$$controllerName);
+
+        var componentTemplateUrl = $componentMapper.template(componentName);
+        return $templateRequest(componentTemplateUrl).then(function (templateHtml) {
+          myCtrl.$$router = childRouter;
+          myCtrl.$$template = templateHtml;
+        }).then(function () {
+          var newScope = scope.$new();
+          var locals = {
+            $scope: newScope,
+            $router: childRouter,
+            $routeParams: (instruction.params || {})
+          };
+
+          // todo(shahata): controllerConstructor is not minify friendly
+          currentController = $controller(controllerConstructor, locals);
+
+          var clone = $transclude(newScope, function (clone) {
+            $animate.enter(clone, null, currentElement || $element);
+            cleanupLastView();
+          });
+
+          var controllerAs = $componentMapper.controllerAs(componentName) || componentName;
+          newScope[controllerAs] = currentController;
+          currentElement = clone;
+          currentScope = newScope;
+
+          if (currentController.onActivate) {
+            return currentController.onActivate(instruction, previousInstruction);
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    }, outletName);
+  }
+}
+
+function ngOutletFillContentDirective($compile) {
+  return {
+    restrict: 'EA',
+    priority: -400,
+    require: 'ngOutlet',
+    link: function (scope, $element, attrs, ctrl) {
+      var template = ctrl.$$template;
+      $element.html(template);
+      var link = $compile($element.contents());
+      link(scope);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @name ngLink
+ * @description
+ * Lets you link to different parts of the app, and automatically generates hrefs.
+ *
+ * ## Use
+ * The directive uses a simple syntax: `ng-link="componentName({ param: paramValue })"`
+ *
+ * ## Example
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * angular.module('myApp', ['ngFuturisticRouter'])
+ *   .controller('AppController', ['$router', function($router) {
+ *     $router.config({ path: '/user/:id' component: 'user' });
+ *     this.user = { name: 'Brian', id: 123 };
+ *   });
+ * ```
+ *
+ * ```html
+ * <div ng-controller="AppController as app">
+ *   <a ng-link="user({id: app.user.id})">{{app.user.name}}</a>
+ * </div>
+ * ```
+ */
+function ngLinkDirective($router, $location, $parse) {
+  var rootRouter = $router;
+
+  return {
+    require: '?^^ngOutlet',
+    restrict: 'A',
+    link: ngLinkDirectiveLinkFn
+  };
+
+  function ngLinkDirectiveLinkFn(scope, elt, attrs, ctrl) {
+    var router = (ctrl && ctrl.$$router) || rootRouter;
+    if (!router) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    var link = attrs.ngLink || '';
+
+    function getLink(params) {
+      return './' + angular.stringifyInstruction(router.generate(params));
+    }
+
+    var routeParamsGetter = $parse(link);
+    // we can avoid adding a watcher if it's a literal
+    if (routeParamsGetter.constant) {
+      var params = routeParamsGetter();
+      elt.attr('href', getLink(params));
+    } else {
+      scope.$watch(function () {
+        return routeParamsGetter(scope);
+      }, function (params) {
+        elt.attr('href', getLink(params));
+      }, true);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+
+function anchorLinkDirective($router) {
+  return {
+    restrict: 'E',
+    link: function (scope, element) {
+      // If the linked element is not an anchor tag anymore, do nothing
+      if (element[0].nodeName.toLowerCase() !== 'a') {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // SVGAElement does not use the href attribute, but rather the 'xlinkHref' attribute.
+      var hrefAttrName = Object.prototype.toString.call(element.prop('href')) === '[object SVGAnimatedString]' ?
+        'xlink:href' : 'href';
+
+      element.on('click', function (event) {
+        if (event.which !== 1) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        var href = element.attr(hrefAttrName);
+        if (href && $router.recognize(href)) {
+          $router.navigate(href);
+          event.preventDefault();
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * @name $componentMapperFactory
+ * @description
+ *
+ * This lets you configure conventions for what controllers are named and where to load templates from.
+ *
+ * The default behavior is to dasherize and serve from `./components`. A component called `myWidget`
+ * uses a controller named `MyWidgetController` and a template loaded from `./components/my-widget/my-widget.html`.
+ *
+ * A component is:
+ * - a controller
+ * - a template
+ * - an optional router
+ *
+ * This service makes it easy to group all of them into a single concept.
