ionic development: MyController.ts

gistfile1.txt

/// <reference path='../_reference.ts'/>
interface IMyControllerScope extends ng.IScope {
    vm: IMyController; // now our view model (vm) in the scope is typed
}

interface IMyController {
    myString: string;
    myFunction: (arg) => boolean;
}

class MyController implements IMyController {
    myString: string = ‘initial value’;
    
    // $inject annotation. It provides $injector with information about dependencies to be injected into constructor
    // it is better to have it close to the constructor, because the parameters must match in count and type.
    // See http://docs.angularjs.org/guide/di
    
    public static $inject = [        
        "$scope",      
        "$rootScope“
    ];

    constructor(        
        private $scope: IMyControllerScope,        
        private $rootScope: IAppRootScopeService
    ) {
        var currentClass: MyController = this;       
        $scope.vm = this;  

        $scope.$on("$destroy", () => {       
            // Clean up detached Dom elements     
            // Clean up attached listeners        
        });        
        
        currentClass.myString = 'assigning variables here';    
    }  

    myFunction(arg): boolean {
        // arg processing here   
        return true;   
    }
}