python like @property on angularjs model?

Question

python like @property on angularjs model?

Lets say i have simple user resource:

angular.module('models', ['ngResource']).
    factory('User', function($resource) {
    var User = $resource('/api/users/:userId', {userId:'@id'}, {});
    return User;
});

this might return a user containing {firstName: 'bob', lastName: 'smith'}. i would like to display the users fullName which would be firstName +' '+ lastName in my view. How to do do this?

Right now in my controller i have:

$scope.user = User.get({userId: 42}); //bob smith

But where do i attach the fullName function ?

angularjs

Answer 1

You should be able to just take the resource and add a new property or method with JavaScript's prototyping. Since it returns a constructor.

So something like:

User.prototype.fullName = function() {
     return this.firstName + ' ' + this.lastName;
};

EDIT: If for some reason that doesn't work... there is a little JavaScript hack for modifying object prototypes hidden by closures: You can use the .constructor property of a create object and alter the prototype of that.