access_controller_in_model_hook.js

// accessing controller in route's model hook

App.PostsRoute = Em.Route.extend({
  
  model: function() {
    
    // getPosts will return a promise
    return this.get('controller').getPosts();
    
  }
  
});


App.PostsController = Ember.ArrayController.extend({
  
  getPosts: function() {
    
    var self = this;
    
    return ajax('/posts', {
      'page': this.get('page'),
      'sort_column': this.get('sort_column'),
      'sort_order': this.get('sort_order')
    }).then(function(json) {
      
      self.set('content', json.posts);
      
    });
  },
  
  getPostsAgain: function() {
    Ember.run.once(this, 'getPosts');
  }.observes('page', 'sort_column', 'sort_order');
  
});