ng-table not working for dynamic data

Question

I have created a table and I am using http to load the data in the tables. So, in every click, my table data is changing, but I don\'t see the updated data in the table. I h

Answer 1

With some trial and error I found a seemingly better solution to the issue than indicated in the plunkrs. For clarity, I am using $resource in a service to fetch my data. When I add a record via a modal, at first it wouldn't upload the ng-table after closing the modal. I figured out a way that works for me:

// Get data from factory
var data = dataFactory.query();

//Use promise to load data to table, note the replacing of the second tableParams 
//object parameter with a function
data.$promise.then(function (data){
    $scope.tableParams = new ngTableParams({
        page: 1,            // show first page
        count: 10,
        sorting: {
            name: 'asc'
        },
        filter: {
            name: undefined             
        }
    }, resetTableParams()
    );
});

//The function that replaces the tableParams param
var resetTableParams = function(){
    return {
        total: data.length,
        getData: function($defer, params) {
            var filteredData = params.filter() ? $filter('filter')(data, params.filter()) : data;
            var orderedData = params.sorting() ? $filter('orderBy')(data, params.orderBy()) : filteredData; 

            params.total(orderedData.length);
            $defer.resolve($scope.data = orderedData.slice((params.page() -1) * params.count(), params.page() * params.count()));           
            }
    }
}

//A method to update the table that can be called when closing a modal
var updateTable = function(){
    data = dataFactory.query();
    data.$promise.then(function (data){
        $scope.tableParams.reload();
    });
}

// Add table row to table in modal and call updateTable() on closing modal
$scope.addRow = function(){
    var modalInstance = $modal.open({
        templateUrl: 'resources/partials/newrecord.html',
        controller: NewRecordModalCtrl
    })

    modalInstance.result.then(function(){
        updateTable();
    });
}

Unfortunately, I can't give a clear explanation as to why this works and other methods don't. For instance, if you would not use the resetTableparams() function but leave it hardcoded, the table does not update. Somehow, Angular's digest cycle likes this better :) If somebody has a good explanation, please share!