Class Ember.Application

public
Extends: Ember.Engine
Uses: RegistryProxyMixin
Defined in: packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js:45
Module: ember

An instance of Ember.Application is the starting point for every Ember application. It helps to instantiate, initialize and coordinate the many objects that make up your app.

Each Ember app has one and only one Ember.Application object. In fact, the very first thing you should do in your application is create the instance:

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window.App = Ember.Application.create();

Typically, the application object is the only global variable. All other classes in your app should be properties on the Ember.Application instance, which highlights its first role: a global namespace.

For example, if you define a view class, it might look like this:

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App.MyView = Ember.View.extend();

By default, calling Ember.Application.create() will automatically initialize your application by calling the Ember.Application.initialize() method. If you need to delay initialization, you can call your app's deferReadiness() method. When you are ready for your app to be initialized, call its advanceReadiness() method.

You can define a ready method on the Ember.Application instance, which will be run by Ember when the application is initialized.

Because Ember.Application inherits from Ember.Namespace, any classes you create will have useful string representations when calling toString(). See the Ember.Namespace documentation for more information.

While you can think of your Ember.Application as a container that holds the other classes in your application, there are several other responsibilities going on under-the-hood that you may want to understand.

Event Delegation

Ember uses a technique called event delegation. This allows the framework to set up a global, shared event listener instead of requiring each view to do it manually. For example, instead of each view registering its own mousedown listener on its associated element, Ember sets up a mousedown listener on the body.

If a mousedown event occurs, Ember will look at the target of the event and start walking up the DOM node tree, finding corresponding views and invoking their mouseDown method as it goes.

Ember.Application has a number of default events that it listens for, as well as a mapping from lowercase events to camel-cased view method names. For example, the keypress event causes the keyPress method on the view to be called, the dblclick event causes doubleClick to be called, and so on.

If there is a bubbling browser event that Ember does not listen for by default, you can specify custom events and their corresponding view method names by setting the application's customEvents property:

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let App = Ember.Application.create({
  customEvents: {
    // add support for the paste event
    paste: 'paste'
  }
});

To prevent Ember from setting up a listener for a default event, specify the event name with a null value in the customEvents property:

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let App = Ember.Application.create({
  customEvents: {
    // prevent listeners for mouseenter/mouseleave events
    mouseenter: null,
    mouseleave: null
  }
});

By default, the application sets up these event listeners on the document body. However, in cases where you are embedding an Ember application inside an existing page, you may want it to set up the listeners on an element inside the body.

For example, if only events inside a DOM element with the ID of ember-app should be delegated, set your application's rootElement property:

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let App = Ember.Application.create({
  rootElement: '#ember-app'
});

The rootElement can be either a DOM element or a jQuery-compatible selector string. Note that views appended to the DOM outside the root element will not receive events. If you specify a custom root element, make sure you only append views inside it!

To learn more about the events Ember components use, see components/handling-events.

Initializers

Libraries on top of Ember can add initializers, like so:

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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'api-adapter',

  initialize: function(application) {
    application.register('api-adapter:main', ApiAdapter);
  }
});

Initializers provide an opportunity to access the internal registry, which organizes the different components of an Ember application. Additionally they provide a chance to access the instantiated application. Beyond being used for libraries, initializers are also a great way to organize dependency injection or setup in your own application.

Routing

In addition to creating your application's router, Ember.Application is also responsible for telling the router when to start routing. Transitions between routes can be logged with the LOG_TRANSITIONS flag, and more detailed intra-transition logging can be logged with the LOG_TRANSITIONS_INTERNAL flag:

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let App = Ember.Application.create({
  LOG_TRANSITIONS: true, // basic logging of successful transitions
  LOG_TRANSITIONS_INTERNAL: true // detailed logging of all routing steps
});

By default, the router will begin trying to translate the current URL into application state once the browser emits the DOMContentReady event. If you need to defer routing, you can call the application's deferReadiness() method. Once routing can begin, call the advanceReadiness() method.

If there is any setup required before routing begins, you can implement a ready() method on your app that will be invoked immediately before routing begins.

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addObserver (key, target, method) public

Module: ember

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

key
String
The key to observer
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.

