1 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/js/document/models/html.js b/js/document/models/html.js
index 1639a8e2..2764a6d6 100755
--- a/js/document/models/html.js
+++ b/js/document/models/html.js
@@ -26,9 +26,36 @@ exports.HtmlDocumentModel = Montage.create(BaseDocumentModel, {
         //
         webGlHelper: {
         value: webGlDocumentHelper
-    }
+    },
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    userComponents: {
+        value: {}
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Add a reference to a component instance to the userComponents hash using the
+     * element UUID
+     */
+    setComponentInstance: {
+        value: function(instance, el) {
+            this.userComponents[el.uuid] = instance;
+        }
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the component instance obj from the element
+     */
+    getComponentFromElement: {
+        value: function(el) {
+            if(el) {
+                if(el.uuid) return this.userComponents[el.uuid];
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
 });
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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