angular.module('app', ['ngMaterial', 'navigation-modules', 'navigation-guides', 'code']) .config(function($locationProvider) { $locationProvider.html5Mode(true); }) .controller('NavController', ['$scope', '$location', 'MODULES', 'GUIDES', function($scope, $location, MODULES, GUIDES) { var that = this; this.areas = [ { name: 'Guides', sections: [ { pages: GUIDES.pages } ] }, { name: 'Modules', sections: MODULES.sections } ]; this.updateCurrentPage = function(path) { console.log('path', path); this.currentPage = null; this.areas.forEach(function(area) { area.sections.forEach(function(section) { // Short-circuit out if the page has been found if ( that.currentPage ) { return; } if (section.path === path) { console.log('found!'); that.currentPage = section; } else { section.pages.forEach(function(page) { if (page.path === path) { that.currentPage = page; } }); } }); }); }; $scope.$watch( function getLocationPath() { return $location.path(); }, function handleLocationPathChange(path) { that.updateCurrentPage(path); } ); }]);