If I have a factory like the one below:
app.factory("categoryFactory", function (api, $http, $q) {
var selected = null;
var categoryList = [];
return {
getList: function () {
var d = $q.defer();
if(categoryList.length <= 0){
$http.get(api.getUrl('categoryStructure', null))
.success(function (response) {
categoryList = response;
d.resolve(categoryList);
});
}
else
{
d.resolve(categoryList)
}
return d.promise;
},
setSelected: function (category) {
selected = category;
},
getSelected: function () {
return selected;
}
}
});
Now, I have two controllers using this factory simultaneously. Both controllers need to be alerted when there are updates, so I implemented the following:
app.controller('DashboardController', ['$http', '$scope', '$sessionStorage', '$log', 'Session', 'api','categoryFactory', function ($http, $scope, $sessionStorage, $log, Session, api, categoryFactory) {
$scope.selectedCategory = categoryFactory.getSelected();
}]);
The other controller is as follows:
app.controller('NavController', ['$http', '$scope', '$sessionStorage', '$log', 'Session', 'api', 'FileUploader', 'categoryFactory', function ($http, $scope, $sessionStorage, $log, Session, api, FileUploader, categoryFactory) {
$scope.categories = [];
categoryFactory.getList().then(function (response) {
$scope.categories = response;
});
$scope.selectCategory = function (category) {
categoryFactory.setSelected(category);
}
}]);
However, when the value was changed in the NavController, it did not reflect in the DashboardController.
My question is how can I either set up a watch or another method to receive notifications when the value changes?