$apply already in progress error

Question

Stack trace:

Error: $apply already in progress
at Error ()
at beginPhase (file:///android_asset/www/built.min.js:7:22740)
at Object.Scope.$a         


        

Answer 1

I know it's old question but if you really need use $scope.$applyAsync();

Answer 2

In my case i use $apply with angular calendar UI to link some event:

$scope.eventClick = function(event){           
    $scope.$apply( function() {
        $location.path('/event/' + event.id);
    });
};

After reading the doc of the problem: https://docs.angularjs.org/error/$rootScope/inprog

The part Inconsistent API (Sync/Async) is very interesting:

For example, imagine a 3rd party library that has a method which will retrieve data for us. Since it may be making an asynchronous call to a server, it accepts a callback function, which will be called when the data arrives.

Since, the MyController constructor is always instantiated from within an $apply call, our handler is trying to enter a new $apply block from within one.

I change the code to :

$scope.eventClick = function(event){           
    $timeout(function() {
        $location.path('/event/' + event.id);
    }, 0);
};

Works like a charm !

Here we have used $timeout to schedule the changes to the scope in a future call stack. By providing a timeout period of 0ms, this will occur as soon as possible and $timeout will ensure that the code will be called in a single $apply block.

Answer 3

In angular 1.3, I think, they added a new function - $scope.$applyAsync(). This function calls apply later on - they say about 10 ms later at least. It is not perfect, but it does at least eliminate the annoying error.

https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/type/$rootScope.Scope#$applyAsync

Answer 4

I call $scope.$apply like this to ignored call multiple in one times.

      var callApplyTimeout = null;
      function callApply(callback) {
          if (!callback) callback = function () { };
          if (callApplyTimeout) $timeout.cancel(callApplyTimeout);

          callApplyTimeout = $timeout(function () {
              callback();
              $scope.$apply();
              var d = new Date();
              var m = d.getMilliseconds();
              console.log('$scope.$apply(); call ' + d.toString() + ' ' + m);
          }, 300);
      }

simply call

callApply();

Answer 5

If scope must be applied in some cases, then you can set a timeout so that the $apply is deferred until the next tick

setTimeout(function(){ scope.$apply(); });

or wrap your code in a $timeout(function(){ .. }); because it will automatically $apply the scope at the end of execution. If you need your function to behave synchronously, I'd do the first.