Pass object back from ionic model service - angularjs

Question

I have created a factory for a modal that pulls in an array(list) and I have a ng-click where I get the index and then get the object I want to pass the object back to my controller so I can then use it.
I not sure how I will pass the object back to the controller.
This is the function in my service that fires the open() for the modal and I am passing it the model that i receive from a rest call.
function CopyModalService($ionicModal, $rootScope) {
var $scope = $rootScope.$new(),
myModalInstanceOptions = {
scope: $scope,
animation: 'slide-in-up'
};
return {
open: open
};
function open(model) {
$ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl('templates/copy-modal.html',
myModalInstanceOptions)
.then(function (modalInstance) {
$scope.model = model;
$scope.addCopyCertificate = function(index){
console.log('click', $scope.model[index]);
};
$scope.close = function () {
closeAndRemove(modalInstance);
};
return modalInstance.show(model);
});
}
This is the html in the modal so you can get the picture
<ul class="list">
<li class="item row" ng-repeat="item in model">
<span class="col col-67">{{item.installerReference}}</span>
<span class="col">
<button class="button button-calm button-calm-search ion-ios-arrow-down"
ng-click="addCopyCertificate($index)"></button>
</span>
</li>
</ul>
When I click the button in the html addCopyCertificate() it all appears fine but how do I pass that back to the controller.
In my controller I am using it like this: (which is working)
if (res.length) {
CopyModalService.open(res);
}else{
Alert.showAlert('No matching certificates');
....
}

Answer 1

what about $rootScope.$broadcast? something like:
function CopyModalService($ionicModal, $rootScope) {
var $scope = $rootScope.$new(),
myModalInstanceOptions = {
scope: $scope,
animation: 'slide-in-up'
};
return {
open: open
};
function open(model) {
$ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl('templates/copy-modal.html',
myModalInstanceOptions)
.then(function (modalInstance) {
$scope.model = model;
$scope.addCopyCertificate = function(index){
console.log('click', $scope.model[index]);
$rootScope.$broadcast('update-controller',$scope.model[index]);
};
$scope.close = function () {
closeAndRemove(modalInstance);
};
return modalInstance.show(model);
});
}
and then when you want to get the value ..attach the listener with $rootScope.$on('') (or better $scope.$on()) ..something like
if (res.length) {
CopyModalService.open(res);
$scope.$on('update-controller',function(event, data){
console.log(data);
});
}else{
Alert.showAlert('No matching certificates');
....
}