Merge branch 'custom-event-polyfill' into 'master'

Adds polyfill for CustomEvent

## What does this MR do?
CustomEvent is not supported by IE.- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CustomEvent

In order to stop using jQuery in new files that need to listen to custom events we need this polyfill.

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## Why was this MR needed?

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## Does this MR meet the acceptance criteria?

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- [ ] [Documentation created/updated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/doc/development/doc_styleguide.md)
- [ ] API support added
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  - [ ] Added for this feature/bug
  - [ ] All builds are passing
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- [x] Branch has no merge conflicts with `master` (if it does - rebase it please)
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## What are the relevant issue numbers?

See merge request !7705

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/custom_event_polyfill.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/custom_event_polyfill.js.es6
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index 00000000000..5ae978010c9
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+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/lib/utils/custom_event_polyfill.js.es6
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * CustomEvent support for IE
+ */
+if (typeof window.CustomEvent !== 'function') {
+  window.CustomEvent = function CustomEvent(e, params) {
+    const options = params || { bubbles: false, cancelable: false, detail: undefined };
+    const evt = document.createEvent('CustomEvent');
+    evt.initCustomEvent(e, options.bubbles, options.cancelable, options.detail);
+    return evt;
+  };
+  window.CustomEvent.prototype = window.Event.prototype;
+}