angularjs share data config between controllers

Question

I\'m wondering what could be a good way to share directive between controller. I\'ve got ie two directives to use in different controller with different configuration the fi

Answer 1

Consider the method described by this post: Extending AngularJS Controllers Using the Mixin Pattern

Instead of copying your methods out of a service, create a base controller that contains those methods, and then call extend on your derived controllers to mix them in. The example from the post:

function AnimalController($scope, vocalization, color, runSpeed) {

    var _this = this;

    // Mixin instance properties.
    this.vocalization = vocalization;
    this.runSpeed = runSpeed;

    // Mixin instance methods.
    this.vocalize = function () {
        console.log(this.vocalization);
    };

    // Mixin scope properties.
    $scope.color = color;

    // Mixin scope methods.
    $scope.run = function(){
        console.log("run speed: " + _this.runSpeed );
    };
}

Now we can mixin AnimalController into DogController:

function DogController($scope) {

    var _this = this;

    // Mixin Animal functionality into Dog.
    angular.extend(this, new AnimalController($scope, 'BARK BARK!', 'solid black', '35mph'));

    $scope.bark = function () {
        _this.vocalize(); // inherited from mixin.
    }
}

And then use DogController in our template:

    
Dog

    
    


    
    Bark Dog

    
    Run Dog

The controllers in this example are all in the global space and are included in the markup as follows.

I haven't tested it, but I don't see why the following wouldn't work:

var myApp = angular.module('myApp', [])

.controller('AnimalController', ['$scope', 'vocalization', 'color', 'runSpeed', function ($scope, vocalization, color, runSpeed) { /* controller code here */}]);

.controller('DogController', ['$scope', '$controller', function($scope, $controller) {
    var _this = this;

    // Mixin Animal functionality into Dog.
    angular.extend(this, $controller('AnimalController', {
         $scope: scope,
         vocalization: 'BARK BARK!', 
         color: 'solid black', 
         runSpeed:'35mph' 
    }));

    $scope.bark = function () {
        _this.vocalize(); // inherited from mixin.
    }
}]);

see: docs for $controller service