How to edit data when combining angularjs and mongodb - mongodb

Question

I'm a beginner in the AngularJs and MongoDb world (i started learning today!!)
Actually i'm trying to do something very basic : Display a list of record, with an add button and a edit link with each record.
I'm using this lib https://github.com/pkozlowski-opensource/angularjs-mongolab to connect to mongoweb.
Actually my data is displayed, when i try to add a record it works, but the problem is when i try to display the edit form!
Here is my index.html file, in which i display the data with a form to add a record and with the edit links :
<div ng-controller="AppCtrl">
<ul>
<li ng-repeat="team in teams">
{{team.name}}
{{team.description}}
edit
</li>
</ul>
<form ng-submit="addTeam()">
<input type="text" ng-model="team.name" size="30" placeholder="add new team here">
<input type="text" ng-model="team.description" size="30" placeholder="add new team here">
<input class="btn-primary" type="submit" value="add">
</form>
</div>
And here is my edit.html code, which displays an edit form :
<div ng-controller="EditCtrl">
<form ng-submit="editTeam()">
<input type="text" name="name" ng-model="team.name" size="30" placeholder="edit team here">
<input type="text" name="description" ng-model="team.description" size="30" placeholder="edit team here">
<input class="btn-primary" type="submit" value="validate edit">
</form>
</div>
And finally my js code:
var app = angular.module('app', ['mongolabResource']);
app.constant('API_KEY', '____________________________');
app.constant('DB_NAME', 'groups');
app.factory('Teams', function ($mongolabResource) {
return $mongolabResource('teams');
});
app.controller('AppCtrl', function ($scope, Teams) {
$scope.teams = Teams.query();
$scope.addTeam = function() {
varteam = {
name: $scope.team.name,
description: $scope.team.description
};
$scope.teams.push(varteam);
Teams.save($scope.team);
$scope.team.name = '';
$scope.team.description = '';
};
});
app.controller('EditCtrl', function ($scope, Teams) {
//????????
});
My AppCtrl works perfecty, it displays the data w add records perfectly.
Now i want to add the js code for the edit, but i don't even know form where to start ? how do i a get the id parameter in the url ? how do i tell the view to fill out the form fields from the values from the database ? And finally how do i update the databse.
I know that i asked a lot of question but i'm really lost! thank you

Answer 1

There are of course many possible solutions.
One solution is to use angularjs routing. See http://docs.angularjs.org/tutorial/step_07 for a tutorial.
Basically replace your ul list with something like:
<ul>
<li ng-repeat="team in teams">
{{team.name}}
{{team.description}}
edit
</li>
</ul>
Then you can create a route that responde to your url:
yourApp.config(['$routeProvider',
function($routeProvider) {
$routeProvider.
when('/teams', {
templateUrl: 'partials/team-list.html',
controller: 'TeamListCtrl'
}).
when('/teams/:teamId', {
templateUrl: 'partials/team-detail.html',
controller: 'TeamDetailCtrl'
}).
otherwise({
redirectTo: '/teams'
});
}]);
In this way from the detail controller (that will replace your EditCtrl) you can access the id parameter using: $routeParams.teamId
Anyway I suggest to study well all the tutorials for a better overview.