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controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: 'Ember Twiddle'
});

router.js

import Ember from 'ember';
import config from './config/environment';

const Router = Ember.Router.extend({
  location: 'none'
});

Router.map(function() {
  this.route('home');
});

export default Router;

routes.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  
  actions: {
    refresh () {
      this.refresh(); 
    }
  }
});

routes.home.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model() {
    console.log('model');
    return 1;
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
<br>

<span {{action 'refresh'}}>
{{link-to 'Home' 'home'}}
</span>

{{outlet}}
<br>
<br>

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.7.2",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.js",
    "ember": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ember.js/2.4.4/ember.debug.js",
    "ember-data": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ember-data.js/2.4.3/ember-data.js",
    "ember-template-compiler": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ember.js/2.4.4/ember-template-compiler.js"
  }
}