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+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *************************************************/
+
+import pagination from './pagination.service';
+
+export default
+    angular.module('pagination', [])
+        .factory('pagination', pagination);
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/src/shared/pagination/pagination.service.js b/awx/ui/client/src/shared/pagination/pagination.service.js
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+/*************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *************************************************/
+
+export default ['$q', '$http', function($q, $http) {
+    return {
+        getInitialPageForList: function(id, url, pageSize) {
+            // get the name of the object
+            return $http.get(url + "?id=" + id)
+                .then(function (data) {
+                    var name = data.data.results[0].name;
+                    // get how many results are less than or equal to
+                    // the name
+                    return $http.get(url + "?name__lte=" + name)
+                        .then(function (data) {
+                            // divide by the page size to get what
+                            // page the data should be on
+                            var count = data.data.count;
+                            return Math.ceil(count/pageSize);
+                        });
+                });
+        }
+    };
+}];