You can also pass an optional context parameter to this method. The context will be passed to your observer method whenever it is triggered. Note that if you add the same target/method pair on a key multiple times with different context parameters, your observer will only be called once with the last context you passed.

Observer Methods

Observer methods you pass should generally have the following signature if you do not pass a context parameter:

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fooDidChange: function(sender, key, value, rev) { };

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.

If you pass a context parameter, the context will be passed before the revision like so:

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fooDidChange: function(sender, key, value, context, rev) { };

Usually you will not need the value, context 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.

advanceReadiness public

Module: ember

Defined in packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js:523

Call advanceReadiness after any asynchronous setup logic has completed. Each call to deferReadiness must be matched by a call to advanceReadiness or the application will never become ready and routing will not begin.

cacheFor (keyName) Object public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:490

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

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:635

arguments

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

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App.Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  helloWorld: function() {
    alert("Hi, my name is " + this.get('name'));
  }
});

var tom = App.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:

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var noName = App.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

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:453

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.

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

deferReadiness public

Module: ember

Defined in packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js:491

Use this to defer readiness until some condition is true.

Example:

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let App = Ember.Application.create();

App.deferReadiness();

// Ember.$ is a reference to the jQuery object/function
Ember.$.getJSON('/auth-token', function(token) {
  App.token = token;
  App.advanceReadiness();
});

This allows you to perform asynchronous setup logic and defer booting your application until the setup has finished.

However, if the setup requires a loading UI, it might be better to use the router for this purpose.

destroy Ember.Object public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:417

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

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:527

mixins
Mixin
One or more Mixin classes
arguments
Object
Object containing values to use within the new class

Creates a new subclass.

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App.Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  say: function(thing) {
    alert(thing);
   }
});

This defines a new subclass of Ember.Object: App.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.View class:

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App.PersonView = Ember.View.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:

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App.Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  say: function(thing) {
    var name = this.get('name');
    alert(name + ' says: ' + thing);
  }
});

App.Soldier = App.Person.extend({
  say: function(thing) {
    this._super(thing + ", sir!");
  },
  march: function(numberOfHours) {
    alert(this.get('name') + ' marches for ' + numberOfHours + ' hours.');
  }
});

var yehuda = App.Soldier.create({
  name: "Yehuda Katz"
});

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

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

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

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App.Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  say: function(thing) {
    alert(this.get('name') + ' says: ' + thing);
  }
});

App.SingingMixin = Mixin.create({
  sing: function(thing){
    alert(this.get('name') + ' sings: la la la ' + thing);
  }
});

App.BroadwayStar = App.Person.extend(App.SingingMixin, {
  dance: function() {
    alert(this.get('name') + ' dances: tap tap tap tap ');
  }
});

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

get (keyName) Object public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:100

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:

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

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:143

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:

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

is equivalent to:

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

getWithDefault (keyName, defaultValue) Object public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:415

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.

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

hasRegistration (fullName) Boolean public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:110

fullName
String
returns
Boolean

Check if a factory is registered.

incrementProperty (keyName, increment) Number public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:433

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.

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

init public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:217

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

Example:

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App.Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  init: function() {
    alert('Name is ' + this.get('name'));
  }
});

var steve = App.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.

initializer (initializer) public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Engine packages/ember-application/lib/system/engine.js:185

initializer
Object

The goal of initializers should be to register dependencies and injections. This phase runs once. Because these initializers may load code, they are allowed to defer application readiness and advance it. If you need to access the container or store you should use an InstanceInitializer that will be run after all initializers and therefore after all code is loaded and the app is ready.

Initializer receives an object which has the following attributes: name, before, after, initialize. The only required attribute is initialize, all others are optional.

  • name allows you to specify under which name the initializer is registered. This must be a unique name, as trying to register two initializers with the same name will result in an error.
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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'namedInitializer',

  initialize: function(application) {
    Ember.debug('Running namedInitializer!');
  }
});
  • before and after are used to ensure that this initializer is ran prior or after the one identified by the value. This value can be a single string or an array of strings, referencing the name of other initializers.

An example of ordering initializers, we create an initializer named first:

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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'first',

  initialize: function(application) {
    Ember.debug('First initializer!');
  }
});

// DEBUG: First initializer!

