[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #28216: Allow to register pre-instantiated widgets

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#28216: Allow to register pre-instantiated widgets
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 Reporter:  Denis-de-Bernardy  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets            |     Version:  3.9.1
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by Denis-de-Bernardy):

 Sure. If you want your widgets to use a dependency injection, they need to
 be instantiated like so:

 {{{
 $my_widget = new MyWidget($dep1, $dep2);
 wp_register_widget($my_widget); // or perhaps more appropriately,
 $my_widget->register();
 }}}

 ... but as things stand, WP expects a call more like:

 {{{
 wp_register_widget('MyWidget'); // and now $dep1 and $dep2 dependencies
 are missing.
 }}}

 To work around the issue, you currently need to edit the widget factory's
 private variables.

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