angular-service-promise.js

function get() {
      var prom = $http({method:'GET', url: 'test.json'})
        .then(function(data) {

          //set local value with returned data
          vals = data;

          // and return to caller so they can .then(function(data){})
          return vals;

        }, function(err) {
          console.log(err);
          return err;
        });
      return prom;
    }