angular.module('todoController', []) .controller('mainController', ['$scope', '$http', 'Todos', function($scope, $http, Todos) { $scope.formData = {}; $scope.loading = true; // on first visit 'refresh' the todo list Todos.get() .success(function(data) { $scope.todos = data; $scope.loading = false; }); // when submitting the add form, send formdata to api $scope.createTodo = function() { // validate the formData to make sure that something is there if ($scope.formData.text != undefined) { $scope.loading = true; Todos.create($scope.formData) .success(function(data) { // refresh $scope.loading = false; $scope.formData = ""; // clear the form $scope.todos = data; // assign our new list of todo }); } }; // delete a todo when pressed checkbox $scope.deleteTodo = function(id) { $scope.loading = true; Todos.delete(id) .success(function(data) { // refresh $scope.loading = false; $scope.todos = data; }); }; }]);