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How to copy Array from Server to existing Array reference

I've been trying to code up a search engine using angular js, but I can't copy one array to another. When I initiate the the code (in the service.FoundItems in the q.all then function) new array(foundArray) shows up as an empty array. I searched up how to copy one array to another and tried that method as you can see, but it isn't working. Please help, here is the code, and thank you.
P.S. if you need the html please tell me.
(function () {
'use strict';
angular.module('narrowDownMenuApp', [])
.controller('narrowItDownController', narrowItDownController)
.service('MenuSearchService', MenuSearchService)
.directive('searchResult', searchResultDirective);
function searchResultDirective() {
var ddo = {
templateUrl: 'searchResult.html',
scope: {
items: '<'
},
};
return ddo
}
narrowItDownController.$inject = ['MenuSearchService'];
function narrowItDownController(MenuSearchService) {
var menu = this;
menu.input = "";
menu.displayResult = [];
menu.searchX = function(name) {
menu.displayResult = MenuSearchService.FoundItems(menu.input, name);
console.log(menu.displayResult);
};
}
MenuSearchService.$inject = ['$http', '$q'];
function MenuSearchService($http, $q) {
var service = this;
service.getMatchedMenuItems = function(name, searchTerm) {
var deferred = $q.defer();
var foundItems = [];
var result = $http({
method: "GET",
url: ('https://davids-restaurant.herokuapp.com/menu_items.json'),
params: {
category: name
}
}).then(function (result) {
var items = result.data;
for (var i = 0; i < items.menu_items.length; i++) {
if (searchTerm === ""){
deferred.reject("Please enter search term");
i = items.menu_items.length;
}
else if (items.menu_items[i].name.toLowerCase().indexOf(searchTerm.toLowerCase()) ==! -1){
foundItems.push(items.menu_items[i].name)
deferred.resolve(foundItems);
}else {
console.log("doesn't match search");
}
}
});
return deferred.promise;
};
service.FoundItems = function (searchTerm, name) {
var searchResult = service.getMatchedMenuItems(name, searchTerm);
var foundArray = [];
$q.all([searchResult])
.then(function (foundItems) {
foundArray = foundItems[0].slice(0);
foundArray.reverse();
})
.catch(function (errorResponse) {
foundArray.push(errorResponse);
});
console.log(foundArray);
return foundArray;
};
};
})();

If the goal of the service.FoundItems function is to return a reference to an array that is later populated with results from the server, use angular.copy to copy the new array from the server to the existing array:
service.FoundItems = function (searchTerm, name) {
var foundArray = [];
var searchPromise = service.getMatchedMenuItems(name, searchTerm);
foundArray.$promise = searchPromise
.then(function (foundItems) {
angular.copy(foundItems, foundArray);
foundArray.reverse();
return foundArray;
})
.catch(function (errorResponse) {
return $q.reject(errorResponse);
})
.finally(function() {
console.log(foundArray);
});
return foundArray;
};
I recommend that the promise be attached to the array reference as a property named $promise so that it can be used to chain functions that depend on results from the server.
Frankly I don't recommend designing services that return array references that are later populated with results. If you insist on designing it that way, this is how it is done.
I tried the $promise thing that you recommended. I was wondering how you would get the value from it ie the array.
In the controller, use the .then method of the $promise to see the final value of the array:
narrowItDownController.$inject = ['MenuSearchService'];
function narrowItDownController(MenuSearchService) {
var menu = this;
menu.input = "";
menu.displayResult = [];
menu.searchX = function(name) {
menu.displayResult = MenuSearchService.FoundItems(menu.input, name);
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menu.displayResult.$promise
.then(function(foundArray) {
console.log(foundArray);
console.log(menu.displayResult);
}).catch(function(errorResponse) {
console.log("ERROR");
console.log(errorResponse);
});
};
}
To see the final result, the console.log needs to be moved inside the .then block of the promise.

Titus is right. The function always immediately returns the initial value of foundArray which is an empty array. The promise is executed asynchronously so by the time you are trying to change foundArray it is too late. You need to return the promise itself and then using .then() to retrieve the value just like you are currently doing inside the method.

