mhblog_angularjs_retrospective_asyncTask.js

var yourAsyncTask;

yourAsyncTask = function() {
  var deffered, failure, successful;
  deffered = $q.defer();
  successful = 'what ever your success condition is';
  failure = 'what ever your failure condition is';

  /*here we're using setTimeout to make it asynchronous*/
  setTimeout(function() {

    
    var result;
    /* Asume longRunningTask is defined elsewhere*/
    result = longRunningTask();
    if (result === successful) {
      deffered.resolve(result);
    }
    if (result === failure) {
      return deffered.reject(result);
    }
  });

  /*deffered.promise returns immediately*/
  return deffered.promise;
};