Overriding error handling in AngularFire by extending and decorating $$error

global.js

// this will remove all error logging globally
angular.config(function($provide) {
  $provide.decorator("$firebaseObject", function($delegate) {
    $delegate.prototype.$$error = function(err) {
      this.$destroy(err);
    };
    return $delegate;
  });
  
  $provide.decorator("$firebaseArray", function($delegate) {
    $delegate.prototype.$$error = function(err) {
      this.$destroy(err);
    };
    return $delegate;
  });
});

local.js

// this will modify error handling for a single instance
angular.service('ArrayWithSuppressedErrors', function($firebaseArray) {
  var ArrayService = $firebaseArray.$extend({
    $$error: function(err) {
      this.$destroy(err);
    }
  });
  
  return function(ref) {
    return new ArrayService(ref);
  }
});