AngularJS includes the $q.when() method that allows you to normalize JavaScript objects into promise objects.
The $q.when() method accepts promise and non-promise objects, as follows:
var deferred = $q.defer() , promise = deferred.promise; $q.when(123); $q.when(promise); // both create new promise objects
If $q.when() is passed a non-promise object, it is effectively the same as creating an immediately resolved promise object, as shown here:
var newPromise = $q.when(123); // promise will wait for a $digest cycle to update $$state.status, // this forces it to update for inspection $scope.$apply(); // inspecting the status reveals it has already resolved $log.log(newPromise.$$state.status); // 1 // since it is resolved, the handler will execute immediately newPromise.then($log.log); // 123
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JSFiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/msfrisbie/ftgydnqn/