Initialise AngularJS service - factory on the document load - angularjs

Question

Sorry for a very stupid question but I just started working with AngularJS and OnsenUI.
I have got a service to get a data from SQLite:
module.factory('$update', function () {
var update = {};
db.transaction(function (tx) {
tx.executeSql('SELECT * FROM event_updates', [], function (tx, results) {
var rows = results.rows;
update.items = [];
if (!rows.length) {} else {
for (var index = 0; index < rows.length; index++) {
update.items.push({
"title": rows.item(index).title,
"date": rows.item(index).date,
"desc": rows.item(index).desc
});
}
}
}, function (error) {
console.log(error);
});
});
return update;
});
And a controller which is using the data:
module.controller('UpdatesController', function ($scope, $update) {
$scope.items = $update.items;
});
As soon as my page is loaded the content is not displayed and I need to click twice to call a page with the code below to see the content:
<ons-list ng-controller="UpdatesController">
<ons-list-item modifier="chevron" class="list-item-container" ng-repeat="item in items" ng-click="showUpdate($index)">
<div class="list-item-left">
</div>
<div class="list-item-right">
<div class="list-item-content">
<div class="name">{{item.title}}</div> <span class="desc">{{item.desc}}</span>
</div>
</div>
</ons-list-item>
</ons-list>
Can anybody help how can I initialise the controller as soon as page is loaded with all content. Sorry if it is a stupid question but I am really struggling. Appreciate your help a lot.

Answer 1

You could store the result of the request in the factory and retrieve those instead.
module.factory('$update', function () {
var update = {};
var requestValues = function(){ // store the results of the request in 'update'
// Your db.transaction function here
}
var getUpdates = function(){ // retrieve the values from 'update'
return update;
}
return{
requestValues : requestValues,
getUpdates : getUpdates
}
});
And then in you controller:
module.controller('UpdatesController', function ($scope, $update) {
$update.requestValues();
$scope.items = $update.getUpdates();
});
You could then get the values from anywhere in you solution (by using $update.getUpdates) without having to make an extra http request.