I have 2 HTML pages sitting under the App_Plugins folder for a custom section plugin using Umbraco 8.

I have a create page and edit page, almost doing identical tasks but the names clarify their main roles.

For that reason i want to use one Controller. After reading some documentation it seems i can use $routeProvider so each page could use the correct controller.

I tried adding this to my controller but so far it doesnt work example:

$routeProvider
    .when('/item/create', {
        templateUrl: 'umbraco/backoffice/api/app/create.html',
        controller: 'itemFormController',
        resolve: {
            item: ['$route', 'itemRepository', function ($route, itemRepository) {
                return itemRepository.getNew();
            }],
            formType: function () { return Enums.FormType.CREATE; }
        },
    })
    .when('/item/edit/:itemId', {
        templateUrl: 'umbraco/backoffice/api/app/edit.html',
        controller: 'itemFormController',
        resolve: {
            item: ['$route', 'itemRepository', function ($route, itemRepository) {
                return itemRepository.get($route.current.params.itemId);
            }],
            formType: function () { return Enums.FormType.EDIT; },
        },
    });

I wasnt sure how to add this into my controller for it to work or compare the edit parameter to be passed in?

Can anyone offer any guidance?