+ */
+function $componentMapperFactory() {
+
+  var DEFAULT_SUFFIX = 'Controller';
+
+  var componentToCtrl = function componentToCtrlDefault(name) {
+    return name[0].toUpperCase() + name.substr(1) + DEFAULT_SUFFIX;
+  };
+
+  var componentToTemplate = function componentToTemplateDefault(name) {
+    var dashName = dashCase(name);
+    return './components/' + dashName + '/' + dashName + '.html';
+  };
+
+  var ctrlToComponent = function ctrlToComponentDefault(name) {
+    return name[0].toLowerCase() + name.substr(1, name.length - DEFAULT_SUFFIX.length - 1);
+  };
+
+  var componentToControllerAs = function componentToControllerAsDefault(name) {
+    return name;
+  };
+
+  return {
+    controllerName: function (name) {
+      return componentToCtrl(name);
+    },
+
+    controllerAs: function (name) {
+      return componentToControllerAs(name);
+    },
+
+    template: function (name) {
+      return componentToTemplate(name);
+    },
+
+    component: function (name) {
+      return ctrlToComponent(name);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @name $componentMapper#setCtrlNameMapping
+     * @description takes a function for mapping component names to component controller names
+     */
+    setCtrlNameMapping: function (newFn) {
+      componentToCtrl = newFn;
+      return this;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @name $componentMapper#setCtrlAsMapping
+     * @description takes a function for mapping component names to controllerAs name in the template
+     */
+    setCtrlAsMapping: function (newFn) {
+      componentToControllerAs = newFn;
+      return this;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @name $componentMapper#setComponentFromCtrlMapping
+     * @description takes a function for mapping component controller names to component names
+     */
+    setComponentFromCtrlMapping: function (newFn) {
+      ctrlToComponent = newFn;
+      return this;
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * @name $componentMapper#setTemplateMapping
+     * @description takes a function for mapping component names to component template URLs
+     */
+    setTemplateMapping: function (newFn) {
+      componentToTemplate = newFn;
+      return this;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+
+function dashCase(str) {
+  return str.replace(/([A-Z])/g, function ($1) {
+    return '-' + $1.toLowerCase();
+  });
+}
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/component_mapper_spec.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/component_mapper_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfe9343b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/component_mapper_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('$componentMapper', function () {
+  var elt,
+      $compile,
+      $rootScope,
+      $router,
+      $templateCache;
+
+  function Ctrl() {
+    this.message = 'howdy';
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    module('ng');
+    module('ngComponentRouter');
+    module(function ($controllerProvider) {
+      $controllerProvider.register('myComponentController', Ctrl);
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should convert a component name to a controller name', inject(function ($componentMapper) {
+    expect($componentMapper.controllerName('foo')).toBe('FooController');
+  }));
+
+  it('should convert a controller name to a component name', inject(function ($componentMapper) {
+    expect($componentMapper.component('FooController')).toBe('foo');
+  }));
+
+  it('should convert a component name to a template URL', inject(function ($componentMapper) {
+    expect($componentMapper.template('foo')).toBe('./components/foo/foo.html');
+  }));
+
+  it('should work with a controller constructor fn and a template url', inject(function ($componentMapper) {
+    var routes = {};
+    $componentMapper.setCtrlNameMapping(function (name) {
+      return routes[name].controller;
+    });
+    $componentMapper.setTemplateMapping(function (name) {
+      return routes[name].templateUrl;
+    });
+    $componentMapper.setCtrlAsMapping(function (name) {
+      return 'ctrl';
+    });
+
+    routes.myComponent = {
+      controller: Ctrl,
+      templateUrl: '/foo'
+    };
+
+    inject(function(_$compile_, _$rootScope_, _$router_, _$templateCache_) {
+      $compile = _$compile_;
+      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+      $router = _$router_;
+      $templateCache = _$templateCache_;
+    });
+
+    $templateCache.put('/foo', [200, '{{ctrl.message}}', {}]);
+
+    compile('<ng-outlet></ng-outlet>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/', component: Ctrl }
+    ]);
+
+    $router.navigate('/');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('howdy');
+  }));
+
+  function compile(template) {
+    elt = $compile('<div>' + template + '</div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    return elt;
+  }
+});
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/controller_introspector_spec.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/controller_introspector_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa3d8e34da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/controller_introspector_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('$$controllerIntrospector', function () {
+
+  var $controllerProvider;
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    module('ng');
+    module('ngComponentRouter');
+    module(function(_$controllerProvider_) {
+      $controllerProvider = _$controllerProvider_;
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should call the introspector function whenever a controller is registered', inject(function ($$controllerIntrospector) {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy();
+    $$controllerIntrospector(spy);
+    function Ctrl(){}
+    $controllerProvider.register('SomeController', Ctrl);
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some', Ctrl);
+  }));
+
+  it('should call the introspector function whenever a controller is registered with array annotations', inject(function ($$controllerIntrospector) {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy();
+    $$controllerIntrospector(spy);
+    function Ctrl(foo){}
+    $controllerProvider.register('SomeController', ['foo', Ctrl]);
