✨ Add Conduit#getController(controller_name) to get/create a contro…

…ller instance
11ways · Oct 5, 2023 · 386fbfa · 386fbfa
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 * Don't log `.js.map` 404 errors
 * Add `Conduit.Socket#is_connected` property
 * Add checksum support to the `ObjectId` class
+* Add `Conduit#getController(controller_name)` to get/create a controller instance
 
 ## 1.3.15 (2023-07-03)
 

diff --git a/lib/class/conduit.js b/lib/class/conduit.js
@@ -2314,6 +2314,34 @@ Conduit.setMethod(function getSession(allow_create = true) {
 	return session;
 });
 
+/**
+ * Create a controller of the given type and attach this conduit
+ *
+ * @author   Jelle De Loecker   <jelle@elevenways.be>
+ * @since    1.3.16
+ * @version  1.3.16
+ *
+ * @param    {String}   controller_name
+ *
+ * @return   {Controller}
+ */
+Conduit.setMethod(function getController(controller_name) {
+
+	if (!controller_name) {
+		return this.controller;
+	}
+
+	let instance = Controller.get(controller_name);
+
+	if (!instance) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	instance.conduit = this;
+
+	return instance;
+});
+
 /**
  * Register live data bindings via websockets
  *