I have a unique setup in my AngularJS application where I utilize services to make API calls using $http and handle promises in my controllers. Here's an example of my current approach:
app.service('Blog', function($http, $q) {
var deferred = $q.defer();
$http.get('http://blog.com/sampleblog')
.then(function(res) {
// perform data manipulation
return deferred.resolve(res.data);
}, function(err) {
// handle error messages
return deferred.reject(err);
});
// chain additional HTTP calls if needed
return deferred.promise;
});
However, there is an alternative method that simplifies the process like this:
app.service('Blog', function($http) {
return $http.get('http://blog.com/sampleblog');
});
This allows for validation, error handling, promise chaining, etc. to be done at the controller level. Now I'm wondering: What is considered the 'best practice' for ensuring code resilience and flexibility in this scenario? Or is there a completely different approach that could be better?