scroll helper will recursively try to scroll into your element. this will be very useful in angularjs

scroll-helper.js

'use strict';

commonLib.factory('scrollHelper', ['$timeout', function ($timeout) {

   //scroll to element recursively until found
    function scrollToElement(scrollToId, maxRetry) {
        var counter = 0;

        function tryScroll() {
            counter ++;
            
            var el = document.getElementById(scrollToId);
            if (el) {
                el.scrollIntoView(true);
            } else if (counter < maxRetry) {
                //try scroll again
                $timeout(tryScroll, counter * 10);
            }
        };

        $timeout(tryScroll, 0);
    };

    return {
        scrollToElement: scrollToElement
    };
}]);