Currently immersed in an AngularJS book and feeling perplexed by something
There are two Controllers that have caught my attention
EditCtrl
app.controller('EditCtrl', ['$scope', '$location', 'recipe',
function($scope, $location, recipe){
$scope.recipe = recipe;
$scope.save = function(){
$scope.recipe.$save(function(recipe){
$location.path('/view/', + recipe.id);
});
};
$scope.remove = function(){
delete $scope.recipe;
$location.path("/");
};
}]);
IngredientsCtrl
app.controller('IngredientsCtrl', ['$scope',
function($scope){
$scope.addIngredients = function(){
var ingredients = $scope.recipe.ingredients;
ingredients[ingredients.length] = {};
};
$scope.removeIngredient = function(index) {
$scope.recipe.ingredients.slice(index, 1);
};
}]);
The part that's baffling me is the connection between IngredientsCtrl and EditCtrl. The relationship isn't clear to me. Even though the example app functions seamlessly as per the book, I need more insight into what exactly makes IngredientsCtrl linked as a child of EditCtrl. It's not clicking for me.
Edit: Including relevant HTML markup
<div class="control-group">
<label class="control-label" for="ingredients">Ingredients:</label>
<div class="controls">
<ul id="ingredients" class="unstyled" ng-controller="IngredientsCtrl">
<li ng-repeat="ingredient in recipe.ingredients">
<input ng-model="ingredient.amount" class="input-mini">
<input ng-model="ingredient.amountUnits" class="input-small">
<input ng-model="ingredient.ingredientName">
<button type="button" class="btn btn-mini" ng-click="removeIngredient($index)"><i class="icon-minus-sign"></i> Delete </button>
</li>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-mini" ng-click="addIngredient()"><i class="icon-plus-sign"></i> Add </button>
</ul>
</div>
Edit: Excerpt from the book
All previously encountered controllers were associated with specific UI views, but the Ingredients Controller stands apart. As a child controller utilized on edit pages, it encapsulates particular functionalities unnecessary at a broader level. An intriguing aspect is that being a child controller lets it inherit the scope from the parent controller (in this situation, the Edit/New controllers). Hence, it gains access to the $scope.recipe from its parent.
Edit: Integration with routing
var app = angular.module('guthub',
['guthub.directives', 'guthub.services']);
app.config(['$routeProvider',
function($routeProvider){
$routeProvider.
when('/', {
controller: 'ListCtrl',
resolve: {
recipes: function(MultipleRecipeLoader){
return MultipleRecipeLoader();
}
},
templateUrl: '/view/list.html'
}).
when('/edit/:recipeId', {
controller: 'EditCtrl',
resolve: {
recipe: function(RecipeLoader) {
return RecipeLoader();
}
},
templateUrl: '/view/recipeForm.html'
}).
when('/view/:recipeId', {
controller: 'ViewCtrl',
resolve: {
recipe: function(RecipeLoader) {
return RecipeLoader();
}
},
templateUrl: '/view/viewRecipe.html'
}).
when('/new', {
controller: 'NewCtrl',
templateUrl: '/view/recipeForm.html'
}).
otherwise({redirectTo: '/'});
}]);