From just quickly looking at your code I think you made have a simple error in there. Are you sure you want
foundArray = foundItems[0].slice(0);
instead of
foundArray = foundItems.slice(0);

Call same $http function with different parameters after first is finished, using Factory in AngularJS

myData is generated in myFactory, and the following code works if myData is generated from a single myHttp.GetGroupMember function.
However, it is not working with multiple GetGroupMember calls as they execute "at the same time", and dataContainer gets initialized from createMyData call.
How can I call second GetGroupMember after first GetGroupMember is "finished"?
var myFactory = function (myHttp) {
var myData = [];
var dataContainer = [];
var numProgress;
var onSuccess = function(data_member) {
myData.push(data_member);
numProgress++;
loadMember(dataContainer); // if member is succefully loaded, load next member
// if numProgress == data_member.length, call next GetGroupMember() here?
}
var loadMember = function(data_group) {
if (numProgress < data_group.length) {
myHttp.getMemberDetails(data_group.division, data_group.members[numProgress]).then(onSuccess, onError);
}
}
var createMyData = function(response) {
dataContainer = response; // coded as shown to call loadMember() iteratively
loadMember(dataContainer);
}
var getMyData = function(init) {
myHttp.getGroupMember("Division1", "Group_Foo").success(createMyData); // getGroupMember_1
// how to call getGroupMember_2 after getGroupMember "finished"?
myHttp.getGroupMember("Division2", "Group_Bar").success(createMyData); // getGroupMember_2
return myData;
}
}
var myControl = function($scope, myFactory) {
$scope.myData = myFactory.getMyData();
}

Easiest thing in the world:
myHttp.getGroupMember("Division1", "Group_Foo")
.success(createMyData)
.then(function() {
return myHttp.getGroupMember("Division2", "Group_Bar")
}).success(createMyData);
Read up on promises.

Clearing a page and reloading a controller?

So I have a small angular app that takes in a search query, sends it to an elasticsearch node I've got set up, and then displays the result set on screen.
My problem is that when I make a new query, the results gets appended to the end of the current result set. What I would like it to do is to erase whatever is currently on the page, and reload it with only the new data, much like how searching for something on Google returns a completely new set of results.
Is there any way to do this? Code below for reference.
// this is the controller that displays the reuslts.
var displayController = function($scope, $rootScope, $window, notifyingService) {
var dataReady = function(event, data) {
$scope.resultSet = notifyingService.getData();
}
$rootScope.$on('data-ready', dataReady)
}
app.controller("displayController", ["$scope", "$rootScope", "$window", "notifyingService", displayController]);
// this is the service that's responsible for setting the data
var notifyingService = function($http, $rootScope) {
var svc = {
_data: [],
setData: setData,
getData: getData
};
function getData() {
return svc._data;
}
function setData(data) {
var base_obj = data.hits.hits
console.log("Setting data to passed in data.");
console.log('length of dataset: ' + base_obj.length);
for(var i = 0; i < base_obj.length; i++){
svc._data.push(base_obj[i]._source);
}
$rootScope.$broadcast('data-ready', svc._data);
}
return svc;
};
app.factory("notifyingService", ["$http", "$rootScope", notifyingService]);

In setData just before the loop re-initialize svc._data
svc._data = [];

Clear you svc._data before you start adding the new query.
function setData(data) {
var base_obj = data.hits.hits;
svc._data = [];//reset your array before you populate it again.
for(var i = 0; i < base_obj.length; i++){
svc._data.push(base_obj[i]._source);
}
$rootScope.$broadcast('data-ready', svc._data);
}

Correct way to pass data from nodejs to angular in nwjs (node-webkit)

Solved: The below code now works for anyone who needs it.
Create an Angular factory that queries a database and returns query results.
Pass those results of the query into the $scope of my controller
Render the results of the $scope variable in my view (html)
Challenge:
Because this is for a node-webkit (nwjs) app, I am trying to do this without using express, setting up api endpoints, and using the $http service to return the query results. I feel like there should be a more eloquent way to do this by directly passing the data from nodejs to an angular controller. Below is what I've attempted but it hasn't worked.
Database: Below code is for a nedb database.
My Updated Controllers
app.controller('homeCtrl', function($scope,homeFactory){
homeFactory.getTitles().then(function(data){
$scope.movieTitles = data;
});
});
My Updated Factory:
app.factory('homeFactory', function($http,$q) {
return {
getTitles: function () {
var deferred = $q.defer();
var allTitles = [];
db.find({}, function (err, data) {
for (var i = 0, len = data.length; i < len; i++) {
allTitles.push(data[i].title)
}
deferred.resolve(allTitles);
});
return deferred.promise;
}
}
});
HTML
<script>
var Datastore = require('nedb');
var db = new Datastore({ filename: './model/movies.db', autoload: true });
</script>
<--shows up as an empty array-->
<p ng-repeat="movie in movieTitles">{{movie}}</p>

