Factories in AngularJS

Factories in AngularJS — a practical guide to AngularJS factory with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Factories are often preferred for revealing-module style APIs.

factory()

angular.module('myApp').factory('ItemApi', ['$http', function ($http) {
  return {
    list: function () { return $http.get('/api/items'); }
  };
}]);