funcserialize

A module to take a function and convert it into an object. And then, with the same object, convert it back into a function. The object is suitable for conversion to JSON via JSON.stringify.

Why? Until we have Function.toSource, to serialize and then deserialize a function, you need to:

1. Create a String representation with Function.toString
2. Parse the argument names and the code from the string representation
3. Use new function in a closure that returns Function.apply(inst, array)

The 2nd and 3rd steps are a bit tricky, so I created this module. If you find yourself in the unusual situation where you need to communicate code, this will help.

Installation

$ npm install funcserialize

API

toObj(func)

Given an input, describing a task for a worker, create an object that can be serialized to JSON and sent to the worker.

Params:

• Object func A function to be converted into an object.

Return:

• Boolean|Object False on failure, and a serialized object on success.

toFunc(obj)

Given an object that describes a function, convert the object into a function.

Params:

• Object obj The object describing the function.

Return:

• Boolean|Function False on failure and a function object on success.

Example

function test(a,b,c) {
  console.log('%s+%s=%s',a,b,a+b);
  return a+b+c;
}

var funcserialize = require('funcserialize');
var obj = funcserialize.toObj(test);
console.log(JSON.stringify(obj));
var func = funcserialize.toFunc(obj);
console.log(func(1,2,4));

The output from the above code is:

$ node example.js
{"name":"test","params":["a","b","c"],"code":"\n  console.log('%s+%s=%s',a,b,a+b);\n  return a+b+c;\n"}
1+2=3
7

LICENSE

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2013 Edmond Meinfelder

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:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.