Ember.EngineInstance (public)

ContainerProxyMixin

Extends:	Ember.Object
Uses:	RegistryProxyMixin ,
Defined in:	packages/ember-application/lib/system/engine-instance.js:18
Module:	ember

addObserver (key, target, method) public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:333

key

String

The key to observe

target

Object

The target object to invoke

method

String|Function

The method to invoke

Adds an observer on a property.

This is the core method used to register an observer for a property.

Once you call this method, any time the key's value is set, your observer will be notified. Note that the observers are triggered any time the value is set, regardless of whether it has actually changed. Your observer should be prepared to handle that.

Observer Methods

Observer methods have the following signature:

export default Ember.Component.extend({
  init() {
    this._super(...arguments);
    this.addObserver('foo', this, 'fooDidChange');
  },

  fooDidChange(sender, key, value, rev) {
    // your code
  }
});

The sender is the object that changed. The key is the property that changes. The value property is currently reserved and unused. The rev is the last property revision of the object when it changed, which you can use to detect if the key value has really changed or not.

Usually you will not need the value or revision parameters at the end. In this case, it is common to write observer methods that take only a sender and key value as parameters or, if you aren't interested in any of these values, to write an observer that has no parameters at all.

cacheFor (keyName) Object public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:485

keyName

String

returns

Object

The cached value of the computed property, if any

Returns the cached value of a computed property, if it exists. This allows you to inspect the value of a computed property without accidentally invoking it if it is intended to be generated lazily.

create (arguments) public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:669

arguments

Creates an instance of a class. Accepts either no arguments, or an object containing values to initialize the newly instantiated object with.

const Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  helloWorld() {
    alert(`Hi, my name is ${this.get('name')}`);
  }
});

let tom = Person.create({
  name: 'Tom Dale'
});

tom.helloWorld(); // alerts "Hi, my name is Tom Dale".

create will call the init function if defined during Ember.AnyObject.extend

If no arguments are passed to create, it will not set values to the new instance during initialization:

let noName = Person.create();
noName.helloWorld(); // alerts undefined

NOTE: For performance reasons, you cannot declare methods or computed properties during create. You should instead declare methods and computed properties when using extend.

decrementProperty (keyName, decrement) Number public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:448

keyName

String

The name of the property to decrement

decrement

Number

The amount to decrement by. Defaults to 1

returns

Number

The new property value

Set the value of a property to the current value minus some amount.

player.decrementProperty('lives');
orc.decrementProperty('health', 5);

destroy Ember.Object public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:446

returns

Ember.Object

receiver

Destroys an object by setting the isDestroyed flag and removing its metadata, which effectively destroys observers and bindings.

If you try to set a property on a destroyed object, an exception will be raised.

Note that destruction is scheduled for the end of the run loop and does not happen immediately. It will set an isDestroying flag immediately.

extend (mixins, arguments) public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:561

mixins

Mixin

One or more Mixin classes

arguments

Object

Object containing values to use within the new class

Creates a new subclass.

const Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  say(thing) {
    alert(thing);
   }
});

This defines a new subclass of Ember.Object: Person. It contains one method: say().

You can also create a subclass from any existing class by calling its extend() method. For example, you might want to create a subclass of Ember's built-in Ember.Component class:

const PersonComponent = Ember.Component.extend({
  tagName: 'li',
  classNameBindings: ['isAdministrator']
});

When defining a subclass, you can override methods but still access the implementation of your parent class by calling the special _super() method:

const Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  say(thing) {
    let name = this.get('name');
    alert(`${name} says: ${thing}`);
  }
});

const Soldier = Person.extend({
  say(thing) {
    this._super(`${thing}, sir!`);
  },
  march(numberOfHours) {
    alert(`${this.get('name')} marches for ${numberOfHours} hours.`);
  }
});

let yehuda = Soldier.create({
  name: 'Yehuda Katz'
});

yehuda.say('Yes');  // alerts "Yehuda Katz says: Yes, sir!"

The create() on line #17 creates an instance of the Soldier class. The extend() on line #8 creates a subclass of Person. Any instance of the Person class will not have the march() method.