We add another initializer named second, specifying that it should run after the initializer named first:

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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'second',
  after: 'first',

  initialize: function(application) {
    Ember.debug('Second initializer!');
  }
});

// DEBUG: First initializer!
// DEBUG: Second initializer!

Afterwards we add a further initializer named pre, this time specifying that it should run before the initializer named first:

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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'pre',
  before: 'first',

  initialize: function(application) {
    Ember.debug('Pre initializer!');
  }
});

// DEBUG: Pre initializer!
// DEBUG: First initializer!
// DEBUG: Second initializer!

Finally we add an initializer named post, specifying it should run after both the first and the second initializers:

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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'post',
  after: ['first', 'second'],

  initialize: function(application) {
    Ember.debug('Post initializer!');
  }
});

// DEBUG: Pre initializer!
// DEBUG: First initializer!
// DEBUG: Second initializer!
// DEBUG: Post initializer!
  • initialize is a callback function that receives one argument, application, on which you can operate.

Example of using application to register an adapter:

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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'api-adapter',

  initialize: function(application) {
    application.register('api-adapter:main', ApiAdapter);
  }
});

inject (factoryNameOrType, property, injectionName) public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:203

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:

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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.

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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.

Note: Ember-Data instantiates its models in a unique manner, and consequently injections onto models (or all models) will not work as expected. Injections on models can be enabled by setting EmberENV.MODEL_FACTORY_INJECTIONS to true.

instanceInitializer (instanceInitializer) public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Engine packages/ember-application/lib/system/engine.js:305

instanceInitializer

Instance initializers run after all initializers have run. Because instance initializers run after the app is fully set up. We have access to the store, container, and other items. However, these initializers run after code has loaded and are not allowed to defer readiness.

Instance initializer receives an object which has the following attributes: name, before, after, initialize. The only required attribute is initialize, all others are optional.

  • name allows you to specify under which name the instanceInitializer is registered. This must be a unique name, as trying to register two instanceInitializer with the same name will result in an error.
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Ember.Application.instanceInitializer({
  name: 'namedinstanceInitializer',

  initialize: function(application) {
    Ember.debug('Running namedInitializer!');
  }
});

  • before and after are used to ensure that this initializer is ran prior or after the one identified by the value. This value can be a single string or an array of strings, referencing the name of other initializers.

  • See Ember.Application.initializer for discussion on the usage of before and after.

Example instanceInitializer to preload data into the store.

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Ember.Application.initializer({
  name: 'preload-data',

  initialize: function(application) {
    var userConfig, userConfigEncoded, store;
    // We have a HTML escaped JSON representation of the user's basic
    // configuration generated server side and stored in the DOM of the main
    // index.html file. This allows the app to have access to a set of data
    // without making any additional remote calls. Good for basic data that is
    // needed for immediate rendering of the page. Keep in mind, this data,
    // like all local models and data can be manipulated by the user, so it
    // should not be relied upon for security or authorization.
    //
    // Grab the encoded data from the meta tag
    userConfigEncoded = Ember.$('head meta[name=app-user-config]').attr('content');
    // Unescape the text, then parse the resulting JSON into a real object
    userConfig = JSON.parse(unescape(userConfigEncoded));
    // Lookup the store
    store = application.lookup('service:store');
    // Push the encoded JSON into the store
    store.pushPayload(userConfig);
  }
});

notifyPropertyChange (keyName) Ember.Observable public

Module: ember

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.

register (fullName, factory, options) public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:29

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:

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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:

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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:

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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 });

registerOption (fullName, optionName, options) public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:120

fullName
String
optionName
String
options
Object

Register an option for a particular factory.

registerOptions (fullName, options) public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:142

fullName
String
options
Object

Register options for a particular factory.

registerOptionsForType (type, options) public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:162

type
String
options
Object

Allow registering options for all factories of a type.

