Release v3.1.2

v3.0.0 has BREAKING changes and is not compatible for inheirtance with ANY v2.*.* Generators.

Table of Contents

• Generator
  • Generator.generate(create)
  • Generator.isGenerator(test)
  • Generator.generateFrom(constructor, create)
  • Class: Generation
    • new Generation()
    • Generation.definePrototype([descriptor,] properties)
    • Generation.generate(create)
    • Generation.isCreation(test)
    • Generation.isGeneration(test)
  • Class: Creation
    • Creation.defineProperties([descriptor,] properties)
    • Creation.getProto()
    • Creation.getSuper()

Generator

An easy to use prototypal inheritance model.

Install:

$ npm install generate-js

Generator.generate(create)

• create Function Constructor that with inherit form Generation.
• return: Constructor The inputed create function.

Returns a new Generation that inherits from Generation.

Example:

var Generator = require('generate-js');

var Person = Generator.generate(
	/* create method */
	function Person(name, age, sex) {
		this.name = name || 'no-name';
		this.age = age	 || 0;
		this.sex = sex	 || 'unknown';
	}
);

Generator.isGenerator(test)

• test Object An Object to be tested.
• return: Boolean true or false.

Returns true if test object inherits from Generation, false otherwise.

Generator.generateFrom(constructor, create)

• constructor Function An constructor to be generatorized.
• create Function Constructor that with inherit form Generation and constructor.
• return: Constructor The inputed create function.

Returns a new Generation that inherits from Generation and constructor.

NOTE: Some native constructors can NOT be generatorized.

Example:

// generatorize NodeJS' EventEmitter
var Generator = require('generate-js'),
	events	  = require('events');

var EventEmitter = Generator.generateFrom(events.EventEmitter, function EventEmitter() {
  events.EventEmitter.call(this); //call the super constructor
});

// new EventEmitter() same as new events.EventEmitter();

// new generators can inherit all the abilities of EventEmitter like so.
var MyNewGenerator = EventEmitter.generate(
	/* create method */
	function MyNewGenerator() {
    EventEmitter.call(this); //call the super constructor

    // your code
  }
);

Class: Generation

A new Generation that inherits from the Generation that generated it using the Generation.generate(create) method.

new Generation()

• return: Creation A new Creation that is an instance of this Generation.

Creates a new Creation that is an instance of this Generation.

Example:

var jim = new Person('Jim', 10, 'male');

jim.name // 'Jim'
jim.age  // 10
jim.sex  // 'male'

jim.sayHello(); // prints out: 'Hello, my name is Jim.  What is yours?'
jim.sayBye();	// prints out: 'Goodbye.'

Generation.definePrototype([descriptor,] properties)

• descriptor Object Optional object descriptor that will be applied to all attaching properties.
  • configurable Boolean States weather or not properties will be configurable, defaults to false.
  • enumerable Boolean States weather or not properties will be enumerable, defaults to false.
  • writable Boolean States weather or not properties will be writable, defaults to false.
• properties Object An object who's properties will be attached to this Generation.prototype.
• return: Generation This Generation.

Defines shared properties for all Creations created by this Generation.

Example:

/*
 * Defining prototype properties that can be overwritten by Creations using the `=` sign.
 */
Person.definePrototype(
	{
		writable: true
	},
	{
		sayHello: function() {
			console.log('Hello, my name is ' + this.name + '.  What is yours?');
		}
	}
);

/*
 * Defining prototype properties that can NOT be overwritten by Creations using the `=` sign.
 */
Person.definePrototype(
	{
		writable: false
	},
	{
		sayBye: function() {
			console.log('Goodbye.');
		}
	}
);

/*
 * Defining prototype properties that use getters and setters.
 * NOTE: getter/setter prototype properties can NOT be overwritten by Creations using the `=` sign.
 */
(function(){
	var something = 'something';

	Person.definePrototype({
		something: {
			get: function() {
				return something;
			},
			set: function (newSomething) {
				something = newSomething;
				return something;
			}
		}
	});
}());

Generation.generate(create)

• create Function Constructor that with inherit form Generation.
• return: Constructor The inputed create function.

Returns a new Generation that inherits from this Generation.

Example:

var Student = Person.generate(
	/* create method */
	function Student(name, age, sex, studentId) {
		Person.call(this, name, age, sex);
		this.studentId = studentId || 'A0000000000';
	}
);

Student.definePrototype(
	{
		writable: true
	},
	{
		sayHello: function () {
			console.log('Sup? My student ID is: ' + this.studentId + '.');
		}
	}
);

var sarah = new Student('Sarah', 17, 'female', 'A0123456789');

sarah.name		  // 'Sarah'
sarah.age		  // 17
sarah.sex		  // 'female'
sarah.studentId   // 'A0123456789'

sarah.sayHello(); // prints out: 'Sup? My student ID is: A0123456789'
sarah.sayBye();   // prints out: 'Goodbye.'

Generation.isGeneration(test)

• test Object An Object to be tested.
• return: Boolean true or false.

Returns true if test inherits from this Generation, false otherwise.

Generation.isCreation(test)

• test Object An Object to be tested.
• return: Boolean true or false.

Returns true if test is an instance of this Generation, false otherwise.

Class: Creation

A instance Generation that created it using the new Generation().

Creation.defineProperties([descriptor,] properties)

• descriptor Object Optional object descriptor that will be applied to all attaching properties.
  • configurable Boolean States weather or not properties will be configurable, defaults to false.
  • enumerable Boolean States weather or not properties will be enumerable, defaults to false.
  • writable Boolean States weather or not properties will be writable, defaults to false.
• properties Object An object who's properties will be attached to this Creation.
• return: Creation This Creation.

Defines properties on this Creation.

Example:

/*
 * Jim is stubborn and blue will always be his favorite color.
 */
jim.defineProperties(
	{
		writable: false
	},
	{
		favoriteColor: 'blue'
	}
);

/*
 * Sarah is indecisive and pink may not be her favorite color tomorrow.
 */
sarah.defineProperties(
	{
		writable: true
	},
	{
		favoriteColor: 'pink'
	}
);

Creation.getProto()

• return: Object Prototype of this Creation.

Returns the prototype of this Creation.

Creation.getSuper()

• return: Object Super prototype of this Creation.

Returns the super prototype of this Creation.

Author:

Michaelangelo Jong

License:

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Michaelangelo Jong

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