angular array item not updating on scope change - angularjs

Question

Spent a few hours on this already, sifted through numerous stack posts and blogs but can't seem to get this to make my model update. More specifically, I am trying to update an array item (ng-repeat). In the simple case below, I iterate over venues list, and upon toggling a "like" button, I update the server appropriately, and reflect the change on the venues item on the $scope.
in my search.html I have a directive:
<ion-content>
<venues-list venues="venues"></venues-list>
</ion-content>
and search controller I have:
app.controller('bleh', function(Service) {
...
$scope.venues = [{ id: 1, name: 'Venue1', like: false },{ id: 2, name: 'Venue2', like: false }];
...
});
Nothing unusual there. Then in my venues-list directive:
app.directive('venues-list', function() {
function venueListController($scope, Service) {
$scope.likeToggle = function(venue, $index) {
Service.likeVenue(venue.id, !venue.like).then(function() {
$scope.venues[$index].like= !venue.like;
});
}
}
return {
strict: 'E',
templateUrl: 'venue.html',
controller: venueListController,
scope: {
venues: '='
}
}
});
then in my venue.html I have:
<div ng-repeat="venue in venues">
<p>{{venue.name}}</p>
<button ng-click="likeToggle(venue, $index)">Like</button>
</div>
I have tried many different options:
$scope.$apply() // after updating the $scope or updating scope within apply's callback function;
$scope.$digest()
$timeout(function() { // $scope.venues[$index] .... }, 0);
safe(s,f){(s.$$phase||s.$root.$$phase)?f():s.$apply(f);}
so
safe($scope, function() { $scope.venues[$index].like = !venue.like });
I haven't yet used the link within the directive, but my venues.html template is obviously a little more elaborate than presented here.
EDIT:
Just to keep the discussion relevant, perhaps I should have mentioned - the data is coming back from the server with no issues, I am handling errors and I am definitely hitting the portion of the code where the $scope is to be updated. NOTE: the above code is a small representation of the full app, but all the fundamental pieces are articulated above.
Search Controller
Venues Service
venue-list directive and venue.html template to accompany the directive
directive controller
EDIT #2
$scope.foo = function() {
$scope.venues[0].like = !$scope.venues[0].like;
}
Just to keep it even simpler, the above doesn't work - so really, the bottom line is my items within an array are not reflecting the updates ...
EDIT #3
$scope.foo = function() {
$scope.venues[0].like = !$scope.venues[0].like;
}
My apologies - just to re-iterate what I was trying to say above - the above is changing the scope, however, the changes are not being reflected on the view.

Answer 1

Perhaps the issue is with your service and promise resolution.. Can you put a console.log there and see if the promise resolution is working fine? or Can you share that code bit. Also where are you checking for scope update? within directive or outside

Answer 2

OK after some refactoring I finally got it working.
The "fix" (if you want to call it that) to my specific problem was:
instead of passing an array of venues, I was iterating over the array on the parent controller, passing in a venue as an element attribute that would bind (two-way) on the isolated scope of the directive.
so, instead of:
<ion-content>
<venues-list venues="venues"></venues-list>
</ion-content>
I now have:
<ion-content>
<venues-list ng-repeat="venue in venues" venue="venue"></venues-list>
</ion-content>
and my directive now looks like:
app.directive('venues-list', function() {
function venueController($scope, Service) {
$scope.likeToggle = function(venue) {
Service.likeVenue(venue.id, !venue.like).then(function() {
$scope.venue.like = !venue.like;
});
}
}
return {
strict: 'E',
templateUrl: 'venue.html',
controller: venueController,
scope: {
venue: '='
}
}
});
This did the trick!