From 00daa32f56ca56b37ec3347bed02d589f2887226 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Woeltjen <victor.woeltjen@nasa.gov>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 17:37:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [Core] Accelerate promises during mutation

Use a fast-promise approach (instead of ) when handling
mutation of domain objects, to ensure that mutation resolves
during the current tick. Needed for drag interactions of
WTD-931.
---
 .../core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js     | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js b/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js
index d0d6c2b360..14ff3a5265 100644
--- a/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js
+++ b/platform/core/src/capabilities/MutationCapability.js
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ define(
             });
         }
 
+        // Utility function to cast to a promise, without waiting
+        // for nextTick if a value is non-promise-like.
+        function fastPromise(value) {
+            return (value || {}).then ? value : {
+                then: function (callback) {
+                    return fastPromise(callback(value));
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
         /**
          * The `mutation` capability allows a domain object's model to be
          * modified. Wrapping such modifications in calls made through
@@ -73,8 +83,7 @@ define(
 
                 // Invoke the provided mutator, then make changes to
                 // the underlying model (if applicable.)
-                return $q.when(mutator(clone))
-                        .then(handleMutation);
+                return fastPromise(mutator(clone)).then(handleMutation);
             }
 
             return {