Function

dependentKeyCompat (desc) PropertyDecorator public

Module:	@ember/object

Defined in packages/@ember/object/compat.ts:39

import { dependentKeyCompat } from '@ember/object/compat';

desc

PropertyDescriptor|undefined

A property descriptor containing the getter and setter (when used in classic classes)

returns

PropertyDecorator

property decorator instance

@dependentKeyCompat is decorator that can be used on native getters that use tracked properties. It exposes the getter to Ember's classic computed property and observer systems, so they can watch it for changes. It can be used in both native and classic classes.

Native Example:

import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
import { dependentKeyCompat } from '@ember/object/compat';
import { computed, set } from '@ember/object';

class Person {
  @tracked firstName;
  @tracked lastName;

  @dependentKeyCompat
  get fullName() {
    return `${this.firstName} ${this.lastName}`;
  }
}

class Profile {
  constructor(person) {
    set(this, 'person', person);
  }

  @computed('person.fullName')
  get helloMessage() {
    return `Hello, ${this.person.fullName}!`;
  }
}

Classic Example:

import { tracked } from '@glimmer/tracking';
import { dependentKeyCompat } from '@ember/object/compat';
import EmberObject, { computed, observer, set } from '@ember/object';

const Person = EmberObject.extend({
  firstName: tracked(),
  lastName: tracked(),

  fullName: dependentKeyCompat(function() {
    return `${this.firstName} ${this.lastName}`;
  }),
});

const Profile = EmberObject.extend({
  person: null,

  helloMessage: computed('person.fullName', function() {
    return `Hello, ${this.person.fullName}!`;
  }),

  onNameUpdated: observer('person.fullName', function() {
    console.log('person name updated!');
  }),
});

dependentKeyCompat() can receive a getter function or an object containing get/set methods when used in classic classes, like computed properties.

In general, only properties which you expect to be watched by older, untracked clases should be marked as dependency compatible. The decorator is meant as an interop layer for parts of Ember's older classic APIs, and should not be applied to every possible getter/setter in classes. The number of dependency compatible getters should be minimized wherever possible. New application code should not need to use @dependentKeyCompat, since it is only for interoperation with older code.