static-extend
Adds a static extend
method to a class, to simplify inheritance. Extends the static properties, prototype properties, and descriptors from a Parent
constructor onto Child
constructors.
Install
Install with npm:
$ npm install static-extend --save
Usage
var extend = require('static-extend');
API
Returns a function for extending the static properties, prototype properties, and descriptors from the Parent
constructor onto Child
constructors.
Params
Parent
{Function}: Parent ctor
extendFn
{Function}: Optional extend function for handling any necessary custom merging. Useful when updating methods that require a specific prototype.
Child
{Function}: Child ctor
proto
{Object}: Optionally pass additional prototype properties to inherit.
returns
{Object}
Example
var extend = require('static-extend');
Parent.extend = extend(Parent);
// optionally pass a custom merge function as the second arg
Parent.extend = extend(Parent, function(Child) {
Child.prototype.mixin = function(key, val) {
Child.prototype[key] = val;
};
});
// extend "child" constructors
Parent.extend(Child);
// optionally define prototype methods as the second arg
Parent.extend(Child, {
foo: function() {},
bar: function() {}
});
Contributing
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Building docs
Generate readme and API documentation with verb:
$ npm install -g verb verb-readme-generator && verb
Running tests
Install dev dependencies:
$ npm install -d && npm test
Author
Jon Schlinkert
License
Copyright © 2016, Jon Schlinkert.
Released under the MIT license.
This file was generated by verb, v0.9.0, on June 09, 2016.