@ngdoc error @name $q:qcycle @fullName Cannot resolve a promise with itself @description Occurs when resolving a promise with itself as the value, including returning the promise in a function passed to `then`. The A+ 1.1 spec mandates that this behavior throw a TypeError. https://github.com/promises-aplus/promises-spec#the-promise-resolution-procedure ``` var promise = $q.defer().promise; //bad promise.then(function (val) { //Cannot return self return promise; }); //good promise.then(function (val) { return 'some other value'; }); ```