Can I or Should I use a Global variable in Angularjs to store a logged in user?

Question

I\'m new to angular and developing my first \'real\' application. I\'m trying to build a calendar/scheduling app ( source code can all be seen on github ) and I want to be a

Answer 1

Yes you can do it in $rootScope. However, I believe it's better practice to put it inside a service. Services are singletons meaning they maintain the same state throughout the application and as such are prefect for storing things like a user object. Using a "user" service instead of $rootScope is just better organization in my opinion. Although technically you can achieve the same results, generally speaking you don't want to over-populate your $rootScope with functionality.