src/js/LayoutManager.js
function( contentItemOrConfig, parent ) {
		if( !contentItemOrConfig ) {
			throw new Error( 'No content item defined' );
		}

		if( lm.utils.isFunction( contentItemOrConfig ) ) {
			contentItemOrConfig = contentItemOrConfig();
		}

		if( contentItemOrConfig instanceof lm.items.AbstractContentItem ) {
			return contentItemOrConfig;
		}

		if( $.isPlainObject( contentItemOrConfig ) && contentItemOrConfig.type ) {
			var newContentItem = this.createContentItem( contentItemOrConfig, parent );
			newContentItem.callDownwards( '_$init' );
			return newContentItem;
		} else {
			throw new Error( 'Invalid contentItem' );
		}
	}
function( contentItemOrConfig, parent ) {
		if( !contentItemOrConfig ) {
			throw new Error( 'No content item defined' );
		}

		if( lm.utils.isFunction( contentItemOrConfig ) ) {
			contentItemOrConfig = contentItemOrConfig();
		}

		if( contentItemOrConfig instanceof lm.items.AbstractContentItem ) {
			return contentItemOrConfig;
		}

		if( $.isPlainObject( contentItemOrConfig ) && contentItemOrConfig.type ) {
			var newContentItem = this.createContentItem( contentItemOrConfig, parent );
			newContentItem.callDownwards( '_$init' );
			return newContentItem;
		} else {
			throw new Error( 'Invalid contentItem' );
		}
	}
function ( contentItemOrConfig , parent ) { if ( ! contentItemOrConfig ) { throw new Error ( 'No content item defined' ) ; } if ( lm . utils . isFunction ( contentItemOrConfig ) ) { contentItemOrConfig = contentItemOrConfig ( ) ; } if ( contentItemOrConfig instanceof lm . items . AbstractContentItem ) { return contentItemOrConfig ; } if ( $ . isPlainObject ( contentItemOrConfig ) && contentItemOrConfig . type ) { var newContentItem = this . createContentItem ( contentItemOrConfig , parent ) ; newContentItem . callDownwards ( '_$init' ) ; return newContentItem ; } else { throw new Error ( 'Invalid contentItem' ) ; } }
Takes a contentItem or a configuration and optionally a parent
item and returns an initialised instance of the contentItem.
If the contentItem is a function, it is first called

@packagePrivate

@param   {lm.items.AbtractContentItem|Object|Function} contentItemOrConfig
@param   {lm.items.AbtractContentItem} parent Only necessary when passing in config

@returns {lm.items.AbtractContentItem}
Takes a contentItem or a configuration and optionally a parent item and returns an initialised instance of the contentItem . If the contentItem is a function it is first called