So the problem with your original homeFactory is that db.find happens asynchronously. Although you can use it just fine with callbacks, I think it is better practice to wrap these with $q.
app.service('db', function ($q) {
// ...
this.find = function (query) {
var deferred = $q.defer();
db.find(query, function (err, docs) {
if (err) {
deferred.reject(err);
} else {
deferred.resolve(docs);
}
});
return deferred.promise;
};
// ...
});
Once you begin wrapping non-Angular code like this, then it makes the interface consistent.
app.service('homeFactory', function (db) {
this.getAllTitles = function () {
return db.find({}).then(function (docs) {
return docs.map(function (doc) {
return doc.title;
});
});
};
});
And the controller would look like:
app.controller('homeCtrl', function ($scope, homeFactory) {
homeFactory.getAllTitles().then(function (titles) {
$scope.movieTitles = titles;
});
});

Partial Answer: I was able to get it working by moving all the code into the controller. Anyone now how to refactor the below to use a factory to clean up the code?
Updated Controller ($scope.movietitles is updating in views with the correct data):
$scope.movieTitles = [];
$scope.getMovieTitles = db.find({},function(err,data){
var arr = [];
for (var i = 0, len = data.length; i < len; i++){
arr.push(data[i].title)
}
$scope.movieTitles = arr;
$scope.$apply();
});

How to properly use Parse / Promise?

I am writing some JavaScript codes using Parse.com.
To be honest, I have been reading how to use Promise and done lots of research but cannot still figure out how to use it properly..
Here is a scenario:
I have two tables (objects) called Client and InvoiceHeader
Client can have multiple InvoiceHeaders.
InvoiceHeader has a column called "Amount" and I want a total amount of each client's InvoiceHeaders.
For example, if Client A has two InvoiceHeaders with amount 30 and 20 and Client B has got nothing, the result I want to see in tempArray is '50, 0'.
However, with the following codes, it looks like it's random. I mean sometimes the tempArray got '50, 50' or "50, 0". I suspect it is due to the wrong usage of Promise.
Please help me. I have been looking into the codes and stuck for a few days.
$(document).ready(function() {
var client = Parse.Object.extend("Client");
var query = new Parse.Query(client);
var tempArray = [];
query.find().then(function(objects) {
return objects;
}).then(function (objects) {
var promises = [];
var totalForHeader = 0;
objects.forEach(function(object) {
totalForHeader = 0;
var invoiceHeader = Parse.Object.extend('InvoiceHeader');
var queryForInvoiceHeader = new Parse.Query(invoiceHeader);
queryForInvoiceHeader.equalTo('headerClient', object);
var prom = queryForInvoiceHeader.find().then(function(headers) {
headers.forEach(function(header) {
totalForHeader += totalForHeader +
parseFloat(header.get('headerOutstandingAmount'));
});
tempArray.push(totalForHeader);
});
promises.push(prom);
});
return Parse.Promise.when.apply(Parse.Promise, promises);
}).then(function () {
// after all of above jobs are done, do something here...
});
} );

Assuming Parse.com's Promise class follows the A+ spec, and I understood which bits you wanted to end up where, this ought to work:
$(document).ready(function() {
var clientClass = Parse.Object.extend("Client");
var clientQuery = new Parse.Query(clientClass);
clientQuery.find().then(function(clients) {
var totalPromises = [];
clients.forEach(function(client) {
var invoiceHeaderClass = Parse.Object.extend('InvoiceHeader');
var invoiceHeaderQuery = new Parse.Query(invoiceHeaderClass);
invoiceHeaderQuery.equalTo('headerClient', client);
var totalPromise = invoiceHeaderQuery.find().then(function(invoiceHeaders) {
var totalForHeader = 0;
invoiceHeaders.forEach(function(invoiceHeader) {
totalForHeader += parseFloat(invoiceHeader.get('headerOutstandingAmount'));
});
return totalForHeader;
});
totalPromises.push(totalPromise);
});
return Parse.Promise.when(totalPromises);
}).then(function(totals) {
// here you can use the `totals` array.
});
});