action on init

components.my-component.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Component.extend({
  init() {
    this._super(...arguments);
    
    this.sendAction('y');
  }
});

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: 'Ember Twiddle',
  
  actions: {
    x() {
      alert('hello');
    }
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>
{{outlet}}
{{my-component y=(action 'x')}}
<br>

templates.components.my-component.hbs

{{yield}}

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.13.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.js",
    "ember": "2.16.2",
    "ember-template-compiler": "2.16.2",
    "ember-testing": "2.16.2"
  },
  "addons": {
    "ember-data": "2.16.3"
  }
}