Use `{{outlets}}` instead of `{{render}}` in the application template

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/helpers/user-status.js.es6

@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ export default htmlHelper((user, args) => {
   if (!user) { return; }
 
   const name = escapeExpression(user.get('name'));
-  const currentUser = args.hash.currentUser;
+  let currentUser = args.currentUser;
+  if (!currentUser && args.hash) {
+    currentUser = args.hash.currentUser;
+  }
 
   if (currentUser && user.get('admin') && currentUser.get('staff')) {
     return iconHTML('shield', { label: I18n.t('user.admin', { user: name }) });

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/pre-initializers/inject-discourse-objects.js.es6

@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ export default {
     app.register('screen-track:main', screenTrack, { instantiate: false });
     inject(app, 'screenTrack', 'component', 'route');
 
+    if (currentUser) {
       inject(app, 'currentUser', 'component', 'route', 'controller');
+    }
 
     app.register('location:discourse-location', DiscourseLocation);
 

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/application.js.es6

@@ -20,14 +20,7 @@ function unlessReadOnly(method, message) {
 const ApplicationRoute = Discourse.Route.extend(OpenComposer, {
   siteTitle: setting('title'),
 
-  _handleLogout() {
-    if (this.currentUser) {
-      this.currentUser.destroySession().then(() => logout(this.siteSettings, this.keyValueStore));
-    }
-  },
-
   actions: {
-
     toggleAnonymous() {
       ajax("/users/toggle-anon", {method: 'POST'}).then(() => {
         window.location.reload();
@@ -179,6 +172,14 @@ const ApplicationRoute = Discourse.Route.extend(OpenComposer, {
     });
   },
 
+  renderTemplate() {
+    this.render('application');
+    this.render('user-card', { into: 'application', outlet: 'user-card' });
+    this.render('modal', { into: 'application', outlet: 'modal' });
+    this.render('topic-entrance', { into: 'application', outlet: 'topic-entrance' });
+    this.render('composer', { into: 'application', outlet: 'composer' });
+  },
+
   handleShowLogin() {
     if (this.siteSettings.enable_sso) {
       const returnPath = encodeURIComponent(window.location.pathname);
@@ -198,7 +199,6 @@ const ApplicationRoute = Discourse.Route.extend(OpenComposer, {
   },
 
   _autoLogin(modal, modalClass, notAuto) {
-
     const methods = findAll(this.siteSettings,
                             this.container.lookup('capabilities:main'),
                             this.site.isMobileDevice);
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ const ApplicationRoute = Discourse.Route.extend(OpenComposer, {
     }
   },
 
+  _handleLogout() {
+    if (this.currentUser) {
+      this.currentUser.destroySession().then(() => logout(this.siteSettings, this.keyValueStore));
+    }
+  },
 });
 
 RSVP.EventTarget.mixin(ApplicationRoute);

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/application.hbs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     {{create-topics-notice}}
   </div>
   {{outlet}}
-  {{render "user-card"}}
+  {{outlet "user-card"}}
 </div>
 
 {{plugin-outlet "above-footer"}}
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 {{/if}}
 {{plugin-outlet "below-footer"}}
 
-{{render "modal"}}
-{{render "topic-entrance"}}
-{{render "composer"}}
+{{outlet "modal"}}
+{{outlet "topic-entrance"}}
+{{outlet "composer"}}

app/assets/javascripts/discourse/views/hide-modal.js.es6

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-export default Em.View.extend({
-  // No rendering!
-  render: Em.K,
-
-  _hideModal: function() {
+export default Ember.View.extend({
+  didInsertElement() {
+    this._super();
     $('#discourse-modal').modal('hide');
-  }.on('didInsertElement')
+  }
 });