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('some', Ctrl);
+  }));
+
+  it('should retrieve a constructor', inject(function ($$controllerIntrospector) {
+    function Ctrl(foo){}
+    $controllerProvider.register('SomeController', ['foo', Ctrl]);
+    expect($$controllerIntrospector.getTypeByName('SomeController')).toBe(Ctrl);
+  }));
+});
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/ng_outlet_spec.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/ng_outlet_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd89ffc005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/ng_outlet_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,800 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('ngOutlet', function () {
+
+  var elt,
+      $compile,
+      $rootScope,
+      $router,
+      $templateCache,
+      $controllerProvider,
+      $componentMapperProvider;
+
+  var OneController, TwoController, UserController;
+
+  function instructionFor(componentType) {
+    return jasmine.objectContaining({componentType: componentType});
+  }
+
+
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    module('ng');
+    module('ngComponentRouter');
+    module(function (_$controllerProvider_, _$componentMapperProvider_) {
+      $controllerProvider = _$controllerProvider_;
+      $componentMapperProvider = _$componentMapperProvider_;
+    });
+
+    inject(function (_$compile_, _$rootScope_, _$router_, _$templateCache_) {
+      $compile = _$compile_;
+      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+      $router = _$router_;
+      $templateCache = _$templateCache_;
+    });
+
+    UserController = registerComponent('user', '<div>hello {{user.name}}</div>', function ($routeParams) {
+      this.name = $routeParams.name;
+    });
+    OneController = registerComponent('one', '<div>{{one.number}}</div>', boringController('number', 'one'));
+    TwoController = registerComponent('two', '<div>{{two.number}}</div>', boringController('number', 'two'));
+  });
+
+
+  it('should work in a simple case', function () {
+    compile('<ng-outlet></ng-outlet>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+
+    $router.navigate('/');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('one');
+  });
+
+
+  // See https://github.com/angular/router/issues/105
+  xit('should warn when instantiating a component with no controller', function () {
+    put('noController', '<div>{{ 2 + 2 }}</div>');
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/', component: 'noController' }
+    ]);
+
+    spyOn(console, 'warn');
+    compile('<ng-outlet></ng-outlet>');
+    $router.navigate('/');
+
+    expect(console.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Could not find controller for', 'NoControllerController');
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('4');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should navigate between components with different parameters', function () {
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: UserController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<ng-outlet></ng-outlet>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('hello brian');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/igor');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('hello igor');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should not reactivate a parent when navigating between child components with different parameters', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('onActivate');
+    function ParentController() {}
+    ParentController.$routeConfig = [
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: UserController }
+    ];
+    ParentController.prototype.onActivate = spy;
+
+    registerComponent('parent', 'parent { <ng-outlet></ng-outlet> }', ParentController);
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/parent/...', component: ParentController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<ng-outlet></ng-outlet>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/parent/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('parent { hello brian }');
+
+    spy.calls.reset();
+
+    $router.navigate('/parent/user/igor');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('parent { hello igor }');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should work with nested outlets', function () {
+    var childComponent = registerComponent('childComponent', '<div>inner { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>', [
+      { path: '/b', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a/...', component: childComponent }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div>outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a/b');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('outer { inner { one } }');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should work with recursive nested outlets', function () {
+    put('two', '<div>recur { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>');
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/recur', component: TwoController },
+      { path: '/', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+
+    compile('<div>root { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>');
+    $router.navigate('/');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('root { one }');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should allow linking from the parent to the child', function () {
+    put('one', '<div>{{number}}</div>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/b', component: TwoController, as: 'two' }
+    ]);
+    compile('<a ng-link="[\'/two\']">link</a> | outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.find('a').attr('href')).toBe('./b');
+  });
+
+  it('should allow linking from the child and the parent', function () {
+    put('one', '<div><a ng-link="[\'/two\']">{{number}}</a></div>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/b', component: TwoController, as: 'two' }
+    ]);
+    compile('outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.find('a').attr('href')).toBe('./b');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should allow params in routerLink directive', function () {
+    put('router', '<div>outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>');
