Defining different abstract layout for different tabs in ionic - ionic-framework

Question

Can I have 2 states with abstract:true i.e base layout for different tabs?
Forexample,
for tab-1, tab-2 and tab-3, I need to have tabs.html as abstract:true in state provider and for tab-4, I need to have menu.html as abstract:true in state provder so that subsequent states inherit from it.
Something like this:
.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider) {
// Ionic uses AngularUI Router which uses the concept of states
// Learn more here: https://github.com/angular-ui/ui-router
// Set up the various states which the app can be in.
// Each state's controller can be found in controllers.js
$stateProvider
// setup an abstract state for the tabs directive
.state('tab', {
url: '/tab',
abstract: true,
templateUrl: 'templates/tabs.html'
})
// Each tab has its own nav history stack:
.state('tab.dash', {
url: '/dash',
views: {
'tab-dash': {
templateUrl: 'templates/tab-dash.html',
controller: 'DashCtrl'
}
}
})
.state('tab.chats', {
url: '/chats',
views: {
'tab-chats': {
templateUrl: 'templates/tab-chats.html',
controller: 'ChatsCtrl'
}
}
})
.state('tab.chat-detail', {
url: '/chats/:chatId',
views: {
'tab-chats': {
templateUrl: 'templates/chat-detail.html',
controller: 'ChatDetailCtrl'
}
}
})
.state('tab.account', {
url: '/account',
views: {
'tab-account': {
templateUrl: 'templates/tab-account.html',
controller: 'AccountCtrl'
}
}
})
$stateProvider
.state('app', {
abstract: true,
templateUrl: "templates/menu.html"
})
.state('app.events', {
url: "/events",
views: {
'menuContent': {
templateUrl: "templates/events.html",
controller: 'EventsCtrl'
}
}
})
tabs.html looks like this:
<!--
Create tabs with an icon and label, using the tabs-positive style.
Each tab's child <ion-nav-view> directive will have its own
navigation history that also transitions its views in and out.
-->
<ion-tabs class="tabs-icon-top tabs-color-active-positive">
<!-- Dashboard Tab -->
<ion-tab title="Status" icon-off="ion-ios-pulse" icon-on="ion-ios-pulse-strong" href="#/tab/dash">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-dash"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
<!-- Chats Tab -->
<ion-tab title="Chats" icon-off="ion-ios-chatboxes-outline" icon-on="ion-ios-chatboxes" href="#/tab/chats">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-chats"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
<!-- Account Tab -->
<ion-tab title="Account" icon-off="ion-ios-gear-outline" icon-on="ion-ios-gear" href="#/tab/account">
<ion-nav-view name="tab-account"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
<!--Practice Tab -->
<ion-tab title="Events" icon-off="ion-ios-arrow-forward " icon-on="ion-ios-arrow-forward-utline" href="#/tab/events">
<ion-nav-view name="menuContent"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-tab>
</ion-tabs>
menu.html:
<ion-side-menus enable-menu-with-back-views="true">
<ion-side-menu-content>
<ion-nav-bar class="bar-stable">
<ion-nav-back-button>
</ion-nav-back-button>
<ion-nav-buttons side="left">
<button class="button button-icon button-clear ion-navicon" menu-toggle="left">
</button>
</ion-nav-buttons>
</ion-nav-bar>
<ion-nav-view name="menuContent"></ion-nav-view>
</ion-side-menu-content>
<ion-side-menu side="left">
<ion-header-bar class="bar-stable">
<h1 class="title">My app</h1>
</ion-header-bar>
<ion-content scroll="false">
<ion-list>
<ion-item nav-clear menu-close href="#/events">
Events
</ion-item>
</ion-list>
</ion-content>
</ion-side-menu>
</ion-side-menus>
It does not work though.Is it possible to do it? If not what are the alternative?

Answer 1

Yes, you can add multiple abstract states.
Here is the Documentation for Angular states. According to the docs:
An abstract state can have child states but can not get activated itself. An 'abstract' state is simply a state that can't be transitioned to. It is activated implicitly when one of its descendants are activated.