I have a complex data structure in JSON that follows a hierarchical format. Additionally, I have a reusable Django template that is connected to a specific part of this structure. In order for my template to function correctly, I need to determine the exact location within the structure whenever the template is rendered. I have made progress but there's one key piece missing:
http://jsfiddle.net/trubliphone/fd64rn3y/
The issue lies in passing the current ng-model to a controller.
Below is some code excerpt (more detailed version available in the provided jsfiddle link):
my_app.js:
var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []);
myApp.factory('$global_services', ['$http', function($http) {
var data = {};
$http.get("some_url", {format: "json"}) {
/* THIS REQUEST RETURNS A BIG CHUNK OF HIERARCHICAL JSON */
.success(function (data) {
data = data;
})
});
return {
getPathFromModel: a_clever_fn_i_wrote_that_returns_a_string(),
getModelFromPath: a_clever_fn_i_wrote_that_returns_a_model()
}
}]);
myApp.controller('MyController', ['$scope', '$attrs', '$global_services', function( $scope, $attrs, $global_services ) {
if ($attrs.currentModelPath) {
/* if you passed current_model_path, get the current_model too */
$scope.current_model_path = $attrs.currentModelPath;
$scope.current_model = $global_services.getModelFromPath($scope.current_model_path);
}
else if ($attrs.currentModel) {
/* if you passed current_model, get the current_model_path too */
$scope.current_model = $attrs.currentModel;
$scope.current_model_path = $global_services.getPathFromModel($scope.current_model);
}
}]);
my_template.html:
<div ng-app="myApp">
<div ng-controller="MyController" current_model_path="data">
{{current_model.name}}:
<ul ng-repeat="child in current_model.children">
<input type="text" ng-model="child.name"/> {{ child.name }}
<!-- LOOK: HERE IS A NESTED CONTROLLER -->
<div ng-controller="MyController" current_model="child">
{{current_model.name}}:
<ul ng-repeat="child in current_model.children">
<input type="text" ng-model="child.name"/> {{ child.name }}
</ul>
</div>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
The challenge arises in the "div" element for the nested controller; I pass the {{child}} ng variable as an attribute, but upon receiving it, the controller interprets it simply as the string "child". How can I successfully pass the actual model object?
Thank you.