AngularJS HTTP call skeleton, for posting to CouchDB (personal tutorial)

gistfile1.js

function CreateStoryController($scope, $http) {

    // Create callback for success, injected into controller scope.
    $scope.submitStory = function() {
        var success = function(data, status, headers, config) {
            $scope.message = 'Success!';
        };

        // Create callback for failure.
        var failure = function(data, status, headers, config) {
            $scope.message = 'Problem';
        };

        // Define callback to execute the createStory() action over http.
        var submitStory = function (storydata, success, failure) {
            var payload = $.param(storydata);
            var request = {
                method: 'POST',
                url: '/couchdb/database/',
                data: payload,
                headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
            };
            $http(request)
                .success(success)
                .error(failure);
        }

        // Inject the payload into the scope.
        // Execute the submitStory() function.
        submitStory($scope.storydata, success, failure);
    }
}