AngularJS Controller Inheritance

BaseController.js

/**
 * Base controller for all controllers.
 * Use this as a template for all future controllers
 *
 * Use of Class.js
 */
var BaseController = Class.extend({
	$scope:null,
	
    /**
     * Initialize Notes Controller
     * @param $scope, current controller scope
     */   
	init:function(scope){
		this.$scope = scope;
		this.defineListeners();
		this.defineScope();
	},
	
	/**
     * Initialize listeners needs to be overrided by the subclass.
     * Don't forget to call _super() to activate
     */ 
	defineListeners:function(){
		this.$scope.$on('$destroy',this.destroy.bind(this));
	},
	
	/**
     * Use this function to define all scope objects.
     * Give a way to instantaly view whats available
     * publicly on the scope.
     */ 
	defineScope:function(){
		//OVERRIDE
	},

	/**
     * Triggered when controller is about
     * to be destroyed, clear all remaining values.
     */ 
	destroy:function(event){
		//OVERRIDE
	}
})


BaseController.$inject = ['$scope'];

PaginationAwareController.js

var PaginationAwareController = BaseController.extend({
    _paginator: null,
    
    init: function($scope, Paginator) {
        this._paginator = Paginator.getInstance({
            sortBy: this._defaultSortBy;
            direction = this._defaultDirection;
            pagingFunction = this.pagingFunction;
            pagingSuccess = this.pagingSuccess;
            pagingFailed = this.pagingFailed;
        });
        this._super($scope);
    },
    
    defineListeners: function() {
        this._super();
    },
    
    defineScope: function() {
        this.$scope.paginator = this._paginator;
    },
    
    destroy: function() {
        //OVERRIDE
    },
    
    pagingFunction: function() {
        //OVERRIDE
    },
    
    pagingSuccess: function(result, appendResult) {
        //OVERRIDE
    },
    
    pagingFailed: function() {
        //OVERRIDE
    }
});
PaginationAwareController.$inject = ['$scope', 'Paginator'];

TeamTransferController.js

var TeamTransfersController = PaginationAwareController.extend({
    teamService: null,
    stateParams: null,
    defaultSortBy: 'transferDate',
    defaultDirection: -1,

    init: function($scope, $stateParams, TeamService, Paginator) {
        this.teamService = TeamService;
        this.stateParams = $stateParams;
        this._super($scope, $Paginator);
    },
    
    defineScope: function() {
        this.$scope.isloaded = false;
        this.$scope.data = [];
        this.$scope.getNationalityFlag = _getNationalityFlag;
    },
    
    pagingFunction: function(paginationModel) {
        return this.teamService.getTransfers(this.stateParams.id, paginationModel);
    },
    
    pagingSuccess: function(result, appendResult) {
        if(result && result.length > 0) {
            this.$scope.data = appendResult ? $scope.data.concat(result) : (result || []);
            this.$scope.isloaded = true;
        }
    },
    
    pagingFailed: function() {
        this.$scope.data = [];
    },
    _getNationalityFlag: function(player) {
        if(!player) {
            throw "'player' parameter should be set when calling 'getNationalityFlag'";
        }

        return "http://beta.eliteprospects.com/images/flags/16/" + player.player.country.iso3166_3 + ".png";
    }
});

TeamTransfersController.$inject = ['$scope', '$stateParams', 'TeamService', 'Paginator'];