+    put('one', '<div><a ng-link="[\'/two\', {param: \'lol\'}]">{{number}}</a></div>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/b/:param', component: TwoController, as: 'two' }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.find('a').attr('href')).toBe('./b/lol');
+  });
+
+  // TODO: test dynamic links
+  it('should update the href of links with bound params', function () {
+    put('router', '<div>outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>');
+    put('one', '<div><a ng-link="[\'/two\', {param: one.number}]">{{one.number}}</a></div>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/b/:param', component: TwoController, as: 'two' }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.find('a').attr('href')).toBe('./b/one');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should run the activate hook of controllers', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('activate');
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', '', {
+      onActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div>outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+
+  it('should pass instruction into the activate hook of a controller', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('activate');
+    var UserController = registerComponent('user', '', {
+      onActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: UserController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(instructionFor(UserController), undefined);
+  });
+
+
+  it('should pass previous instruction into the activate hook of a controller', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('activate');
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', '', {
+      onActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/post/:id', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    $router.navigate('/post/123');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(instructionFor(activate),
+                                     instructionFor(OneController));
+  });
+
+
+  it('should inject $scope into the controller constructor', function () {
+
+    var injectedScope;
+    var UserController = registerComponent('user', '', function ($scope) {
+      injectedScope = $scope;
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user', component: UserController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(injectedScope).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+
+  it('should run the deactivate hook of controllers', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('deactivate');
+    var deactivate = registerComponent('deactivate', '', {
+      onDeactivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: deactivate },
+      { path: '/b', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    $router.navigate('/b');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+
+  it('should pass instructions into the deactivate hook of controllers', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('deactivate');
+    var deactivate = registerComponent('deactivate', '', {
+      onDeactivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: deactivate },
+      { path: '/post/:id', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    $router.navigate('/post/123');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(instructionFor(OneController),
+                                     instructionFor(deactivate));
+  });
+
+
+  it('should run the deactivate hook before the activate hook', function () {
+    var log = [];
+
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', '', {
+      onActivate: function () {
+        log.push('activate');
+      }
+    });
+
+    var deactivate = registerComponent('deactivate', '', {
+      onDeactivate: function () {
+        log.push('deactivate');
+      }
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: deactivate },
+      { path: '/b', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    $router.navigate('/b');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(log).toEqual(['deactivate', 'activate']);
+  });
+
+
+  it('should not activate a component when canActivate returns false', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('activate');
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', '', {
+      canActivate: function () {
+        return false;
+      },
+      onActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('outer {  }');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should activate a component when canActivate returns true', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('activate');
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', 'hi', {
+      canActivate: function () {
+        return true;
+      },
+      onActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('hi');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should activate a component when canActivate returns a resolved promise', inject(function ($q) {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('activate');
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', 'hi', {
+      canActivate: function () {
+        return $q.when(true);
+      },
+      onActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('hi');
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should inject into the canActivate hook of controllers', inject(function ($http) {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('canActivate').and.returnValue(true);
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', '', {
+      canActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    spy.$inject = ['$routeParams', '$http'];
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith({name: 'brian'}, $http);
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should not navigate when canDeactivate returns false', function () {
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', 'hi', {
+      canDeactivate: function () {
+        return false;
+      }
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: activate },
+      { path: '/b', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+    compile('outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('outer { hi }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/b');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('outer { hi }');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should navigate when canDeactivate returns true', function () {
