using $resource in examples

example1.js

// service with parameters
// How do I not send url template parameters with request body in angular?
// Source: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19529483/how-do-i-not-send-url-template-parameters-with-request-body-in-angular
resource = $resource(
    'http://foo.com/service/:type/:id',
    {},
    {save: {
        method:'PUT', 
        transformRequest:function(data) {
            delete data.type;
            delete data.id;
            return JSON.stringify(data);
        },
        params: {type:'@type', id: '@id'}
    }}
);

example2.js

var resource = $resource('http://foo.com/service/:action/');
    return {
        validateTitle: function(priorityTitle) {
            return resource.get(
            {
                title: priorityTitle,
                action: 'ValidateTitle' // will get used in url
            });
        }
    }