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diff --git a/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/ui.js b/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/ui.js
index 8d921f77c2..61ae69f1cb 100644
--- a/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/ui.js
+++ b/modules/luci-base/htdocs/luci-static/resources/ui.js
@@ -4268,6 +4268,38 @@ var UI = baseclass.extend(/** @lends LuCI.ui.prototype */ {
}, this.varargs(arguments, 2, ctx));
},
+ /**
+ * Load specified view class path and set it up.
+ *
+ * Transforms the given view path into a class name, requires it
+ * using [LuCI.require()]{@link LuCI#require} and asserts that the
+ * resulting class instance is a descendant of
+ * [LuCI.view]{@link LuCI.view}.
+ *
+ * By instantiating the view class, its corresponding contents are
+ * rendered and included into the view area. Any runtime errors are
+ * catched and rendered using [LuCI.error()]{@link LuCI#error}.
+ *
+ * @param {string} path
+ * The view path to render.
+ *
+ * @returns {Promise<LuCI.view>}
+ * Returns a promise resolving to the loaded view instance.
+ */
+ instantiateView: function(path) {
+ var className = 'view.%s'.format(path.replace(/\//g, '.'));
+
+ return L.require(className).then(function(view) {
+ if (!(view instanceof View))
+ throw new TypeError('Loaded class %s is not a descendant of View'.format(className));
+
+ return view;
+ }).catch(function(err) {
+ dom.content(document.querySelector('#view'), null);
+ L.error(err);
+ });
+ },
+
AbstractElement: UIElement,
/* Widgets */