ngRepeat not updating after model changed - angularjs

Question

I'm tring to code a little search input to get data from a database using ngResource.
the data are shown in the page with a ng-repeat, but when i do the search and the $scope has been updated, the view is not updated and show old data.
Here is the code:
main.html (active view)
<div ng-controller="searchCtrl as searchCtrl" layout="column">
<form class="form-inline search-form col-md-offset-1">
<div class="form-group col-md-5">
<label class="sr-only" for="search_location">Location</label> <input
id="search_location" type="search" class="form-control"
ng-Autocomplete ng-model="place" placeholder="Location" />
</div>
<div class="form-group col-md-5">
<label class="sr-only" for="search_tags">Tags</label> <input
style="width: 100%;" id="search_tags" type="search"
class="form-control" id="search_tags" placeholder="Tags">
</div>
<div class="col-md-1">
<md-button class="md-fab md-mini" aria-label="Search" ng-click="searchCtrl.search()"> <md-icon class="md-fab-center"
md-font-icon="glyphicon glyphicon-search" style="color: black;"></md-icon>
</md-button>
</div>
</form>
</div>
<div ng-controller="mainCtrl">
<div ng-repeat="evento in eventi" ng-include="'views/components/event_card.html'" class="col-md-3"></div>
</div>
main.js
'use strict';
app.factory('Eventi', function($resource) {
return $resource('/eventsws/events/:location', {location : '#location'}, {
search: {
method: 'GET',
params: {
'location' : "#location"
},
isArray : true
}
})
});
app.controller('mainCtrl', function($scope, Eventi) {
$scope.eventi = Eventi.query();
});
searchbar.js
'use strict';
app.controller('searchCtrl', function($scope, Eventi) {
$scope.place = null;
this.search = function() {
$scope.eventi = Eventi.search({
'location' : $scope.place
});
}
});
when it start it get all the data from the database and display them correctly, when i try to make a search, the $scope.eventi is updated (i can see the new data in $scope.eventi from the debug) but the view still show the old data and never update.
I've tried to use $scope.$apply at the end of the search function but the result is the same.
Have you any idea why it's not working?
Thanks for your time.

Answer 1

The $scope.eventi you see in the debug is the one in your searchCtrl and not the one from your mainCtrl. To update your mainCtrl $scope.eventi you have to find an other way.
A clean but long solution would be using services to shares variables in your controllers.
To answer the question in comments :
i can see it updated, but the view still show the old data
I guess what's the problem (even if i actually didn't see your code).
Problem
If you bind your var like this :
Service
[...]
service.serviceVar = 1;
return service
[...]
This will create a "1" var with a reference.
Controller
[...]
$scope.myvar = Service.serviceVar;
[...]
This will bind $scope.myvar to the "1" reference.
If you do this in your service or in an other controller :
service.serviceVar = 2;
You will create a new var "2" with a new reference and you will assign this reference to service.serviceVar. Badly all your old references to the old 1 var will not update.
Solution
To avoid that do it like this :
Service
[...]
service.servicevar = {};
service.servicevar.value = 1;
return service
[...]
You create an object with a new reference and assign it to servicevar.
You create a var "1" and assign it to servicevar.value.
Controller
[...]
$scope.myvar = Service.servicevar;
[...]
You assign the servicevar reference to your scope var.
view
{{myvar.value}}
You can use the value by using the property of your var.
Updating the var doing this :
service.servicevar.value = 2;
You will create a new var "2" with a new reference and replace the old reference by this one.
BUT this time you keep all your references to servicevar in your controllers.
I hope i was clear and it answer your question.
EDIT :
Try to never ever use $scope.$apply. It's a really bad practice. If you use that to make something works, you should probably find an other to do that (And it will be a great question for Stacks i guess : "Why do i need $apply to solve my problem XXXXX")
rsnorman15 has a good point about your uses of asynchronous calls. Take a look at his answer too.
Here is one of my old plunker using a service to share properties

Answer 2

Just change:
$scope.eventi = Eventi.search({
'location' : $scope.place
});
to
Eventi.search({
'location' : $scope.place
}, function(eventi) {
$scope.eventi = eventi
});
It's an asynchronous call so it must be assigned in the success handler.
Another issue you are running into is your ng-repeat is not contained within the div that searchCtrl is scoped. Update your HTML so that it is contained like so:
<div ng-controller="searchCtrl as searchCtrl" layout="column">
<form class="form-inline search-form col-md-offset-1">
... form stuff
</form>
<div ng-repeat="evento in eventi" ng-include="'views/components/event_card.html'" class="col-md-3"></div>
</div>