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', 'hi', {
+      canDeactivate: function () {
+        return true;
+      }
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: activate },
+      { path: '/b', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+    compile('outer { <div ng-outlet></div> }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('outer { hi }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/b');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('outer { one }');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should activate a component when canActivate returns true', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('activate');
+    var activate = registerComponent('activate', 'hi', {
+      canActivate: function () {
+        return true;
+      },
+      onActivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/a', component: activate }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/a');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('hi');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should pass instructions into the canDeactivate hook of controllers', function () {
+    var spy = jasmine.createSpy('canDeactivate').and.returnValue(true);
+    var deactivate = registerComponent('deactivate', '', {
+      canDeactivate: spy
+    });
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: deactivate },
+      { path: '/post/:id', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    $router.navigate('/post/123');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(instructionFor(OneController),
+                                     instructionFor(deactivate));
+  });
+
+
+  it('should change location path', inject(function ($location) {
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user', component: UserController }
+    ]);
+
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/user');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect($location.path()).toBe('/user');
+  }));
+
+  // TODO: test injecting $scope
+
+  it('should navigate on left-mouse click when a link url matches a route', function () {
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/two', component: TwoController }
+    ]);
+
+    compile('<a href="/two">link</a> | <div ng-outlet></div>');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('link | one');
+    elt.find('a')[0].click();
+
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('link | two');
+  });
+
+
+  it('should not navigate on non-left mouse click when a link url matches a route', inject(function ($router) {
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/two', component: TwoController }
+    ]);
+
+    compile('<a href="./two">link</a> | <div ng-outlet></div>');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('link | one');
+    elt.find('a').triggerHandler({ type: 'click', which: 3 });
+
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('link | one');
+  }));
+
+
+  // See https://github.com/angular/router/issues/206
+  it('should not navigate a link without an href', function () {
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/', component: OneController },
+      { path: '/two', component: TwoController }
+    ]);
+    expect(function () {
+      compile('<a>link</a>');
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      expect(elt.text()).toBe('link');
+      elt.find('a')[0].click();
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+    }).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+
+  it('should change location to the canonical route', inject(function ($location) {
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/',     redirectTo: '/user' },
+      { path: '/user', component:  UserController }
+    ]);
+
+    $router.navigate('/');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect($location.path()).toBe('/user');
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should change location to the canonical route with nested components', inject(function ($location) {
+    var childRouter = registerComponent('childRouter', '<div>inner { <div ng-outlet></div> }</div>', [
+      { path: '/old-child', redirectTo: '/new-child' },
+      { path: '/new-child', component: OneController},
+      { path: '/old-child-two', redirectTo: '/new-child-two' },
+      { path: '/new-child-two', component: TwoController}
+    ]);
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/old-parent', redirectTo: '/new-parent' },
+      { path: '/new-parent/...', component:  childRouter }
+    ]);
+
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/old-parent/old-child');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect($location.path()).toBe('/new-parent/new-child');
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('inner { one }');
+
+    $router.navigate('/old-parent/old-child-two');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect($location.path()).toBe('/new-parent/new-child-two');
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('inner { two }');
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should navigate when the location path changes', inject(function ($location) {
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/one', component: OneController }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $location.path('/one');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('one');
+  }));
+
+
+  it('should expose a "navigating" property on $router', inject(function ($q) {
+    var defer;
+    var pendingActivate = registerComponent('pendingActivate', '', {
+      onActivate: function () {
+        defer = $q.defer();
+        return defer.promise;
+      }
+    });
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/pendingActivate', component: pendingActivate }
+    ]);
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.navigate('/pendingActivate');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect($router.navigating).toBe(true);
+    defer.resolve();
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect($router.navigating).toBe(false);
+  }));
+
+
+  function registerComponent(name, template, config) {
+    var Ctrl;
+    if (!template) {
+      template = '';
+    }
+    if (!config) {
+      Ctrl = function () {};
+    } else if (angular.isArray(config)) {
+      Ctrl = function () {};
