replace Registry.call('', []) with Registry.call('', ...[])

... everywhere except for plots/command.js where
    and fn.apply would work better, for now just
    grab api method for registry cache.

src/components/annotations/click.js

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function onClick(gd, hoverData) {
         update['annotations[' + offSet[i] + '].visible'] = false;
     }
 
-    return Registry.call('update', [gd, {}, update]);
+    return Registry.call('update', gd, {}, update);
 }
 
 /*

src/components/annotations/draw.js

@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ function drawRaw(gd, options, index, subplotId, xa, ya) {
                         });
                     },
                     doneFn: function() {
-                        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, update]);
+                        Registry.call('relayout', gd, update);
                         var notesBox = document.querySelector('.js-notes-box-panel');
                         if(notesBox) notesBox.redraw(notesBox.selectedObj);
                     }
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ function drawRaw(gd, options, index, subplotId, xa, ya) {
                 },
                 doneFn: function() {
                     setCursor(annTextGroupInner);
-                    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, update]);
+                    Registry.call('relayout', gd, update);
                     var notesBox = document.querySelector('.js-notes-box-panel');
                     if(notesBox) notesBox.redraw(notesBox.selectedObj);
                 }
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ function drawRaw(gd, options, index, subplotId, xa, ya) {
                     update[ya._name + '.autorange'] = true;
                 }
 
-                Registry.call('relayout', [gd, update]);
+                Registry.call('relayout', gd, update);
             });
     }
     else annText.call(textLayout);

src/components/colorbar/draw.js

@@ -587,11 +587,11 @@ module.exports = function draw(gd, id) {
                     setCursor(container);
 
                     if(xf !== undefined && yf !== undefined) {
-                        Registry.call('restyle', [
+                        Registry.call('restyle',
                             gd,
                             {'colorbar.x': xf, 'colorbar.y': yf},
                             getTrace().index
-                        ]);
+                        );
                     }
                 }
             });

src/components/dragelement/index.js

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ dragElement.coverSlip = coverSlip;
 
 function finishDrag(gd) {
     gd._dragging = false;
-    if(gd._replotPending) Registry.call('plot', [gd]);
+    if(gd._replotPending) Registry.call('plot', gd);
 }
 
 function pointerOffset(e) {

src/components/legend/draw.js

@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ module.exports = function draw(gd) {
             },
             doneFn: function() {
                 if(xf !== undefined && yf !== undefined) {
-                    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, {'legend.x': xf, 'legend.y': yf}]);
+                    Registry.call('relayout', gd, {'legend.x': xf, 'legend.y': yf});
                 }
             },
             clickFn: function(numClicks, e) {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ function drawTexts(g, gd) {
                     update.name = text;
                 }
 
-                return Registry.call('restyle', [gd, update, traceIndex]);
+                return Registry.call('restyle', gd, update, traceIndex);
             });
     } else {
         text.call(textLayout);

src/components/legend/handle_click.js

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ module.exports = function handleClick(g, gd, numClicks) {
             }
         }
 
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, 'hiddenlabels', hiddenSlices]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, 'hiddenlabels', hiddenSlices);
     } else {
         var hasLegendgroup = legendgroup && legendgroup.length;
         var traceIndicesInGroup = [];
@@ -217,6 +217,6 @@ module.exports = function handleClick(g, gd, numClicks) {
             }
         }
 
-        Registry.call('restyle', [gd, attrUpdate, attrIndices]);
+        Registry.call('restyle', gd, attrUpdate, attrIndices);
     }
 };

src/components/modebar/buttons.js

@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ function handleCartesian(gd, ev) {
         aobj[astr] = val;
     }
 
-    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, aobj]);
+    Registry.call('relayout', gd, aobj);
 }
 
 modeBarButtons.zoom3d = {
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function handleDrag3d(gd, ev) {
     var val2d = (val === 'pan') ? val : 'zoom';
     layoutUpdate.dragmode = val2d;
 
-    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, layoutUpdate]);
+    Registry.call('relayout', gd, layoutUpdate);
 }
 
 modeBarButtons.resetCameraDefault3d = {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ function handleCamera3d(gd, ev) {
         }
     }
 
-    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, aobj]);
+    Registry.call('relayout', gd, aobj);
 }
 
 modeBarButtons.hoverClosest3d = {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ function handleHover3d(gd, ev) {
         button._previousVal = Lib.extendDeep({}, currentSpikes);
     }
 
-    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, layoutUpdate]);
+    Registry.call('relayout', gd, layoutUpdate);
 }
 
 modeBarButtons.zoomInGeo = {
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ function handleGeo(gd, ev) {
             var scale = geoLayout.projection.scale;
             var newScale = (val === 'in') ? 2 * scale : 0.5 * scale;
 
