var myApp = angular.module('myApp', []); myApp.provider('helloWorld', function() { // In the provider function, you cannot inject any // service or factory. This can only be done at the // "$get" method. this.name = 'Default'; this.$get = function() { var name = this.name; return { sayHello: function() { return "Hello, " + name + "!" } } }; this.setName = function(name) { this.name = name; }; }); //hey, we can configure a provider! myApp.config(function(helloWorldProvider){ helloWorldProvider.setName('World'); }); function MyCtrl($scope, helloWorld, helloWorldFromFactory, helloWorldFromService) { $scope.hellos = [ helloWorld.sayHello(), helloWorldFromFactory.sayHello(), helloWorldFromService.sayHello()]; }​