# no-controller - disallow use of controllers (according to the component first pattern) According to the Component-First pattern, we should avoid the use of AngularJS controller. **Rule based on Angular 1.x** ## Examples The following patterns are considered problems; /*eslint angular/no-controller: 2*/ // invalid angular.module('myModule').controller('HelloWorldController', function ($scope) { $scope.text = 'Hello World'; }); // error: Based on the Component-First Pattern, you should avoid the use of controllers The following patterns are **not** considered problems; /*eslint angular/no-controller: 2*/ // valid angular.module('myModule').directive('helloWorld', function () { return { template: '

{{ text }}', controller: function ($scope) { $scope.text = 'Hello World'; } }; }); ## Version This rule was introduced in eslint-plugin-angular 0.9.0 ## Links * [Rule source](/rules/no-controller.js) * [Example source](/examples/no-controller.js)