-            Registry.call('relayout', [gd, id + '.projection.scale', newScale]);
+            Registry.call('relayout', gd, id + '.projection.scale', newScale);
         } else if(attr === 'reset') {
             resetView(gd, 'geo');
         }
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ function toggleHover(gd) {
 
     var newHover = gd._fullLayout.hovermode ? false : onHoverVal;
 
-    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, 'hovermode', newHover]);
+    Registry.call('relayout', gd, 'hovermode', newHover);
 }
 
 // buttons when more then one plot types are present
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ modeBarButtons.toggleSpikelines = {
 
         var aobj = setSpikelineVisibility(gd);
 
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, aobj]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, aobj);
     }
 };
 
@@ -602,5 +602,5 @@ function resetView(gd, subplotType) {
         }
     }
 
-    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, aObj]);
+    Registry.call('relayout', gd, aObj);
 }

src/components/rangeselector/draw.js

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ module.exports = function draw(gd) {
             button.on('click', function() {
                 if(gd._dragged) return;
 
-                Registry.call('relayout', [gd, update]);
+                Registry.call('relayout', gd, update);
             });
 
             button.on('mouseover', function() {

src/components/rangeslider/draw.js

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function setDataRange(rangeSlider, gd, axisOpts, opts) {
         dataMax = clamp(opts.p2d(opts._pixelMax));
 
     window.requestAnimationFrame(function() {
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, axisOpts._name + '.range', [dataMin, dataMax]]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, axisOpts._name + '.range', [dataMin, dataMax]);
     });
 }
 

src/components/shapes/draw.js

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function setupDragElement(gd, shapePath, shapeOptions, index) {
 
     function endDrag() {
         setCursor(shapePath);
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, update]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, update);
     }
 
     function moveShape(dx, dy) {

src/components/titles/index.js

@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ Titles.draw = function(gd, titleClass, options) {
         el.call(svgTextUtils.makeEditable, {gd: gd})
             .on('edit', function(text) {
                 if(traceIndex !== undefined) {
-                    Registry.call('restyle', [gd, prop, text, traceIndex]);
+                    Registry.call('restyle', gd, prop, text, traceIndex);
                 } else {
-                    Registry.call('relayout', [gd, prop, text]);
+                    Registry.call('relayout', gd, prop, text);
                 }
             })
             .on('cancel', function() {

src/plot_api/subroutines.js

@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ exports.doColorBars = function(gd) {
 exports.layoutReplot = function(gd) {
     var layout = gd.layout;
     gd.layout = undefined;
-    return Registry.call('plot', [gd, '', layout]);
+    return Registry.call('plot', gd, '', layout);
 };
 
 exports.doLegend = function(gd) {

src/plots/cartesian/dragbox.js

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ function makeDragBox(gd, plotinfo, x, y, w, h, ns, ew) {
                         .on('edit', function(text) {
                             var v = ax.d2r(text);
                             if(v !== undefined) {
-                                Registry.call('relayout', [gd, attrStr, v]);
+                                Registry.call('relayout', gd, attrStr, v);
                             }
                         });
                 }
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ function makeDragBox(gd, plotinfo, x, y, w, h, ns, ew) {
         }
 
         gd.emit('plotly_doubleclick', null);
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, attrs]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, attrs);
     }
 
     // dragTail - finish a drag event with a redraw
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ function makeDragBox(gd, plotinfo, x, y, w, h, ns, ew) {
         // accumulated MathJax promises - wait for them before we relayout.
         Lib.syncOrAsync([
             Plots.previousPromises,
-            function() { Registry.call('relayout', [gd, updates]); }
+            function() { Registry.call('relayout', gd, updates); }
         ], gd);
     }
 

src/plots/cartesian/transition_axes.js

@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ module.exports = function transitionAxes(gd, newLayout, transitionOpts, makeOnCo
         // Signal that this transition has completed:
         onComplete && onComplete();
 
-        return Registry.call('relayout', [gd, aobj]).then(function() {
+        return Registry.call('relayout', gd, aobj).then(function() {
             for(var i = 0; i < affectedSubplots.length; i++) {
                 unsetSubplotTransform(affectedSubplots[i]);
             }
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ module.exports = function transitionAxes(gd, newLayout, transitionOpts, makeOnCo
             axi.range = axi._r.slice();
         }
 
-        return Registry.call('relayout', [gd, aobj]).then(function() {
+        return Registry.call('relayout', gd, aobj).then(function() {
             for(var i = 0; i < affectedSubplots.length; i++) {
                 unsetSubplotTransform(affectedSubplots[i]);
             }

src/plots/command.js

@@ -263,14 +263,15 @@ function bindingValueHasChanged(gd, binding, cache) {
 exports.executeAPICommand = function(gd, method, args) {
     if(method === 'skip') return Promise.resolve();
 
+    var _method = Registry.apiMethodRegistry[method];
     var allArgs = [gd];
     if(!Array.isArray(args)) args = [];
 
     for(var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
         allArgs.push(args[i]);
     }
 
