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

src/Injector.js

@@ -230,13 +230,27 @@ 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
  */
 
 
+/**
+ * @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.$provide#value
@@ -245,7 +259,7 @@ function inferInjectionArgs(fn) {
  *
  * A short hand for configuring services if the `$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) {

src/loader.js

@@ -125,10 +125,21 @@ 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

test/InjectorSpec.js

@@ -315,6 +315,38 @@ describe('injector', function() {
       });
 
 
+      describe('service', function() {
+        it('should register a class', function() {
+          var Type = function(value) {
+            this.value = value;
+          };
+
+          var instance = createInjector([function($provide) {
+            $provide.value('value', 123);
+            $provide.service('foo', Type);
+          }]).get('foo');
+
+          expect(instance instanceof Type).toBe(true);
+          expect(instance.value).toBe(123);
+        });
+
+
+        it('should register a set of classes', function() {
+          var Type = function() {};
+
+          var injector = createInjector([function($provide) {
+            $provide.service({
+              foo: Type,
+              bar: Type
+            });
+          }]);
+
+          expect(injector.get('foo') instanceof Type).toBe(true);
+          expect(injector.get('bar') instanceof Type).toBe(true);
+        });
+      });
+
+
       describe('provider', function() {
         it('should configure $provide provider object', function() {
           expect(createInjector([function($provide) {

test/loaderSpec.js

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ describe('module loader', function() {
     expect(myModule.
       provider('sk', 'sv').
       factory('fk', 'fv').
+      service('a', 'aa').
       value('k', 'v').
       filter('f', 'ff').
       directive('d', 'dd').
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ describe('module loader', function() {
       ['$injector', 'invoke', ['config'] ],
       ['$provide', 'provider', ['sk', 'sv'] ],
       ['$provide', 'factory', ['fk', 'fv'] ],
+      ['$provide', 'service', ['a', 'aa'] ],
       ['$provide', 'value', ['k', 'v'] ],
       ['$filterProvider', 'register', ['f', 'ff'] ],
       ['$compileProvider', 'directive', ['d', 'dd'] ],