The {{hash}} helper creates objects that don't inherit from Object.prototype

[sandydoo]

Description

The object created by the hash helper does not inherit from Object.prototype and is missing a lot of common functions like hasOwnProperty.

I've been a bit out of the loop, but it seems the behaviour may have changed in: 52f5257

Reproduce

The issue can be reproduced in the production docs for ember-google-maps: https://ember-google-maps.sandydoo.me/docs/directions

Throughout the docs for ember-google-maps, I suggest that people use the hash helper to quickly build up map settings without leaving the template. For example:

<directions.route
      @draggable={{true}}
      @polylineOptions={{hash
        strokeColor="green"
        strokeWeight=8
        strokeOpacity=0.7}} as |route|>

The above currently breaks Google Maps when it tries to call hasOwnProperty on the polylineOptions object.

Expected behaviour and feedback

Is this a reasonable use-case for the hash helper? Or should I ditch the idea and remove this pattern from the documentation?

One could argue that creating the object outside of the template is the safer option, given how restrictive the hash helper is around updates. There's nothing stopping a third-party library like Google Maps from calling set in the future and breaking the app.

It's also fair to argue that Google Maps should be using something like Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call to be safe.

Any guidance, thoughts, and suggestions are very welcome!

[sandydoo]

I found out that this behavior is mentioned in the docs.

Note that the hash is an empty object with no prototype chain, therefore common methods like toString are not available in the resulting hash. If you need to use such a method, you can use the call or apply approach:

I guess the solution here is to introduce a custom hash helper.