gistfile1.js

// #### I'm using this code to create a user
// #### User's have a User record and a profile record

// My factories for interacting w/ firebase are at the bottom

$scope.createUser = createUser = function() {

    // Log the new user in and create a profile
    var pass = function(newUser){ 

        // create a profile for the new user
        var pass = function (authData) {
            var uid = authData.uid;
            var provider = authData.provider;
            var profile = Profiles.add({first:"", last:""});

            profile.then(function(ref) {
                User.set(uid, provider, ref.key());
            }, function(err) {
                console.log('profile err', err);
            });

            $window.location.href = '/dash';
        }

        // handle errors for authenitcating the new user
        var fail = function (error) {
            console.error('Authentication failed', error);
        }

        // Log the new user in
        var promise = Auth.$authWithPassword({
            email: $scope.email,
            password: $scope.password
        }); 
                        
        promise.then(pass, fail);
    };

    // handle errors when creating the new user fails
    var fail = function(error){ 
        console.error('Create new user failed', error);
    };

    // create the new user
    var promise = Auth.$createUser({
        email: $scope.email,
        password: $scope.password
    });

    promise.then(pass, fail);

};
        
        
// #### This is the code where I'm trying to read the data
$scope.authData = authData = Auth.$getAuth();
var user = User.getProfile(authData.uid);
var profileId = user.profile;
Profile.get(profileId).$bindTo($scope, "profile");
console.log($scope.profile.first, $scope.profile.last);


// #### My Factories

app.factory("User", ["$firebase", "fbUrl", function($firebase, fbUrl) {
        var ref = new Firebase(fbUrl + 'users');
        
        var get = function(uid) {
                var userRef = ref.child(uid);
                //return $firebase(userRef).$asObject()
                return $firebase(userRef).$asObject();
        }

        var getProfile = function(uid) {
                var userRef = ref.child(uid);
                //return userRef;
                var userRef = new Firebase("radiant-fire-577.firebaseio.com/users/simplelogin%3A40/profile");
                return $firebase(userRef).$asObject();
        };

        var set = function(uid, provider, profile) {
                var userRef = ref.child(uid);
                var user = $firebase(userRef);

                return user.$set({
                        provider: provider,
                        profile: profile
                });
        };

        return {
                get: get,
                getProfile: getProfile,
                set: set
        };

}]);   

app.factory("Users", ["$firebase", "fbUrl", function($firebase, fbUrl) {
        var ref = new Firebase(fbUrl + 'users');
        var users = $firebase(ref).$asArray();

        var get = function() {
                return users;
        };

        var getRecord = function(id) {
                return users.$getRecord(id);
        }

        var update = function(id) {
                users.$save(id);
        };

        var remove = function(id) {
                users.$remove(id);
        };

        return {
                get: get,
                getRecord: getRecord,
                update: update,
                remove: remove
        };
}]);
 
app.factory("Profile", ["$firebase", "fbUrl", function($firebase, fbUrl) {
        var ref = new Firebase(fbUrl + 'profiles');
        
        var get = function(id) {
                var profileRef = ref.child(id);
                return $firebase(ref).$asObject()
        };

       return {
               get: get
       }
}]);

app.factory("Profiles", ["$firebase", "fbUrl", function($firebase, fbUrl) {
        var ref = new Firebase(fbUrl + 'profiles');
        var profiles = $firebase(ref).$asArray();
        
        var get = function() {
                return profiles;
        };

        var add = function(profile) {
                return profiles.$add(profile);
        };

        return {
                get: get,
                add: add
        };

}]);