From 9da113fd15d9b00386c35958bfab4d354bbd9618 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ash Connell <contact@ashconnell.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 19:02:01 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [ionicHistory] add method to remove the back view

---
 js/angular/service/history.js | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/js/angular/service/history.js b/js/angular/service/history.js
index 8e453aa0230..60dc67a00e2 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/history.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/history.js
@@ -599,6 +599,37 @@ function($rootScope, $state, $location, $window, $timeout, $ionicViewSwitcher, $
       viewHistory.backView && viewHistory.backView.go();
     },
 
+    /**
+     * @ngdoc method
+     * @name $ionicHistory#removeBackView
+     * @description Remove the previous view from the history completely, including the 
+     * cached element and scope (if they exist).
+     */
+    removeBackView: function () {
+      var self = this;
+      var currentHistory = viewHistory.histories[this.currentHistoryId()];
+      var currentCursor = currentHistory.cursor;
+
+      var currentView = currentHistory.stack[currentCursor];
+      var backView = currentHistory.stack[currentCursor - 1];
+      var replacementView = currentHistory.stack[currentCursor - 2];
+
+      // fail if we dont have enough views in the history
+      if (!backView || !replacementView) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // remove the old backView and the cached element/scope
+      currentHistory.stack.splice(currentCursor - 1, 1);
+      self.clearCache([backView.viewId]);
+      // make the replacementView and currentView point to each other (bypass the old backView)
+      currentView.backViewId = replacementView.viewId;
+      currentView.index = currentView.index - 1;
+      replacementView.forwardViewId = currentView.viewId;
+      // update the cursor and set new backView
+      viewHistory.backView = replacementView;
+      currentHistory.currentCursor += -1;
+    },
 
     enabledBack: function(view) {
       var backView = getBackView(view);

From e3c1147e5f60dafe4b7a091bf79efad350a1474c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ash Connell <contact@ashconnell.com>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 19:16:05 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] [fix] trailing whitespace

---
 js/angular/service/history.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/js/angular/service/history.js b/js/angular/service/history.js
index 60dc67a00e2..0c84b7b323e 100644
--- a/js/angular/service/history.js
+++ b/js/angular/service/history.js
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ function($rootScope, $state, $location, $window, $timeout, $ionicViewSwitcher, $
     /**
      * @ngdoc method
      * @name $ionicHistory#removeBackView
-     * @description Remove the previous view from the history completely, including the 
+     * @description Remove the previous view from the history completely, including the
      * cached element and scope (if they exist).
      */
     removeBackView: function () {