Angular.js REST API Service Wrapper

api.js

'use strict';

/**
 * @ngdoc service
 * @name destinyApp.API
 * @description
 * # API
 */
angular.module('destinyApp')
    .factory('API', function ($http, $q, APIKEY, PLATFORMURL) {

        var basePath = PLATFORMURL;

        function makeRequest (verb, uri, data) {

            var defer = $q.defer();
            verb = verb.toLowerCase();

            //start with the uri
            var httpArgs = [basePath + uri];
            if (verb.match(/post|put/)){
                httpArgs.push( data );
            }

            $http[verb].apply(null, httpArgs)
            .success(function(data, status){
                defer.resolve(data);
            })
            .error(function(data, status){
                defer.reject('HTTP Error: ' + status);
            });

            return defer.promise;

        }

        return {
            get: function (uri) {
                return makeRequest('get', uri);
            },
            post: function (uri, data) {
                return makeRequest('post', uri, data);
            },
            put: function (uri, data) {
                return makeRequest('put', uri, data);
            },
            delete: function (uri) {
                return makeRequest('delete', uri);
            }
        };

    });