How to pass in parameters when use resource service?

Question

A very rookie-ish question:

I'm trying to build resource object using factory method:

.factory('Magazines', [function ($resource) {      var url = document.URL;     var urlArray = url.split("/");     var organId = urlArray[urlArray.length-1];      return $resource('http://localhost/ci/api/magazines/:id', {         loginID : organEntity,         password : organCommpassword,         id : organId     });   }]) 

This method is easy because all params are predefined, organEntity and organCommpassword are defined inside tag.

Now for a different resource object, I need to pass in parameter when the factory is called.

I imagine the calling code of this resource object should look like:

.controller('ResrouceCtrl', function($scope, Magazines) {       $scope.magazines = Magazines.query(); }); 

I know query() method can add parameters: Magazines.query(params, successcb, errorcb);

I wonder if I just pass in parameters, can I get the parameter at the factory? How to specify such passed in parameters in the factory method?

For example, now suppose I cannot get organId from url anymore, I need to pass it in from my controller, how to receive organId within the factory method?

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Here is my resource js:

.factory('MagComments', function ($resource) {       return $resource('http://localhost/dooleystand/ci/api/magCommenct/:id', {       loginID : organEntity,       password : organCommpassword,       id : '@magId' //pass in param using @ syntax     });   }) 

Here is my controller:

$scope.magComments = MagComments.query({magId : 1}); 

I tried to pass in the parameter, but it causes an error

Answer 1

I think I see your problem, you need to use the @ syntax to define parameters you will pass in this way, also I'm not sure what loginID or password are doing you don't seem to define them anywhere and they are not being used as URL parameters so are they being sent as query parameters?

This is what I can suggest based on what I see so far:

.factory('MagComments', function ($resource) {     return $resource('http://localhost/dooleystand/ci/api/magCommenct/:id', {       loginID : organEntity,       password : organCommpassword,       id : '@magId'     });   }) 

The @magId string will tell the resource to replace :id with the property magId on the object you pass it as parameters.

I'd suggest reading over the documentation here (I know it's a bit opaque) very carefully and looking at the examples towards the end, this should help a lot.

Answer 2

I suggest you to use provider. Provide is good when you want to configure it first before to use (against Service/Factory)

Something like:

.provider('Magazines', function() {      this.url = '/';     this.urlArray = '/';     this.organId = 'Default';      this.$get = function() {         var url = this.url;         var urlArray = this.urlArray;         var organId = this.organId;          return {             invoke: function() {                 return ......             }         }     };      this.setUrl  = function(url) {         this.url = url;     };     this.setUrlArray  = function(urlArray) {         this.urlArray = urlArray;     };      this.setOrganId  = function(organId) {         this.organId = organId;     }; });  .config(function(MagazinesProvider){     MagazinesProvider.setUrl('...');     MagazinesProvider.setUrlArray('...');     MagazinesProvider.setOrganId('...'); }); 

And now controller:

function MyCtrl($scope, Magazines) {                  Magazines.invoke();         ....  }