Example for sharing server models with the client

gistfile1.js

// On the server we setup routes to interface with a car controller

app.post('/api/cars/', car.create);
app.put('/api/cars/:id', car.update);
app.get('/api/cars/:id', car.show);

//-----------------------------------

// To interface with this from the client we'll use angular $resource

/**
 * Define our Car $resource class.
 * $resource has default methods for: save, get, query, delete
 */
var Car = $resource('api/cars/:id', 
            {
	      id: '@id' 
	    }, 
	    {
	      update: { // we'll add an update method since $resource doesn't include one
	        method: 'PUT'
  	      }
	    });

/** 
 * Create a new $resource object and bind it to our form
 * example data it gets from the server: { id: 1, name: 'nissan X80', price: 12000 }
 */
$scope.car = Car.get({id: 1}, function() {

/**
 * Assume in the view the client increases the cars price
 * e.g $scope.car.price = 15000; 
 */

/**
 * Client submits his changes and triggers update
 */
$scope.update = function() {

  // Do some validation
  if(isValid($scope.car) {
  	
    $scope.car.$update(); // This will PUT { id: 1, name: 'nissan X80', price: 15000 } to /api/cars/1
  }
};