+      Ctrl.annotations = [new angular.annotations.RouteConfig(config)];
+    } else if (typeof config === 'function') {
+      Ctrl = config;
+    } else {
+      Ctrl = function () {};
+      if (config.canActivate) {
+        Ctrl.$canActivate = config.canActivate;
+        delete config.canActivate;
+      }
+      Ctrl.prototype = config;
+    }
+    $controllerProvider.register(componentControllerName(name), Ctrl);
+    put(name, template);
+    return Ctrl;
+  }
+
+  function boringController(model, value) {
+    return function () {
+      this[model] = value;
+    };
+  }
+
+  function put(name, template) {
+    $templateCache.put(componentTemplatePath(name), [200, template, {}]);
+  }
+
+  function compile(template) {
+    elt = $compile('<div>' + template + '</div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    return elt;
+  }
+});
+
+
+describe('ngOutlet animations', function () {
+
+  var elt,
+      $animate,
+      $compile,
+      $rootScope,
+      $router,
+      $templateCache,
+      $controllerProvider;
+
+  function UserController($routeParams) {
+    this.name = $routeParams.name;
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    module('ngAnimate');
+    module('ngAnimateMock');
+    module('ngComponentRouter');
+    module(function (_$controllerProvider_) {
+      $controllerProvider = _$controllerProvider_;
+    });
+
+    inject(function (_$animate_, _$compile_, _$rootScope_, _$router_, _$templateCache_) {
+      $animate = _$animate_;
+      $compile = _$compile_;
+      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+      $router = _$router_;
+      $templateCache = _$templateCache_;
+    });
+
+    put('user', '<div>hello {{user.name}}</div>');
+    $controllerProvider.register('UserController', UserController);
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function () {
+    expect($animate.queue).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('should work in a simple case', function () {
+    var item;
+
+    compile('<div ng-outlet></div>');
+
+    $router.config([
+      { path: '/user/:name', component: UserController }
+    ]);
+
+    $router.navigate('/user/brian');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('hello brian');
+
+    // "user" component enters
+    item = $animate.queue.shift();
+    expect(item.event).toBe('enter');
+
+    // navigate to pete
+    $router.navigate('/user/pete');
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    expect(elt.text()).toBe('hello pete');
+
+    // "user pete" component enters
+    item = $animate.queue.shift();
+    expect(item.event).toBe('enter');
+    expect(item.element.text()).toBe('hello pete');
+
+    // "user brian" component leaves
+    item = $animate.queue.shift();
+    expect(item.event).toBe('leave');
+    expect(item.element.text()).toBe('hello brian');
+  });
+
+  function put(name, template) {
+    $templateCache.put(componentTemplatePath(name), [200, template, {}]);
+  }
+
+  function compile(template) {
+    elt = $compile('<div>' + template + '</div>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+    return elt;
+  }
+});
diff --git a/modules/angular1_router/test/util.es5.js b/modules/angular1_router/test/util.es5.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c12ed8d632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/angular1_router/test/util.es5.js
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Helpers to keep tests DRY
+ */
+
+function componentTemplatePath(name) {
+  return './components/' + dashCase(name) + '/' + dashCase(name) + '.html';
+}
+
+function componentControllerName(name) {
+  return name[0].toUpperCase() + name.substr(1) + 'Controller';
+}
+
+function dashCase(str) {
+  return str.replace(/([A-Z])/g, function ($1) {
+    return '-' + $1.toLowerCase();
+  });
+}
+
+function boringController (model, value) {
+  return function () {
+    this[model] = value;
+  };
+}
+
+function provideHelpers(fn, preInject) {
+  return function () {
+    var elt,
+        $compile,
+        $rootScope,
+        $router,
+        $templateCache,
+        $controllerProvider;
+
+    module('ng');
+    module('ngNewRouter');
+    module(function(_$controllerProvider_) {
+      $controllerProvider = _$controllerProvider_;
+    });
+
+    inject(function(_$compile_, _$rootScope_, _$router_, _$templateCache_) {
+      $compile = _$compile_;
+      $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
+      $router = _$router_;
+      $templateCache = _$templateCache_;
+    });
+
+    function registerComponent(name, template, config) {
+      if (!template) {
+        template = '';
+      }
+      var ctrl;
+      if (!config) {
+        ctrl = function () {};
+      } else if (angular.isArray(config)) {
+        ctrl = function () {};
+        ctrl.$routeConfig = config;
+      } else if (typeof config === 'function') {
+        ctrl = config;
+      } else {
+        ctrl = function () {};
+        ctrl.prototype = config;
+      }
+      $controllerProvider.register(componentControllerName(name), ctrl);
+      put(name, template);
+    }
+
+
+    function put (name, template) {
+      $templateCache.put(componentTemplatePath(name), [200, template, {}]);
+    }
+
+    function compile(template) {
+      var elt = $compile('<div>' + template + '</div>')($rootScope);
+      $rootScope.$digest();
+      return elt;
+    }
+
+    fn({
+      registerComponent: registerComponent,
+      $router: $router,
+      put: put,
+      compile: compile
+    })
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66ca07182f..eea424363f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "angular": "1.3.5",
+    "angular-animate": "1.3.5",
+    "angular-mocks": "1.3.5",
     "base64-js": "^0.0.8",
     "bower": "^1.3.12",
     "broccoli": "^0.15.3",
diff --git a/scripts/ci/build_router.sh b/scripts/ci/build_router.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..32247675ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/build_router.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo =============================================================================
+# go to project dir
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $0)
+# this is needed because we're running JS tests in Dartium too
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/env_dart.sh
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR/../..