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

// if all of type `connection` must not be singletons
appInstance.optionsForType('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

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:131

fullName
String
optionName
String
returns
Object
options

Return a specific registered option for a particular factory.

registeredOptions (fullName) Object public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:152

fullName
String
returns
Object
options

Return registered options for a particular factory.

registeredOptionsForType (type) Object public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:193

type
String
returns
Object
options

Return the registered options for all factories of a type.

removeObserver (key, target, method) public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:385

key
String
The key to observer
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

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:681

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

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

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

MyObject.reopen({
  say: function(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

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:717

Augments a constructor's own properties and functions:

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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.

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App.Person = Ember.Object.extend({
  name : "",
  sayHello : function() {
    alert("Hello. My name is " + this.get('name'));
  }
});

App.Person.reopenClass({
  species : "Homo sapiens",
  createPerson: function(newPersonsName){
    return App.Person.create({
      name:newPersonsName
    });
  }
});

var tom = App.Person.create({
  name : "Tom Dale"
});
var yehuda = App.Person.createPerson("Yehuda Katz");

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

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

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

reset public

Module: ember

Defined in packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js:609

Reset the application. This is typically used only in tests. It cleans up the application in the following order:

  1. Deactivate existing routes
  2. Destroy all objects in the container
  3. Create a new application container
  4. Re-route to the existing url

Typical Example:

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let App;

run(function() {
  App = Ember.Application.create();
});

module('acceptance test', {
  setup: function() {
    App.reset();
  }
});

test('first test', function() {
  // App is freshly reset
});

test('second test', function() {
  // App is again freshly reset
});

Advanced Example:

Occasionally you may want to prevent the app from initializing during setup. This could enable extra configuration, or enable asserting prior to the app becoming ready.

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let App;

run(function() {
  App = Ember.Application.create();
});

module('acceptance test', {
  setup: function() {
    run(function() {
      App.reset();
      App.deferReadiness();
    });
  }
});

test('first test', function() {
  ok(true, 'something before app is initialized');

  run(function() {
    App.advanceReadiness();
  });

  ok(true, 'something after app is initialized');
});

resolveRegistration (fullName) Function public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:19

fullName
String
returns
Function
fullName's factory

Given a fullName return the corresponding factory.

set (keyName, value) Object public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:168

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.

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

Module: ember

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.

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toString String public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:467

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.

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person = App.Person.create()
person.toString() //=> "<App.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:

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

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

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

toggleProperty (keyName) Boolean public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.Observable packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/observable.js:473

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.

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unregister (fullName) public

Module: ember

Inherited from RegistryProxyMixin packages/ember-runtime/lib/mixins/registry_proxy.js:90

fullName
String

Unregister a factory.

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let App = Ember.Application.create();
let User = Ember.Object.extend();
App.register('model:user', User);

App.resolveRegistration('model:user').create() instanceof User //=> true

App.unregister('model:user')
App.resolveRegistration('model:user') === undefined //=> true

visit (url, options) Promise<Ember.ApplicationInstance, Error> public

Module: ember

Defined in packages/ember-application/lib/system/application.js:777

url
String
The initial URL to navigate to
options
Ember.ApplicationInstance.BootOptions
returns
Promise<Ember.ApplicationInstance, Error>

Boot a new instance of Ember.ApplicationInstance for the current application and navigate it to the given url. Returns a Promise that resolves with the instance when the initial routing and rendering is complete, or rejects with any error that occured during the boot process.

When autoboot is disabled, calling visit would first cause the application to boot, which runs the application initializers.

This method also takes a hash of boot-time configuration options for customizing the instance's behavior. See the documentation on Ember.ApplicationInstance.BootOptions for details.

Ember.ApplicationInstance.BootOptions is an interface class that exists purely to document the available options; you do not need to construct it manually. Simply pass a regular JavaScript object containing of the desired options:

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Supported Scenarios

While the BootOptions class exposes a large number of knobs, not all combinations of them are valid; certain incompatible combinations might result in unexpected behavior.

For example, booting the instance in the full browser environment while specifying a foriegn document object (e.g. { isBrowser: true, document: iframe.contentDocument }) does not work correctly today, largely due to Ember's jQuery dependency.

Currently, there are three officially supported scenarios/configurations. Usages outside of these scenarios are not guaranteed to work, but please feel free to file bug reports documenting your experience and any issues you encountered to help expand support.

