feat($provide.service): Add $provide.service() for registering a class

2 files changed, 35 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/Injector.js b/src/Injector.js
index dc37a97c..10072959 100644
--- a/src/Injector.js
+++ b/src/Injector.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function inferInjectionArgs(fn) {
  *
  * A short hand for configuring services if only `$get` method is required.
  *
- * @param {string} name The name of the instance. NOTE: the provider will be available under `name + 'Provider'` key.
+ * @param {string} name The name of the instance.
  * @param {function()} $getFn The $getFn for the instance creation. Internally this is a short hand for
  * `$provide.provider(name, {$get: $getFn})`.
  * @returns {Object} registered provider instance
@@ -239,13 +239,27 @@ function inferInjectionArgs(fn) {
 
 /**
  * @ngdoc method
+ * @name angular.module.AUTO.$provide#service
+ * @methodOf angular.module.AUTO.$provide
+ * @description
+ *
+ * A short hand for registering service of given class.
+ *
+ * @param {string} name The name of the instance.
+ * @param {Function} constructor A class (constructor function) that will be instantiated.
+ * @returns {Object} registered provider instance
+ */
+
+
+/**
+ * @ngdoc method
  * @name angular.module.AUTO.$provide#value
  * @methodOf angular.module.AUTO.$provide
  * @description
  *
  * A short hand for configuring services if the `$get` method is a constant.
  *
- * @param {string} name The name of the instance. NOTE: the provider will be available under `name + 'Provider'` key.
+ * @param {string} name The name of the instance.
  * @param {*} value The value.
  * @returns {Object} registered provider instance
  */
@@ -296,6 +310,7 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad) {
         $provide: {
             provider: supportObject(provider),
             factory: supportObject(factory),
+            service: supportObject(service),
             value: supportObject(value),
             constant: supportObject(constant),
             decorator: decorator
@@ -342,6 +357,12 @@ function createInjector(modulesToLoad) {
 
   function factory(name, factoryFn) { return provider(name, { $get: factoryFn }); }
 
+  function service(name, constructor) {
+    return factory(name, ['$injector', function($injector) {
+      return $injector.instantiate(constructor);
+    }]);
+  }
+
   function value(name, value) { return factory(name, valueFn(value)); }
 
   function constant(name, value) {
diff --git a/src/loader.js b/src/loader.js
index 3e5bffef..e5c5215a 100644
--- a/src/loader.js
+++ b/src/loader.js
@@ -125,12 +125,23 @@ function setupModuleLoader(window) {
            * @param {string} name service name
            * @param {Function} providerFunction Function for creating new instance of the service.
            * @description
-           * See {@link angular.module.AUTO.$provide#service $provide.factory()}.
+           * See {@link angular.module.AUTO.$provide#factory $provide.factory()}.
            */
           factory: invokeLater('$provide', 'factory'),
 
           /**
            * @ngdoc method
+           * @name angular.Module#service
+           * @methodOf angular.Module
+           * @param {string} name service name
+           * @param {Function} constructor A constructor function that will be instantiated.
+           * @description
+           * See {@link angular.module.AUTO.$provide#service $provide.service()}.
+           */
+          service: invokeLater('$provide', 'service'),
+
+          /**
+           * @ngdoc method
            * @name angular.Module#value
            * @methodOf angular.Module
            * @param {string} name service name