model.value doesn't update at. Well, it will only update if i set a value in the controller.

the editor html. there is another html file for the dialog, i've not included it as all it does is call $scope.selectItem.

<div ng-controller="MyDemoEditorController as vm">
<!-- this is always empty unless i set it in the ctor of the controller -->
<p>{{model.value}}</p>
<a id="wmd-button-{{model.alias}}" class="btn btn-default" ng-click="openDialog(model)">Search</a>

here is the ctor - its just a demo to get it working. $scope.submit is where i'm assigning a value to $scope.model.value. I can output that value to the console, but the value is not visible in the editor html

(function () {
'use strict';

function MyDemoEditorController($scope, editorService) {
    var vm = this;

    $scope.submit = function () {
        console.log("dialog submit");
        editorService.close();
        if (vm.selectedItem !== null) {
            $scope.model.value = $scope.selectedItem;
            // just looking
            console.log(JSON.stringify($scope.model.value));
        }
    };

    $scope.closeDialog = function () {
        console.log("close dialog");
        editorService.close();
    };

    $scope.selectItem = function (item) {
        console.log("selected " + item.id);
        // maybe angular directives?
        $('#search-results > div').removeClass('alert-success');
        $('#item_' + item.id).addClass("alert-success");
        $scope.selectedItem = item;
    };

    $scope.search = function (model) {
        var queryText = $scope.model.queryText;
        console.log("searching for..." + queryText);

        if (queryText === '' || queryText === undefined || queryText === null) {
            // don't do anything
            alert("enter some text");
            return;
        }

        // sample data
        var sampleData = [];
        sampleData.push({ "id": 1, "name": "first" });
        sampleData.push({ "id": 2, "name": "second" });
        sampleData.push({ "id": 3, "name": "third" });

        $scope.items = sampleData;
    };

    $scope.openDialog = function (model) {
        var editorOptions = {
            title: 'Search',
            view: '/App_Plugins/MyDemoEditor/mydemoeditordialog.html',
            size: 'small'
        };
        editorService.open(editorOptions);
    };
}

angular.module('umbraco').controller('MyDemoEditorController', MyDemoEditorController);

})();

Thanks Sean