2.1 : script text/x-magento-init not working in adminhtml

[kanduvisla]

I have added some JavaScript functionality to the backend, and for that I used <script type="text/x-magento-init"></script>. This worked fine in 2.0.7, but in 2.1 this stopped working.

I've added it with after_element_html when creating the form:

$fieldset->addField(
    'my_field',
    'textarea',
    [
        'name' => 'my_field',
        'label' => __('My Field'),
        'title' => __('My Field'),
        'after_element_html' => '(some HTML, ending with the script-tag)'
    ]
);

This worked fine in 2.0.7, but in 2.1 this stopped working. When I look at the source, I simply see the raw <script>-tag there, that otherwise would have been replaced.

Now I assume my approach (misusing after_element_html to insert an entire HTML-blob) isn't the most elegant, but it worked. Until the 2.1 update.

Can anyone point me in the right direction why this stopped working or how I should implement it otherwise?

a small footnote: the html included and the JavaScript are all knockout-based. Could that have something to do with it? Since knockout is now already throwing errors on my custom html, which makes sense of course.

[kanduvisla]

Turns out I was implementing knockout all wrong. For anyone encountering the same problem: read these articles:

• http://www.ibnab.com/en/blog/magento-2/magento-2-ui-knockoutjs-using-container-less-ko-template-gettemplate
• http://inchoo.net/magento-2/knockout-js-in-magento-2/