using $resource in AngularJs to save array of objects

Question

I am using $resource to retrieve data from the server using query. The server returns an array of objects, which I store in stuklijst. I can send the (

Answer 1

You can send an array of objects by re-defining your resource's save function to specify isArray=true like so:

stukModule.factory('Stuklijsten', ['$resource', function ($resource) {
    return $resource(
        'rest/stuklijsten/:stuklijstID',
        {},
        {
            save: {
                method: 'POST',
                isArray: true
            }
        }
    );
}]);

Then, in your controller, you can assemble the list and save all in one http request (less chatty API):

$scope.saveStuklijst = function(lijst) {
    var some_list = [];
    for(var i = 0; i < lijst.length; i++) {
        lijst[i].RowID = i
        f = new Stuklijsten(lijst[i]); 
        some_list.push({stuklijstID: $routeParams.stuklijstID}); 
    };
    Stuklijsten.save(some_list);

If you wanted to still be able to POST single objects, you could use the same concept to create a saveBulk function to preserve the original save for the single objects.