Using $q.defer() with $http in Angular to return the Promise Object only

q-http.js

var query = function (endpoint) {
  var deferred = $q.defer();
  $http.get(endpoint)
  .success(function (data) {
    deferred.resolve(data);
  })
  .error(function (data) {
    deferred.reject(data);
  });
  return deferred.promise;
};

// usage
var someGet = query('/someEndpoint');
someGet.then(function (data) {
  // success, do something with data
  // typically bind to a Controller `this` value
}, function (reason) {
  // fail, do something with reason
});

This is something I use almost every day. Never thought about making a gist :D Thanks!