angularjs - Instantiating a controller that uses an isolate scope for a test -

so have controller test file with:

scope = $rootscope.$new(); ctrlinstance = $controller( 'formctrl', { $scope: scope } ); 

this controller isn't getting instantiated correctly, because scope i'm passing in doesn't have data has (due being passed isolate scope).

these first few lines of formctrl:

var vm = this; vm.stats = angular.copy( vm.statsstuff );  vm.stats.showx = vm.stats.showy = true; 

note vm.statsstuff has data bound (due '=' scope in corresponding directive), i'm not sure how pass these values when instantiate controller in test.

any appreciated.

adding directive:

angular.module( 'mymodule' )     .directive( 'formstuff', function() {         return {             restrict: 'e',             templateurl: 'dir.tpl.html',             scope: {                 statsstuff: '='             },             controller: 'formstuffctrl',             controlleras: 'formctrl',             bindtocontroller: true         };     } ); })(); 

the angular-mocks module has $controller service decorates "real" one, , allows passing third argument, containing data bind controller before instantiating it.

so should need is

ctrlinstance = $controller('formctrl', { $scope: scope }, { statsstuff: thestuff } );