(function () { 'use strict'; var app = angular.module('location'); function datacontext($q, config, $http) { var service = { getGeocodeByPlaceName: getGeocodeByPlaceName }; return service; function handleError(response) { // The API response from the server should be returned in a // nomralized format. However, if the request was not handled by the // server (or what not handles properly - ex. server error), then we // may have to normalize it on our end, as best we can. if ( !angular.isObject(response.data) || !response.data.message ) { return ($q.reject("An unknown error occurred.")); } // Otherwise, use expected error message. return ($q.reject(response.data.message)); } // I transform the successful response, unwrapping the application data // from the API response payload. function handleSuccess(response) { return (response.data); } function getGeocodeByPlaceName(placeName) { var request = $http({ method: "get", url: 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=' + placeName + '&key=' + config.googleApiKey, }); return (request.then(handleSuccess, handleError)); } } app.factory('locationService', ['$q', 'locationServiceConfig', '$http', datacontext]); })();