merge PR #2570

Author: christopherthielen

src/ng1/viewDirective.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /** @module view */ /** for typedoc */
 import {extend} from "../common/common";
-import {isDefined} from "../common/predicates";
+import {isDefined, isFunction} from "../common/predicates";
 import {trace} from "../common/trace";
 import {ViewConfig} from "../view/view";
 import {UIViewData} from "../view/interface";
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ function $ViewDirectiveFill (  $compile,   $controller,   $interpolate,   $injec
             scope[controllerAs] = controllerInstance;
             scope[controllerAs][resolveAs] = locals;
           }
+          if (isFunction(controllerInstance.$onInit)) controllerInstance.$onInit();
           $element.data('$ngControllerController', controllerInstance);
           $element.children().data('$ngControllerController', controllerInstance);
         }

test/viewDirectiveSpec.js

@@ -406,6 +406,20 @@ describe('uiView', function () {
     }));
   });
 
+  it('should call the existing $onInit after instantiating a controller', inject(function ($state, $q) {
+    var $onInit = jasmine.createSpy();
+    $stateProvider.state('onInit', {
+      controller: function() { this.$onInit = $onInit; },
+      template: "hi",
+      controllerAs: "vm"
+    });
+    elem.append($compile('<div><ui-view></ui-view></div>')(scope));
+    $state.transitionTo('onInit');
+    $q.flush();
+
+    expect($onInit).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  }));
+
   describe('play nicely with other directives', function() {
     // related to issue #857
     it('should work with ngIf', inject(function ($state, $q, $compile) {