angularjs disable button on $http/$q calls

Question

following the DRY principal, i want to write a button directive which keeps button disabled for the duration of $http class.

I want to do this so as to forbid user from

Answer 1

Why not just make it easier.

Save


$scope.save = function(){
  $scope.isProcessing = true;
  $http.post('Api/Controller/Save', data).success(
    $scope.isProcessing = false;
  );
}

Sure it's the case if you need this logic in very few places across your app.

If you have such logic repeating many times (and if you are not lazy :) ), so in order to follow SOLID principles it definetely better to wrap this functionality into directive (check out other answers for this question to see examples of such directive).