I use it in React by pointing the setup code at a ref of the CodeMirror div container and then I store the CodeMirror View object in another separate ref of the

I use it in React by pointing the setup code at a ref of the CodeMirror div container and then I store the CodeMirror View object in another separate ref of the component so I have access to it from other places. Slightly awkward, but seems to work fine.