Empty var in second service function - angularjs

Question

I have a service:
.service('VacanciesService', function($http) {
var vacancies = [];
var usedVacancies = [];
return {
getVacanciesForUniversity: function(university_id) {
return $http.get("http://jobs.app/api/vacancies/" + university_id).then(function(response){
vacancies = response.data.vcancies;
return vacancies;
}, function(error){
return error;
});
},
getRandomVacancy: function() {
console.log(vacancies);
}
}
})
This is the calling controller
.controller('jobsCtrl', function($ionicLoading, locker, UniversitiesService, VacanciesService) {
var vm = this;
user = locker.get('userDetails');
UniversitiesService.getUniversity(user.university.id).then(function(university) {
vm.university = university.university;
});
VacanciesService.getVacanciesForUniversity(user.university.id).then(function(vacancies) {
vm.vacancies = vacancies;
}, function error(error) {
});
vm.addCard = function(name) {
newVacancy = VacanciesService.getRandomVacancy();
};
vm.addCard();
})
And I can't figure out why the vacancies variable in in the console.log is empty in the second function? I assumed as it was set in the initial function (called prior) that it should be populated?
TIA!

Answer 1

if you call getVacanciesForUniversity getRandomVacancy like below, you will get empty array
VacanciesService.getVacanciesForUniversity(uniId)
VacanciesService.getRandomVacancy() //you will get empty
you must getRandomVacancy inside getVacanciesForUniversity returned promise
VacanciesService.getVacanciesForUniversity(uniId).then(function(){
VacanciesService.getRandomVacancy()
})
alo you misstype response.data.vcancies; instead response.data.vacancies;

Answer 2

The answer is READ YOUR CODE PROPERLY.
There was a glaringly obvious typo in my code that I missed from staring at it too long.
Big thanks to Daniel Dawes and aseferov for attempting to help!

Answer 3

In your service :
getVacanciesForUniversity: function(university_id) {
return $http.get("http://jobs.app/api/vacancies/" + university_id);
}
In your controller :
$scope.getVacancies = function () {
your_service.getVacanciesForUniversity().then(
function(response) {
if (response.status = 200) {
$scope.vacancies = response.data.vacancies;
}, function errorCallback (response) {
...
}
);
};
$scope.getVacancies(); // you call one time your function here
$scope.getRandomVacancy : function() {
console.log($scope.vacancies);
};