+
+./node_modules/.bin/gulp buildRouter.dev
diff --git a/scripts/ci/test_router.sh b/scripts/ci/test_router.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ced7f9f2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ci/test_router.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo =============================================================================
+# go to project dir
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $0)
+source $SCRIPT_DIR/env_dart.sh
+cd $SCRIPT_DIR/../..
+
+./node_modules/.bin/gulp test.unit.router/ci --browsers=${KARMA_BROWSERS:-ChromeCanary}
diff --git a/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts b/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts
index 669ee354ba..3d26ebc5c8 100644
--- a/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts
+++ b/tools/broccoli/trees/browser_tree.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ module.exports = function makeBrowserTree(options, destinationPath) {
     exclude: [
       '**/*.cjs',
       'benchmarks/e2e_test/**',
+      'angular1_router/**',
       // Exclude ES6 polyfill typings when tsc target=ES6
       'angular2/traceur-runtime.d.ts',
       'angular2/typings/es6-promise/**'
diff --git a/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts b/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts
index 3464e50229..b482b82559 100644
--- a/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts
+++ b/tools/broccoli/trees/dart_tree.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function stripModulePrefix(relativePath: string): string {
 
 function getSourceTree() {
   // Transpile everything in 'modules' except for rtts_assertions.
-  var tsInputTree = modulesFunnel(['**/*.js', '**/*.ts', '**/*.dart']);
+  var tsInputTree = modulesFunnel(['**/*.js', '**/*.ts', '**/*.dart'], ['angular1_router/**/*']);
   var transpiled = ts2dart(tsInputTree, {
     generateLibraryName: true,
     generateSourceMap: false,
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ function getDocsTree() {
   var licenses = new MultiCopy('', {
     srcPath: 'LICENSE',
     targetPatterns: ['modules/*'],
-    exclude: ['*/rtts_assert', '*/http', '*/upgrade'],  // Not in dart.
+    exclude: ['*/rtts_assert', '*/http', '*/upgrade', '*/angular1_router']  // Not in dart.
   });
   licenses = stew.rename(licenses, stripModulePrefix);
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function getDocsTree() {
                            relativePath => relativePath.replace(/\.dart\.md$/, '.md'));
   // Copy all assets, ignore .js. and .dart. (handled above).
   var docs = modulesFunnel(['**/*.md', '**/*.png', '**/*.html', '**/*.css', '**/*.scss'],
-                           ['**/*.js.md', '**/*.dart.md']);
+                           ['**/*.js.md', '**/*.dart.md', 'angular1_router/**/*']);
 
   var assets = modulesFunnel(['examples/**/*.json']);
 
diff --git a/tools/broccoli/trees/node_tree.ts b/tools/broccoli/trees/node_tree.ts
index 99b27bb99e..4d7fcad5a2 100644
--- a/tools/broccoli/trees/node_tree.ts
+++ b/tools/broccoli/trees/node_tree.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ module.exports = function makeNodeTree(destinationPath) {
       'angular2/test/core/zone/**',
       'angular2/test/test_lib/fake_async_spec.ts',
       'angular2/test/render/xhr_impl_spec.ts',
-      'angular2/test/forms/**'
+      'angular2/test/forms/**',
+      'angular1_router/**'
     ]
   });