SO - 15309286

HTML

<div ng-app="myApp" ng-controller="controller">
    <my-directive></my-directive>
    <table style="width: 100%"><tbody><td>
        <tree items="tree"></tree>
    </td></tbody></table>
</div>

JavaScript

var app = angular.module('myApp', []);

app.controller('controller', function ($scope){ 

    $scope.tree=[{"name":"Node 1","items":[{"name":"Node 1.1","items":[{"name":"Node 1.1.1","items":[{"name":"Node 1.1.1.1","items":[]}]},{"name":"Node 1.1.2","items":[]}]},{"name":"Node 1.2","items":[]}]}];

});
app.directive('tree', function() {
    return {
        template: '<ul><tree-node ng-repeat="item in items"></tree-node></ul>',
        restrict: 'E',
        replace: true,
        scope: {
            items: '=items',
        }
    };
});

app.directive('treeNode', function($compile) {
    return { 
        restrict: 'E',
        template: '<li >{{item.name}}</li>',
        link: function(scope, elm, attrs) {
        if (scope.item.items.length > 0) {
            var children = $compile('<tree items="item.items"></tree>')(scope);
            elm.append(children);
        }
    }
    };
});