Typically when asking the API endpoint for JSON, I'd write something like this:
factory('User', function($http) {
return {
get: function() {
return $http.get('/api/users');
}
}
});
However, how can I add a route parameter to get a specific user (RESTful show method)?
i.e. /api/users/1 to get user number one. But I want it to be dynamic based on the logged in user.
You can use the $resource factory instead of using $http. As stated in the documentation $resource is:
A factory which creates a resource object that lets you interact with RESTful server-side data sources.
To do what you want, you can simply declare it like this:
factory('User', function($resource) {
var UserResource = $resource('/api/users/:id');
return UserResource;
});
Usage:
.controller('Ctrl', function($scope, User) {
// Sends GET /api/users/1
User.get({id: '1'}).$promise.then(function(user) {
// expects a single user data object
console.log(user);
});
// Sends GET /api/users
User.query().$promise.then(function(users) {
// expects an array of user data objects
console.log(users);
});
});
