var app = angular.module('SinsApp', []); //Header Controller app.controller('HeaderController', ['$http', function($http){ var controller = this; //Get current user fromroute $http.get('/session').success(function(data){ //setting current user to data.current user because //data comes back like {current_user:{email:'asdf.asdf'}} controller.current_user = data.current_user; }) }]); //Transgressions Controller app.controller('TransgressionsController', ['$http', function($http){ //get authenticity_token from DOM (rails injects it on load) var authenticity_token = document.querySelector('meta[name="csrf-token"]').getAttribute('content'); // create a transgression this.createTransgression = function(){ //make a post to /transgressions $http.post('/transgressions', { //include authenticity_token authenticity_token: authenticity_token, //values from form transgression: { sin_type: "Gluttony", description: "Hard coded values make me repent!" } }).success(function(data){ console.log(data); }); } }]);