Slim controller

gistfile1.js

angular.module('ARM').factory('FeederFactory', function($http){
  var data = {
    loantypes: [],
    locations: [],
    regions: [],
    reports: []
  };

  function getLoanTypes(){
    $http.get('/loantypes').then(function(response){
      data.loantypes = response.data.data
    });
  }

  function getLocations(){ /* same pattern as getLoanTypes() */ }

  function getRegions(){ /* same pattern as getLoanTypes() */ }

  function getReports(){ /* same pattern as getLoanTypes() */ }

  function getObject(){
    return data;
  }

  function init(){
    // trigger http calls to get data.
    getLoanTypes();
    getLocations();
    getRegions();
    getReports();
  }

  return {
    init: init
    getObject: getObject,
    getRegions: getRegions,
    getReports: getReports,
    getLoanTypes: getLoanTypes,
    getLocations: getLocations,
  }

})

angular.module('ARM') .controller('MainController', function(
  $scope, 
  $state, 
  GlobalsFactory, 
  UsersFactory, 
  FeederFactory, 
  LoansFactory 
) {
  // feeder things can now be referenced as $scope.feeder.loantypes.
  // any updates to anything in feeder will be reflected anywhere that's using it.
  FeederFactory.init();
  $scope.feeder = FeederFactory.getObject();

  $scope.getColor = function(val){
    var colors = ['gray', 'green', 'yellow', 'red', 'blue', 'green_off', 'yellow_off'];
    return colors[val] || 'gray';
  }
});