APIProvider.js

innitApp.provider('API',function(){
	//temp storage for new collection
	var _collections = []
	
	//holds model references
	var _models = {}

	return {
		//this fires when the provider is injected
		$get : ['$resource',function($resource){


			angular.forEach(_collections,function(_collection){
				
				var newCollection = $resource(_collection.definition.endpoint,_collection.defaults,_collection.actions)
				
				_models[_collection.name] = newCollection
			
			})
			
			return _models;

		}],
		
		//register a collection with the provider
		$collection : function(name,def){
			
			var newCollection = {name : name, definition : def}
			_collections.push(newCollection)
		}
	}


})

innitApp.config(['APIProvider',function(APIProvider){

	//register a collection w/ api provider
	APIProvider.$collection('Cops',{
		endpoint : '/api/cops'
	})
	
	APIProvider.$collection('Stations',{
		endpoint : '/api/stations'
	})


}])

sampleCtrl

myApp.controller('testCtrl',function(API){

  $scope.fatCops = API.Cops.query({isFat : true})

  $scope.allStations = API.Stations.query()


  $scope.createNewCop = function(){
  
    var newCop = {name : 'Joe', isFat: false}
  
    API.Cops.create(newCop).then(function(newlyCreatedCop){
    
    
    })
    
  $scope.moveCopToOtherStation = function(){
  
    API.Cops.get({id : 1}).then(function(cop){
    
      cop.station_id = 2;
      
      cop.save().then(function(){
      
        console.log('moved cop to new station')
      
      })
    
    
    })
  
  
  }
  
  }

})