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    function contentSidebarDirective() {
        return {
            controller: 'ContentSidebarDirectiveController as widget',
            templateUrl: 'content-editor/new/content-sidebar.directive.html',
            scope: {
                editor: '='
            }
        };
    }


/* as a result, $scope.editor is undefined in the directive controller. but $scope.$parent.editor is defined! */