Angular DI Part 1: Service

by Jeremy Likness

JavaScript

function Log() {
    console.log("Log created."); 
    this.log = function(msg) {
        console.log(msg);
    };
}

function Instructors() {
    var log = new Log(),
        _this = this,
        instructors = [
            { id: 1, name: "Jeremy Likness" },
            { id: 2, name: "Jeffrey Richter" },
            { id: 3, name: "Jeff Prosise" }
        ];
    log.log("Instructors created.");
    this.getInstructors = function() {
        return instructors.slice(0);
    };
    this.getInstructor = function(id) {
        var list = _this.getInstructors(),
            idx;
        for (idx = 0; idx < list.length; idx += 1) {
            if (list[idx].id === id) {
                return list[idx];
            }
        }
        return null;
    };
}

function Courses() {
    var log = new Log(),
        _this = this,
        courses = [
            { id: 1, description: "Threading" },
            { id: 2, description: "Windows 8" },
            { id: 3, description: "Angular" }
        ];
    log.log("Courses created.");
    this.getCourses = function() {
        return courses.slice(0);
    };
    this.getCourse = function(id) {
        var list = _this.getCourses(),
            idx;
        for (idx = 0; idx < list.length; idx += 1) {
            if (list[idx].id === id) {
                return list[idx];
            }
        }
        return null;
    };
}

function CourseMap() {
    var log = new Log(),
        _this = this,
        courseMap = [
            { instructorId: 1, courseId: 3 },
            { instructorId: 2, courseId: 1 },
            { instructorId: 3, courseId: 2 }
        ];
    this.instructors = new Instructors();
    this.courses = new Courses();
    log.log("CourseMap created.");
    this.getCourseMap = function() {
        var result = [],
            idx;
        for(idx = 0; idx < courseMap.length; idx += 1) {
            result.push({
                instructor: _this.instructors.getInstructor(courseMap[idx].instructorId),
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