default

extend object from default object or if it is undefined return default one

Getting Started

Install the module with: npm install default

require('default');

"tony".default("bob") // "bob"
"tony".default(null) // "tony"

({
    userName:'jhon555',
    gender:'male'
}).default({
    gender:'ather',
    type:'free'
});
//{
//    userName:'jhon555',
//    gender:'ather',
//    type:'free'
//}

Documentation

Object.prototype.default(toCheck)

myObj.default(toCheck);

The default method returns myObj if toCheck is null or undefined. if toCheck and myObj are both objects it goes for each key in myObj and copies them into toCheck if it is not already defined . in other cases it just returns toCheck.

see test file for more details

License

The MIT License

Copyright (c) 2014, Irakli Safareli

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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