javascript - AngularJS: $routeProvider when resolve $http returns response obj instead of my obj -

i'm trying resolve couple ajax calls data controller needs available before (and directive furnishes) execute. order of execution working, however, instead of returning object create, result injected controller $http's response object:

{   config: { … },   data: { … },   headers: { … },   status: 200 } 

my code looks like:

app.config([   '$routeprovider', function($routeprovider)   {     $routeprovider       .when('/path', {         …,         "resolve": {           "data": [             '$http',             function($http)             {               return $http                 .get('/api/data')                 .success(function(data,status) { return data.rows[0]; })                 .error(function(data,status)   { return false; });             }           ]         }       });   } ]); 

am daft? shouldn't return value $http's success returned $http?

i tried

… "resolve": {   "data": [     '$http',     function($http)     {       var response;       $http         .get('/api/data')         .success(function(data,status) { response = data.rows[0]; })         .error(function(data,status)   { response = false; });       return response;     }   ] } 

but data object injected controller undefined (i'm guessing because $http asynchronous , resolve not blocked $http—so returned before $http ready).

p.s. synchronicity of $http should definable in options object!!

solution

app.config([   '$routeprovider', function($routeprovider)   {     $routeprovider       .when('/path', {         …,         "resolve": {           "data": [             '$http',             function($http)             {               return $http                 .get('/api/data')                 .then(                   function success(response) { return response.data.rows[0]; },                   function error(reason)     { return false; }                 );             }           ]         }       });   } ]); 

thanks ajay beniwal's pointer , mark rajcok's pointer.

p.s. then() documented on $q's page.

$http @returns {httppromise} returns {@link ng.$q promise} object standard then method , 2 http specific methods: success , error. then method takes 2 arguments success , error callback called response object. success , error methods take single argument - function called when request succeeds or fails respectively. arguments passed these functions destructured representation of response object passed then method. response object has these properties: