feat(getLocationAbsUrl) - allows current url to be obtained on IE (an…

…d Chrome/Firefox)

lib/clientsidescripts.js

@@ -342,3 +342,13 @@ clientSideScripts.evaluate = function() {
 
   return angular.element(element).scope().$eval(expression);
 };
+
+/**
+ * Return the current url using $location.absUrl().
+ *
+ * arguments[0] {string} The selector housing an ng-app
+ */
+clientSideScripts.getLocationAbsUrl = function() {
+  var el = document.querySelector(arguments[0]);
+  return angular.element(el).injector().get('$location').absUrl();
+};

lib/protractor.js

@@ -539,6 +539,14 @@ Protractor.prototype.get = function(destination, opt_timeout) {
   }, this.moduleNames_);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns the current absolute url from AngularJS.
+ */
+Protractor.prototype.getLocationAbsUrl = function() {
+  this.waitForAngular();
+  return this.driver.executeScript(clientSideScripts.getLocationAbsUrl, this.rootEl);
+};
+
 /**
  * Pauses the test and injects some helper functions into the browser, so that
  * debugging may be done in the browser console.