Combating AngularJS executing controller twice -

i understand angularjs runs through code twice, more, $watch events, checking model states etc.

however code:

function mycontroller($scope, user, local) {  var $scope.user = local.get(); // locally save user data  user.get({ id: $scope.user._id.$oid }, function(user) {   $scope.user = new user(user);   local.save($scope.user); });  //... 

is executed twice, inserting 2 records db. i'm still learning i've been banging head against ages!

the app router specified navigation mycontroller so:

$routeprovider.when('/',                    { templateurl: 'pages/home.html',                      controller: mycontroller }); 

but had in home.html:

<div data-ng-controller="mycontroller"> 

this digested controller twice. removing data-ng-controller attribute html resolved issue. alternatively, controller: property have been removed routing directive.

this problem appears when using tabbed navigation. example, app.js might contain:

  .state('tab.reports', {     url: '/reports',     views: {       'tab-reports': {         templateurl: 'templates/tab-reports.html',         controller: 'reportsctrl'       }     }   }) 

the corresponding reports tab html might resemble:

<ion-view view-title="reports">   <ion-content ng-controller="reportsctrl"> 

this result in running controller twice.