How to $watch state change of $stateProvider in AngularJS?

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Solution

It's in the docs: https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-router/wiki#state-change-events

$rootScope.$on('$stateChangeStart', 
function(event, toState, toParams, fromState, fromParams){ 
    // do something
})

Problem

I know that I can run: ``` scope.$watch(someItem, function(){}) ``` But I can't figure out a way to watch over change of `$state.$current.name` in my application.

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