-    return Registry.call(method, allArgs).catch(function(err) {
+    return _method.apply(null, allArgs).catch(function(err) {
         Lib.warn('API call to Plotly.' + method + ' rejected.', err);
         return Promise.reject(err);
     });

src/plots/geo/geo.js

@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ proto.updateProjection = function(fullLayout, geoLayout) {
         this.viewInitial = null;
 
         Lib.warn(msg);
-        gd._promises.push(Registry.call('relayout', [gd, updateObj]));
+        gd._promises.push(Registry.call('relayout', gd, updateObj));
         return msg;
     }
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ proto.updateFx = function(fullLayout, geoLayout) {
             updateObj[_this.id + '.' + k] = viewInitial[k];
         }
 
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, updateObj]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, updateObj);
         gd.emit('plotly_doubleclick', null);
     }
 

src/plots/plots.js

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ plots.resize = function(gd) {
             // nor should it be included in the undo queue
             gd.autoplay = true;
 
-            Registry.call('relayout', [gd, { autosize: true }]).then(function() {
+            Registry.call('relayout', gd, {autosize: true}).then(function() {
                 gd.changed = oldchanged;
                 resolve(gd);
             });
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ plots.doAutoMargin = function(gd) {
     // if things changed and we're not already redrawing, trigger a redraw
     if(!fullLayout._replotting && oldmargins !== '{}' &&
             oldmargins !== JSON.stringify(fullLayout._size)) {
-        return Registry.call('plot', [gd]);
+        return Registry.call('plot', gd);
     }
 };
 
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ plots.transition = function(gd, data, layout, traces, frameOpts, transitionOpts)
 
             if(frameOpts.redraw) {
                 gd._transitionData._interruptCallbacks.push(function() {
-                    return Registry.call('redraw', [gd]);
+                    return Registry.call('redraw', gd);
                 });
             }
 
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ plots.transition = function(gd, data, layout, traces, frameOpts, transitionOpts)
 
         return Promise.resolve().then(function() {
             if(frameOpts.redraw) {
-                return Registry.call('redraw', [gd]);
+                return Registry.call('redraw', gd);
             }
         }).then(function() {
             // Set transitioning false again once the redraw has occurred. This is used, for example,

src/plots/polar/polar.js

@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ proto.updateMainDrag = function(fullLayout, polarLayout) {
             radialRange[0] + r1 * drange / radius
         ];
 
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, updateObj]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, updateObj);
     }
 
     dragOpts.prepFn = function(evt, startX, startY) {
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ proto.updateMainDrag = function(fullLayout, polarLayout) {
             }
 
             gd.emit('plotly_doubleclick', null);
-            Registry.call('relayout', [gd, updateObj]);
+            Registry.call('relayout', gd, updateObj);
         }
 
         Fx.click(gd, evt, _this.id);
@@ -788,9 +788,9 @@ proto.updateRadialDrag = function(fullLayout, polarLayout) {
 
     function doneFn() {
         if(angle1 !== null) {
-            Registry.call('relayout', [gd, _this.id + '.radialaxis.angle', angle1]);
+            Registry.call('relayout', gd, _this.id + '.radialaxis.angle', angle1);
         } else if(rng1 !== null) {
-            Registry.call('relayout', [gd, _this.id + '.radialaxis.range[1]', rng1]);
+            Registry.call('relayout', gd, _this.id + '.radialaxis.range[1]', rng1);
         }
     }
 
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ proto.updateAngularDrag = function(fullLayout, polarLayout) {
         scatterTextPoints.select('text').attr('transform', null);
         var updateObj = {};
         updateObj[_this.id + '.angularaxis.rotation'] = rot1;
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, updateObj]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, updateObj);
     }
 
     dragOpts.prepFn = function(evt, startX, startY) {

src/plots/ternary/ternary.js

@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ proto.initInteractions = function() {
                 attrs[_this.id + '.baxis.min'] = 0;
                 attrs[_this.id + '.caxis.min'] = 0;
                 gd.emit('plotly_doubleclick', null);
-                Registry.call('relayout', [gd, attrs]);
+                Registry.call('relayout', gd, attrs);
             }
             Fx.click(gd, evt, _this.id);
         }
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ proto.initInteractions = function() {
         attrs[_this.id + '.baxis.min'] = mins.b;
         attrs[_this.id + '.caxis.min'] = mins.c;
 
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, attrs]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, attrs);
 
         if(SHOWZOOMOUTTIP && gd.data && gd._context.showTips) {
             Lib.notifier(_(gd, 'Double-click to zoom back out'), 'long');
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ proto.initInteractions = function() {
         attrs[_this.id + '.baxis.min'] = mins.b;
         attrs[_this.id + '.caxis.min'] = mins.c;
 
-        Registry.call('relayout', [gd, attrs]);
+        Registry.call('relayout', gd, attrs);
     }
 
     function clearSelect() {