AngularJS $modalInstance - Can i do this in one controller? - angularjs

Question

I've spent some time having a play with the AngularJS Bootstrap popup, and for intents it's working great, but what i'd like to do is bind it, and it's dependant script to the same controller, what i can't get working is the close button now though. If i create a NEW controller, and inject $modalInstance it works great and i can wireup the close button without any issues at all, but i don't want a second controller, it seems to be over complication: i want all my controller logic in the formController really.
Why would i actually want two controllers? Passing the scope between two controllers just seems overkill to me, and the larger a project becomes the more un-managable it will become. Am i trying to over-simplify this unnecessarily? :)
The script:
(function(){
var app = angular.module('ngModalDemo', ['ui.bootstrap'])
.controller('formController', function($scope, $modal){
$scope.openModal = function () {
var modalInstance = $modal.open({
templateUrl: 'SomeModal.html',
controller: 'formController'
});
};
$scope.closeModal = function () {
// Code needed here :)
};
})
})();
The HTML body (excuse the HTML in script for the purposes of the DEMO):
<div ng-controller="formController">
<button class="btn btn-default" ng-click="openModal()">Let's do some stuff!</button>
<script type="text/ng-template" id="SomeModal.html">
<div class="modal-header">Do some stuff in this modal y'all.</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<button class="btn btn-info" ng-click="closeModal()">Close</button>
</div>
</script>
</div>
The answer based on Kaspars' input :)
(function(){
var app = angular.module('ngModalDemo', ['ui.bootstrap'])
.controller('formController', function($scope, $modal, $log){
$scope.openModal = function () {
var modalInstance = $modal.open({
templateUrl: 'SomeModal.html',
controller: [
'$scope', '$modalInstance', function($scope, $modalInstance){
$scope.closeModal = function () {
$modalInstance.close();
};
}
]
});
};
})
})();

Answer 1

I was struggling with the same problem and the best thing I came up with was to use anonymous function as a modal controller. In that way all the logic is in the same controller and you don't have to create separate controller for each modal window.
This would look like this:
(function(){
var app = angular.module('ngModalDemo', ['ui.bootstrap'])
.controller('formController', function($scope, $modal){
$scope.openModal = function () {
var modalInstance = $modal.open({
templateUrl: 'SomeModal.html',
controller: [
'$scope', '$modalInstance', 'data', function($scope, $modalInstance, data) {
$scope.data = data;
$scope.ok = function() {
$modalInstance.close();
};
$scope.closeModal = function() {
$modalInstance.dismiss();
};
}
]
});
};
})
})();
PS. Haven't tested code above, just put it together from your provided code and fragments from one of my projects.

Answer 2

You can also try this
var modalInstance = $modal.open({
templateUrl : 'someTemplate.html',
scope : $scope,
size : 'md'
});