You can also pass Mixin classes to add additional properties to the subclass.

const Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  say(thing) {
    alert(`${this.get('name')} says: ${thing}`);
  }
});

const SingingMixin = Mixin.create({
  sing(thing){
    alert(`${this.get('name')} sings: la la la ${thing}`);
  }
});

const BroadwayStar = Person.extend(SingingMixin, {
  dance() {
    alert(`${this.get('name')} dances: tap tap tap tap `);
  }
});

The BroadwayStar class contains three methods: say(), sing(), and dance().

get (keyName) Object public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:96

keyName

String

The property to retrieve

returns

Object

The property value or undefined.

Retrieves the value of a property from the object.

This method is usually similar to using object[keyName] or object.keyName, however it supports both computed properties and the unknownProperty handler.

Because get unifies the syntax for accessing all these kinds of properties, it can make many refactorings easier, such as replacing a simple property with a computed property, or vice versa.

Computed Properties

Computed properties are methods defined with the property modifier declared at the end, such as:

fullName: Ember.computed('firstName', 'lastName', function() {
  return this.get('firstName') + ' ' + this.get('lastName');
})

When you call get on a computed property, the function will be called and the return value will be returned instead of the function itself.

Unknown Properties

Likewise, if you try to call get on a property whose value is undefined, the unknownProperty() method will be called on the object. If this method returns any value other than undefined, it will be returned instead. This allows you to implement "virtual" properties that are not defined upfront.

getProperties (list) Object public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:139

list

String...|Array

of keys to get

returns

Object

To get the values of multiple properties at once, call getProperties with a list of strings or an array:

record.getProperties('firstName', 'lastName', 'zipCode');
// { firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Doe', zipCode: '10011' }

is equivalent to:

record.getProperties(['firstName', 'lastName', 'zipCode']);
// { firstName: 'John', lastName: 'Doe', zipCode: '10011' }

getWithDefault (keyName, defaultValue) Object public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:410

keyName

String

The name of the property to retrieve

defaultValue

Object

The value to return if the property value is undefined

returns

Object

The property value or the defaultValue.

Retrieves the value of a property, or a default value in the case that the property returns undefined.

person.getWithDefault('lastName', 'Doe');

hasRegistration (fullName) Boolean public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:112

fullName

String

returns

Boolean

Check if a factory is registered.

incrementProperty (keyName, increment) Number public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:428

keyName

String

The name of the property to increment

increment

Number

The amount to increment by. Defaults to 1

returns

Number

The new property value

Set the value of a property to the current value plus some amount.

person.incrementProperty('age');
team.incrementProperty('score', 2);

init public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:211

An overridable method called when objects are instantiated. By default, does nothing unless it is overridden during class definition.

Example:

const Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  init() {
    alert(`Name is ${this.get('name')}`);
  }
});

let steve = Person.create({
  name: 'Steve'
});

// alerts 'Name is Steve'.

NOTE: If you do override init for a framework class like Ember.View, be sure to call this._super(...arguments) in your init declaration! If you don't, Ember may not have an opportunity to do important setup work, and you'll see strange behavior in your application.

inject (factoryNameOrType, property, injectionName) public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:194

factoryNameOrType

String

property

String

injectionName

String

Define a dependency injection onto a specific factory or all factories of a type.

When Ember instantiates a controller, view, or other framework component it can attach a dependency to that component. This is often used to provide services to a set of framework components.

An example of providing a session object to all controllers:

let App = Ember.Application.create();
let Session = Ember.Object.extend({ isAuthenticated: false });

// A factory must be registered before it can be injected
App.register('session:main', Session);

// Inject 'session:main' onto all factories of the type 'controller'
// with the name 'session'
App.inject('controller', 'session', 'session:main');

App.IndexController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  isLoggedIn: Ember.computed.alias('session.isAuthenticated')
});

Injections can also be performed on specific factories.

App.inject(<full_name or type>, <property name>, <full_name>)
App.inject('route', 'source', 'source:main')
App.inject('route:application', 'email', 'model:email')

It is important to note that injections can only be performed on classes that are instantiated by Ember itself. Instantiating a class directly (via create or new) bypasses the dependency injection system.

lookup (fullName, options) Any public

Inherited from ContainerProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/container_proxy.js:50

fullName

String

options

Object

returns

Any

Given a fullName return a corresponding instance.

