Angular factory for using angular-file-upload in any controller.

fileUpload.js

// replace dentalExchangeApp with the name of your Angular App.
// angular-file-upload.js needs to be included on your page, 
// and included as a dependency in your App
dentalExchangeApp.factory('fileUpload', function($upload) {
    return {
        get: function($files, callback) {
            //https://github.com/danialfarid/angular-file-upload
            //callback is added so that you can access the returned data inside of your preferred scope.
            var filename = $files[0].name;
            for (var i = 0; i < $files.length; i++) {
                var file = $files[i];
                $upload.upload({
                    url: '/res/js/tinymce/plugins/ooholoader/upload.php?name=' + file['name'], //upload.php script, node.js route, or servlet url
                    method: 'POST',
                    // headers: {'header-key': 'header-value'},
                    // withCredentials: true,
                    data: {
                        myObj: file
                    },
                    file: file, // or list of files: $files for html5 only
                    // fileName: 'doc.jpg' or ['1.jpg', '2.jpg', ...] // to modify the name of the file
                    /* customize file formData name ('Content-Desposition'), server side file variable name. 
					Default is 'file' */
                    //fileFormDataName: myFile, //or a list of names for multiple files (html5).
                    /* customize how data is added to formData. See #40#issuecomment-28612000 for sample code */
                    //formDataAppender: function(formData, key, val){}
                }).progress(function(evt) {
                    console.log('percent: ' + parseInt(100.0 * evt.loaded / evt.total));
                }).success(function(data, status, headers, config) {
                    // file is uploaded successfully
                    console.log(data);
                    callback(data.filename, data.fullfilename);
                    //declare a callback function when you call fileUpload.get that will
                    //pass this data to your controller's scope.
                });
                //.error(...)
                //.then(success, error, progress); 
                //.xhr(function(xhr){xhr.upload.addEventListener(...)})// access and attach any event listener to XMLHttpRequest.
            }
        }
    };
});