1 files changed, 30 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/service/route.js b/src/service/route.js
index 972d616e..b7e4814b 100644
--- a/src/service/route.js
+++ b/src/service/route.js
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ angularServiceInject('$route', function($location) {
       matcher = switchRouteMatcher,
       parentScope = this,
       dirty = 0,
+      lastHashPath,
+      lastRouteParams,
       $route = {
         routes: routes,
 
@@ -136,6 +138,18 @@ angularServiceInject('$route', function($location) {
          *      The custom `redirectTo` function is expected to return a string which will be used
          *      to update `$location.hash`.
          *
+         *    - `[reloadOnSearch=true]` - {boolean=} - reload route when $location.hashSearch
+         *      changes. If this option is disabled, you should set up a $watch to be notified of
+         *      param (hashSearch) changes as follows:
+         *
+         *            function MyCtrl($route) {
+         *              this.$watch(function() {
+         *                return $route.current.params;
+         *              }, function(scope, params) {
+         *                //do stuff with params
+         *              });
+         *            }
+         *
          * @returns {Object} route object
          *
          * @description
@@ -144,8 +158,8 @@ angularServiceInject('$route', function($location) {
         when:function (path, params) {
           if (isUndefined(path)) return routes; //TODO(im): remove - not needed!
           var route = routes[path];
-          if (!route) route = routes[path] = {};
-          if (params) extend(route, params);
+          if (!route) route = routes[path] = {reloadOnSearch: true};
+          if (params) extend(route, params); //TODO(im): what the heck? merge two route definitions?
           dirty++;
           return route;
         },
@@ -209,9 +223,18 @@ angularServiceInject('$route', function($location) {
   function updateRoute(){
     var selectedRoute, pathParams, segmentMatch, key, redir;
 
-    if ($route.current && $route.current.scope) {
-      $route.current.scope.$destroy();
+    if ($route.current) {
+      if (!$route.current.reloadOnSearch && (lastHashPath == $location.hashPath)) {
+        $route.current.params = extend($location.hashSearch, lastRouteParams);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if ($route.current.scope) {
+        $route.current.scope.$destroy();
+      }
     }
+
+    lastHashPath = $location.hashPath;
     $route.current = null;
     // Match a route
     forEach(routes, function(rParams, rPath) {
@@ -255,19 +278,20 @@ angularServiceInject('$route', function($location) {
 
       $route.current = extend({}, selectedRoute);
       $route.current.params = extend({}, $location.hashSearch, pathParams);
+      lastRouteParams = pathParams;
     }
 
     //fire onChange callbacks
     forEach(onChange, parentScope.$eval, parentScope);
 
-    // Create the scope if we have mtched a route
+    // Create the scope if we have matched a route
     if ($route.current) {
       $route.current.scope = parentScope.$new($route.current.controller);
     }
   }
 
 
-  this.$watch(function(){return dirty + $location.hash;}, updateRoute);
+  this.$watch(function(){ return dirty + $location.hash; }, updateRoute);
 
   return $route;
 }, ['$location']);