Inject $uibModalInstance to a controllar not initiated by a $uibModal

Question

I have these two views:

1) foo.html

  
Hello {{name}}

2) foo-as-modal.html

Answer 1

One way to do this is to resolve $uibModalInstance in the route with null (or an empty string/or whatever you please) and inject it into the controller. If the html page isn't opened as a modal, you still have $uibModalInstance. If it's opened as a modal, $uibModalInstance is automatically injected.