Take a look at the Ionic framework source: https://github.com/driftyco/ionic

Illniyar · on Sept 20, 2015

The Ionic framework is not a good source base to look at for regular apps.

I'm a huge fan of the Ionic framework, but it's sourcecode is a mess and even the good parts are usually complex implementations of things you would definitely not be doing (such as keeping view state live, overriding default elements etc...)

rch · on Sept 20, 2015

Overriding default elements and managing view state both seem pretty common in non-trivial applications.

Illniyar · on Sept 22, 2015

Overriding default elements isn't very common, I think. Most apps just need to style elements not provide different functionality (which can usually be gained by simply creating a new directive).

In regards to managing view states, then yes it's very common,but you don't usually write those yourself, you use things like Ionic (or ui-router).