I need to modify a javascript controller (create-account). If I were writing it from scratch, I’d add a mixin called something like (FooValidation), the same way the mixins PasswordValidation and UsernameValidation are applied (discourse/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/create-account.js.es6 at f03b6bd8c925163b41b9e33b39484d102dbaee44 · discourse/discourse · GitHub). I can’t figure out how, though. I could just add the relevant properties/methods to the create account controller using PluginApi.modifyClass, but that doesn’t feel right, especially seeing as I’ll want to reuse the mixin. What’s the best way to achieve this?

I believe the modifyClass method accepts a mixin as an argument, so I’d try something like this: api.modifyClass("controller:create-account", FooValidation);

can you share some sample code?

I do it in Topic List Previews: https://github.com/paviliondev/discourse-topic-previews/blob/master/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/preview-edits.js.es6 Specific example: api.modifyClass('component:topic-list', Settings); I did this to break out shared code that would otherwise have been repeated and almost a cut and paste.

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shoshber (Shoshana Berleant) March 27, 2018, 8:11pm 3

Ah you’re right, modifyClass calls Ember’s reopen, which can take mixins as an argument. I couldn’t get it to work at first but I got it! Thanks!

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