Angular Decorator

angular-decorator.js

/**
 * Workaround to make defining and retrieving angular modules easier and more intuitive.
 */

(function(angular) {
	var origMethod = angular.module;

	var alreadyRegistered = {};

	/**
	 * Register/fetch a module.
	 *
	 * @param name {string} module name.
	 * @param reqs {array} list of modules this module depends upon.
	 * @param configFn {function} config function to run when module loads (only applied for the first call to create this module).
	 * @returns {*} the created/existing module.
	 */
	angular.module = function(name, reqs, configFn) {
		reqs = reqs || [];
		var module = null;

		if (alreadyRegistered[name]) {
			module = origMethod(name);
			module.requires.push.apply(module.requires, reqs);
		} else {
			module = origMethod(name, reqs, configFn);
			alreadyRegistered[name] = module;
		}

		return module;
	};

})(angular);