I noticed that the controller class’ needs property is now deprecated. When did this change occur? Also, it suggests using Ember.inject.controller() in its place. I cannot find this particular gem anywhere in the API or guides yet. Even the guides still refer to needs when talking about dependency injection.
With that said, how do I use Ember.inject.controller().
Documentation is a bit scarse, but it’s pretty easy to understand from the blog post where they mention it. It’s strange they don’t mention the controller injection though.
http://emberjs.com/api/classes/Ember.inject.html#method_service
From needs:
needs: ['application'],
application: Ember.computed.alias('controllers.application')
To inject:
application: Ember.inject.controller()
You can also create aliases by adding the controller name into the method call:
appController: Ember.inject.controller('application')
It’s worth noting that you can only inject controllers inside a controller; and they will also be deprecated once routable components become stable.
Ember - 4.6 - Ember API Documentation it’s there except oddly marked as private… 