Call method from within itself?

Question

I have this snippet:

myApp.factory('productsStore', function ($http, $q, Product) {
    var products = "";

    products = productsStore.get();

    return {
        get: function () {
            return Product.query({});
        }
    };
});

How can I call the get() method, from within the same 'factory'? products = productsStore.get() does not work obviously.

Answer 1

You can use the Revealing Module Pattern:

myApp.factory('productsStore', function ($http, $q, Product) {
    var products = "";

    var get = function () {
        return Product.query({});
    };

    products = get();

    return {
        get: get
    };
});

Reasons I enjoy this pattern:

• No cluttering with this., MyObject., etc. prefixing.
• You see clearly in the bottom return what is publicly exposed.

A great article on the subject: Mastering the Module Pattern