dojo_app/js/library/dijit/Destroyable.js

define([
	"dojo/_base/array", // array.forEach array.map
	"dojo/aspect",
	"dojo/_base/declare"
], function(array, aspect, declare){

	// module:
	//		dijit/Destroyable

	return declare("dijit.Destroyable", null, {
		// summary:
		//		Mixin to track handles and release them when instance is destroyed.
		// description:
		//		Call this.own(...) on list of handles (returned from dojo/aspect, dojo/on,
		//		dojo/Stateful::watch, or any class (including widgets) with a destroyRecursive() or destroy() method.
		//		Then call destroy() later to destroy this instance and release the resources.

		destroy: function(/*Boolean*/ preserveDom){
			// summary:
			//		Destroy this class, releasing any resources registered via own().
			this._destroyed = true;
		},

		own: function(){
			// summary:
			//		Track specified handles and remove/destroy them when this instance is destroyed, unless they were
			//		already removed/destroyed manually.
			// tags:
			//		protected
			// returns:
			//		The array of specified handles, so you can do for example:
			//	|		var handle = this.own(on(...))[0];

			var cleanupMethods = [
				"destroyRecursive",
				"destroy",
				"remove"
			];

			array.forEach(arguments, function(handle){
				// When this.destroy() is called, destroy handle.  Since I'm using aspect.before(),
				// the handle will be destroyed before a subclass's destroy() method starts running, before it calls
				// this.inherited() or even if it doesn't call this.inherited() at all.  If that's an issue, make an
				// onDestroy() method and connect to that instead.
				var destroyMethodName;
				var odh = aspect.before(this, "destroy", function (preserveDom){
					handle[destroyMethodName](preserveDom);
				});

				// Callback for when handle is manually destroyed.
				var hdhs = [];
				function onManualDestroy(){
					odh.remove();
					array.forEach(hdhs, function(hdh){
						hdh.remove();
					});
				}

				// Setup listeners for manual destroy of handle.
				// Also computes destroyMethodName, used in listener above.
				if(handle.then){
					// Special path for Promises.  Detect when Promise is resolved, rejected, or
					// canceled (nb: cancelling a Promise causes it to be rejected).
					destroyMethodName = "cancel";
					handle.then(onManualDestroy, onManualDestroy);
				}else{
					// Path for other handles.  Just use AOP to detect when handle is manually destroyed.
					array.forEach(cleanupMethods, function(cleanupMethod){
						if(typeof handle[cleanupMethod] === "function"){
							if(!destroyMethodName){
								// Use first matching method name in above listener (prefer destroyRecursive() to destroy())
								destroyMethodName = cleanupMethod;
							}
							hdhs.push(aspect.after(handle, cleanupMethod, onManualDestroy, true));
						}
					});
				}
			}, this);

			return arguments;		// handle
		}
	});
});