gistfile1.js

(function (window) {
    'use strict';
    var User = $resource('/user/:userId', {userId:'@id'});
var user = User.get({userId:123}, function() {
  user.abc = true;
  user.$save();
});

    var References = $resource('/api/references/:type');
    
    function ReferenceSelector($compile) {
        var directive = {
            restrict: 'A',
            replace: true,
            compile: function($element, $attrs)
            {
              $scope.options = [];
              References.get({type:$attrs.type}, function(References)
              {
                 $scope.options = References;
                 $element.attr('ng-options', 'options');
                 $compile($element.contents())($scope);
              });
            }
        };

        return directive;
    }

    window.app.directive('referenceSelector', ['$compile', References, ReferenceSelector]);
})(window);