The default behavior is for lookup to return a singleton instance. The singleton is scoped to the container, allowing multiple containers to all have their own locally scoped singletons.

let registry = new Registry();
let container = registry.container();

registry.register('api:twitter', Twitter);

let twitter = container.lookup('api:twitter');

twitter instanceof Twitter; // => true

// by default the container will return singletons
let twitter2 = container.lookup('api:twitter');
twitter2 instanceof Twitter; // => true

twitter === twitter2; //=> true

If singletons are not wanted an optional flag can be provided at lookup.

let registry = new Registry();
let container = registry.container();

registry.register('api:twitter', Twitter);

let twitter = container.lookup('api:twitter', { singleton: false });
let twitter2 = container.lookup('api:twitter', { singleton: false });

twitter === twitter2; //=> false

notifyPropertyChange (keyName) Ember.Observable public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:318

keyName

String

The property key to be notified about.

returns

Ember.Observable

Convenience method to call propertyWillChange and propertyDidChange in succession.

ownerInjection Object public

Inherited from ContainerProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/container_proxy.js:26

returns

Object

Returns an object that can be used to provide an owner to a manually created instance.

Example:

let owner = Ember.getOwner(this);

User.create(
  owner.ownerInjection(),
  { username: 'rwjblue' }
)

register (fullName, factory, options) public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:31

fullName

String

type:name (e.g., 'model:user')

factory

Function

(e.g., App.Person)

options

Object

(optional) disable instantiation or singleton usage

Registers a factory that can be used for dependency injection (with inject) or for service lookup. Each factory is registered with a full name including two parts: type:name.

A simple example:

let App = Ember.Application.create();

App.Orange = Ember.Object.extend();
App.register('fruit:favorite', App.Orange);

Ember will resolve factories from the App namespace automatically. For example App.CarsController will be discovered and returned if an application requests controller:cars.

An example of registering a controller with a non-standard name:

let App = Ember.Application.create();
let Session = Ember.Controller.extend();

App.register('controller:session', Session);

// The Session controller can now be treated like a normal controller,
// despite its non-standard name.
App.ApplicationController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  needs: ['session']
});

Registered factories are instantiated by having create called on them. Additionally they are singletons, each time they are looked up they return the same instance.

Some examples modifying that default behavior:

let App = Ember.Application.create();

App.Person = Ember.Object.extend();
App.Orange = Ember.Object.extend();
App.Email = Ember.Object.extend();
App.session = Ember.Object.create();

App.register('model:user', App.Person, { singleton: false });
App.register('fruit:favorite', App.Orange);
App.register('communication:main', App.Email, { singleton: false });
App.register('session', App.session, { instantiate: false });

registerOptions (fullName, options) public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:133

fullName

String

options

Object

Register options for a particular factory.

registerOptionsForType (type, options) public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:153

type

String

options

Object

Allow registering options for all factories of a type.

let App = Ember.Application.create();
let appInstance = App.buildInstance();

// if all of type `connection` must not be singletons
appInstance.registerOptionsForType('connection', { singleton: false });

appInstance.register('connection:twitter', TwitterConnection);
appInstance.register('connection:facebook', FacebookConnection);

let twitter = appInstance.lookup('connection:twitter');
let twitter2 = appInstance.lookup('connection:twitter');

twitter === twitter2; // => false

let facebook = appInstance.lookup('connection:facebook');
let facebook2 = appInstance.lookup('connection:facebook');

facebook === facebook2; // => false

registeredOption (fullName, optionName) Object public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:122

fullName

String

optionName

String

returns

Object

options

Return a specific registered option for a particular factory.

registeredOptions (fullName) Object public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:143

fullName

String

returns

Object

options

Return registered options for a particular factory.

registeredOptionsForType (type) Object public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:184

type

String

returns

Object

options

Return the registered options for all factories of a type.

removeObserver (key, target, method) public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:380

key

String

The key to observe

target

Object

The target object to invoke

method

String|Function

The method to invoke

Remove an observer you have previously registered on this object. Pass the same key, target, and method you passed to addObserver() and your target will no longer receive notifications.

reopen public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:715

Augments a constructor's prototype with additional properties and functions:

const MyObject = Ember.Object.extend({
  name: 'an object'
});

o = MyObject.create();
o.get('name'); // 'an object'