Browser Applications (Manual Boot)

The setup is largely similar to how Ember works out-of-the-box. Normally, Ember will boot a default instance for your Application on "DOM ready". However, you can customize this behavior by disabling autoboot.

For example, this allows you to render a miniture demo of your application into a specific area on your marketing website:

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import MyApp from 'my-app';

$(function() {
  let App = MyApp.create({ autoboot: false });

  let options = {
    // Override the router's location adapter to prevent it from updating
    // the URL in the address bar
    location: 'none',

    // Override the default `rootElement` on the app to render into a
    // specific `div` on the page
    rootElement: '#demo'
  };

  // Start the app at the special demo URL
  App.visit('/demo', options);
});

Or perhaps you might want to boot two instances of your app on the same page for a split-screen multiplayer experience:

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import MyApp from 'my-app';

$(function() {
  let App = MyApp.create({ autoboot: false });

  let sessionId = MyApp.generateSessionID();

  let player1 = App.visit(`/matches/join?name=Player+1&session=${sessionId}`, { rootElement: '#left', location: 'none' });
  let player2 = App.visit(`/matches/join?name=Player+2&session=${sessionId}`, { rootElement: '#right', location: 'none' });

  Promise.all([player1, player2]).then(() => {
    // Both apps have completed the initial render
    $('#loading').fadeOut();
  });
});

Do note that each app instance maintains their own registry/container, so they will run in complete isolation by default.

Server-Side Rendering (also known as FastBoot)

This setup allows you to run your Ember app in a server environment using Node.js and render its content into static HTML for SEO purposes.

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const HTMLSerializer = new SimpleDOM.HTMLSerializer(SimpleDOM.voidMap);

function renderURL(url) {
  let dom = new SimpleDOM.Document();
  let rootElement = dom.body;
  let options = { isBrowser: false, document: dom, rootElement: rootElement };

  return MyApp.visit(options).then(instance => {
    try {
      return HTMLSerializer.serialize(rootElement.firstChild);
    } finally {
      instance.destroy();
    }
  });
}

In this scenario, because Ember does not have access to a global document object in the Node.js environment, you must provide one explicitly. In practice, in the non-browser environment, the stand-in document object only need to implement a limited subset of the full DOM API. The SimpleDOM library is known to work.

Since there is no access to jQuery in the non-browser environment, you must also specify a DOM Element object in the same document for the rootElement option (as opposed to a selector string like "body").

See the documentation on the isBrowser, document and rootElement properties on Ember.ApplicationInstance.BootOptions for details.

Server-Side Resource Discovery

This setup allows you to run the routing layer of your Ember app in a server environment using Node.js and completely disable rendering. This allows you to simulate and discover the resources (i.e. AJAX requests) needed to fufill a given request and eagerly "push" these resources to the client.

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import BrowserNetworkService from 'app/services/network/browser';
import NodeNetworkService from 'app/services/network/node';

// Inject a (hypothetical) service for abstracting all AJAX calls and use
// the appropiate implementaion on the client/server. This also allows the
// server to log all the AJAX calls made during a particular request and use
// that for resource-discovery purpose.

export function initialize(application) {
  if (window) { // browser
    application.register('service:network', BrowserNetworkService);
  } else { // node
    application.register('service:network', NodeNetworkService);
  }

  application.inject('route', 'network', 'service:network');
};

export default {
  name: 'network-service',
  initialize: initialize
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import Ember from 'ember';

// An example of how the (hypothetical) service is used in routes.

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model(params) {
    return this.network.fetch(`/api/posts/${params.post_id}.json`);
  },

  afterModel(post) {
    if (post.isExternalContent) {
      return this.network.fetch(`/api/external/?url=${post.externalURL}`);
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// Finally, put all the pieces together

function discoverResourcesFor(url) {
  return MyApp.visit(url, { isBrowser: false, shouldRender: false }).then(instance => {
    let networkService = instance.lookup('service:network');
    return networkService.requests; // => { "/api/posts/123.json": "..." }
  });
}

willDestroy public

Module: ember

Inherited from Ember.CoreObject packages/ember-runtime/lib/system/core_object.js:440

Override to implement teardown.