From b1654f7034a5ab66eecdf6b3abd807e41f9a35bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Woeltjen <victor.woeltjen@nasa.gov>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 14:04:24 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] [Framework] Fix partial constructor

Fix the replicated behavior of the new operator in the
partial constructor such that it accepts factory-style
constructors (which will be the norm according to
current code style standards.) WTD-518.
---
 platform/framework/src/register/PartialConstructor.js | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/platform/framework/src/register/PartialConstructor.js b/platform/framework/src/register/PartialConstructor.js
index 466851db50..91e9b39587 100644
--- a/platform/framework/src/register/PartialConstructor.js
+++ b/platform/framework/src/register/PartialConstructor.js
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ define(
                     var other = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments),
                         instance = {};
 
-                    Constructor.apply(instance, dependencies.concat(other));
+                    // Mimic "new" behavior with apply.
+                    instance = Constructor.apply(
+                        instance,
+                        dependencies.concat(other)
+                    ) || instance;
                     instance.prototype = Constructor.prototype;
 
                     return instance;