MyObject.reopen({
  say(msg) {
    console.log(msg);
  }
});

o2 = MyObject.create();
o2.say('hello'); // logs "hello"

o.say('goodbye'); // logs "goodbye"

To add functions and properties to the constructor itself, see reopenClass

reopenClass public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:751

Augments a constructor's own properties and functions:

const MyObject = Ember.Object.extend({
  name: 'an object'
});

MyObject.reopenClass({
  canBuild: false
});

MyObject.canBuild; // false
o = MyObject.create();

In other words, this creates static properties and functions for the class. These are only available on the class and not on any instance of that class.

const Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  name: '',
  sayHello() {
    alert(`Hello. My name is ${this.get('name')}`);
  }
});

Person.reopenClass({
  species: 'Homo sapiens',

  createPerson(name) {
    return Person.create({ name });
  }
});

let tom = Person.create({
  name: 'Tom Dale'
});
let yehuda = Person.createPerson('Yehuda Katz');

tom.sayHello(); // "Hello. My name is Tom Dale"
yehuda.sayHello(); // "Hello. My name is Yehuda Katz"
alert(Person.species); // "Homo sapiens"

Note that species and createPerson are not valid on the tom and yehuda variables. They are only valid on Person.

To add functions and properties to instances of a constructor by extending the constructor's prototype see reopen

resolveRegistration (fullName) Function public

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:21

fullName

String

returns

Function

fullName's factory

Given a fullName return the corresponding factory.

set (keyName, value) Object public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:164

keyName

String

The property to set

value

Object

The value to set or `null`.

returns

Object

The passed value

Sets the provided key or path to the value.

record.set("key", value);

This method is generally very similar to calling object["key"] = value or object.key = value, except that it provides support for computed properties, the setUnknownProperty() method and property observers.

Computed Properties

If you try to set a value on a key that has a computed property handler defined (see the get() method for an example), then set() will call that method, passing both the value and key instead of simply changing the value itself. This is useful for those times when you need to implement a property that is composed of one or more member properties.

Unknown Properties

If you try to set a value on a key that is undefined in the target object, then the setUnknownProperty() handler will be called instead. This gives you an opportunity to implement complex "virtual" properties that are not predefined on the object. If setUnknownProperty() returns undefined, then set() will simply set the value on the object.

Property Observers

In addition to changing the property, set() will also register a property change with the object. Unless you have placed this call inside of a beginPropertyChanges() and endPropertyChanges(), any "local" observers (i.e. observer methods declared on the same object), will be called immediately. Any "remote" observers (i.e. observer methods declared on another object) will be placed in a queue and called at a later time in a coalesced manner.

setProperties (hash) Object public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:213

hash

Object

the hash of keys and values to set

returns

Object

The passed in hash

Sets a list of properties at once. These properties are set inside a single beginPropertyChanges and endPropertyChanges batch, so observers will be buffered.

record.setProperties({ firstName: 'Charles', lastName: 'Jolley' });

toString String public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:499

returns

String

string representation

Returns a string representation which attempts to provide more information than Javascript's toString typically does, in a generic way for all Ember objects.

const Person = Ember.Object.extend()
person = Person.create()
person.toString() //=> "<Person:ember1024>"

If the object's class is not defined on an Ember namespace, it will indicate it is a subclass of the registered superclass:

const Student = Person.extend()
let student = Student.create()
student.toString() //=> "<(subclass of Person):ember1025>"

If the method toStringExtension is defined, its return value will be included in the output.

const Teacher = Person.extend({
  toStringExtension() {
    return this.get('fullName');
  }
});
teacher = Teacher.create()
teacher.toString(); //=> "<Teacher:ember1026:Tom Dale>"

toggleProperty (keyName) Boolean public

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:468

keyName

String

The name of the property to toggle

returns

Boolean

The new property value

Set the value of a boolean property to the opposite of its current value.

starship.toggleProperty('warpDriveEngaged');

unregister (fullName) public

Defined in packages/ember-application/lib/system/engine-instance.js:117

fullName

String

Unregister a factory.

Overrides RegistryProxy#unregister in order to clear any cached instances of the unregistered factory.

willDestroy public

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:472

Override to implement teardown.