AngularJS call function when redirecting

Question

I have a table of tests in /tests, and I want to be able to permanently hide a specific test by going to /tests/:id/hide. I have a function that does this, I just need to figure out a way to call it without having to invoke a new controller. When doing this, I also want to redirect back to /tests.

angular.module('WebApp.services', []).
    factory('riakAPIService', function($http) {
        var riakAPI = {};
        riakAPI.hideTest = function(key) {
            return $http({
                // Some code for setting a "hide" flag for this test in the database
            });
        }
    });

Is there a pretty way to call riakAPI.hideTest(id) when the user goes to /tests/:id/hide?

angular.module('WebApp', ['WebApp.controllers','WebApp.services','ngRoute']).
    config(['$routeProvider', '$locationProvider', function($routeProvider, $locationProvider) {
        $routeProvider.
            when("/tests", {templateUrl: "partials/tests.html", controller: "testsController"}).
            when("/tests/:id", {templateUrl: "partials/test.html", controller: "testController"}).
            otherwise({redirectTo: '/tests'});
    }]);

Lander Van Breda · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-04 22:24:10Z

1

I think the best approach is to use the resolve param here .

$routeProvider.when('/tests/:id',{
    templateUrl : 'partials/tests.html',
    controller : 'testController',
    resolve : {
        hidden : function(riakAPIService){
              return riakAPIService.hideTest();
        }
    }
})

And for the service

angular.module('WebApp.services', []).
    factory('riakAPIService', function($http,$location) {
        var riakAPI = {};
        riakAPI.hideTest = function(key) {
            return $http({
                // Some code for setting a "hide" flag for this test in the database
            }).then(function(){
                $location.path('/tests');
            });
        }
    });

answered Dec 4, 2014 at 22:24

Lander Van Breda

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