What is the best placement for the common handleError and handleSuccess functions?
These functions are commonly used by every service. Where should these functions be placed? Should they be global functions injected as dependencies?
(function () {
"use strict";
angular.module('myApp.Group')
.service('GroupService', function ($http, $q, $location, Environment) {
// I transform the error response, unwrapping the application data from
// the API response payload.
function handleError(response) {
// The API response from the server should be returned in a
// normalized format. However, if the request was not handled by the
// server (or not handled properly - ex. server error), then we
// may have to normalize it on our end, as best we can.
if (!angular.isObject(response.data) || !response.data.message) {
return ($q.reject("An unknown error occurred."));
}
// Otherwise, use the expected error message.
return ($q.reject(response.data.message));
}
// I transform the successful response, unwrapping the application data
// from the API response payload.
function handleSuccess(response) {
return (response.data);
}
this.remove = function (id) {
var request = $http({
method: "delete",
url: '/group/' + id
});
return (request.then(handleSuccess, handleError));
};
});
}());