2 * OOjs v1.1.8 optimised for jQuery
3 * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/OOjs
5 * Copyright 2011-2015 OOjs Team and other contributors.
6 * Released under the MIT license
7 * http://oojs.mit-license.org
9 * Date: 2015-07-23T19:16:00Z
11 ( function ( global
) {
15 /*exported toString */
18 * Namespace for all classes, static methods and static properties.
23 // Optimisation: Local reference to Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty
24 hasOwn
= oo
.hasOwnProperty
,
25 toString
= oo
.toString
;
30 * Utility to initialize a class for OO inheritance.
32 * Currently this just initializes an empty static object.
34 * @param {Function} fn
36 oo
.initClass = function ( fn
) {
37 fn
.static = fn
.static || {};
41 * Inherit from prototype to another using Object#create.
43 * Beware: This redefines the prototype, call before setting your prototypes.
45 * Beware: This redefines the prototype, can only be called once on a function.
46 * If called multiple times on the same function, the previous prototype is lost.
47 * This is how prototypal inheritance works, it can only be one straight chain
48 * (just like classical inheritance in PHP for example). If you need to work with
49 * multiple constructors consider storing an instance of the other constructor in a
50 * property instead, or perhaps use a mixin (see OO.mixinClass).
53 * Thing.prototype.exists = function () {};
56 * Person.super.apply( this, arguments );
58 * OO.inheritClass( Person, Thing );
59 * Person.static.defaultEyeCount = 2;
60 * Person.prototype.walk = function () {};
63 * Jumper.super.apply( this, arguments );
65 * OO.inheritClass( Jumper, Person );
66 * Jumper.prototype.jump = function () {};
68 * Jumper.static.defaultEyeCount === 2;
69 * var x = new Jumper();
72 * x instanceof Thing && x instanceof Person && x instanceof Jumper;
74 * @param {Function} targetFn
75 * @param {Function} originFn
76 * @throws {Error} If target already inherits from origin
78 oo
.inheritClass = function ( targetFn
, originFn
) {
79 if ( targetFn
.prototype instanceof originFn
) {
80 throw new Error( 'Target already inherits from origin' );
83 var targetConstructor
= targetFn
.prototype.constructor;
85 // Using ['super'] instead of .super because 'super' is not supported
86 // by IE 8 and below (bug 63303).
87 // Provide .parent as alias for code supporting older browsers which
88 // allows people to comply with their style guide.
89 targetFn
['super'] = targetFn
.parent
= originFn
;
91 targetFn
.prototype = Object
.create( originFn
.prototype, {
92 // Restore constructor property of targetFn
94 value
: targetConstructor
,
101 // Extend static properties - always initialize both sides
102 oo
.initClass( originFn
);
103 targetFn
.static = Object
.create( originFn
.static );
107 * Copy over *own* prototype properties of a mixin.
109 * The 'constructor' (whether implicit or explicit) is not copied over.
111 * This does not create inheritance to the origin. If you need inheritance,
112 * use OO.inheritClass instead.
114 * Beware: This can redefine a prototype property, call before setting your prototypes.
116 * Beware: Don't call before OO.inheritClass.
119 * function Context() {}
121 * // Avoid repeating this code
122 * function ContextLazyLoad() {}
123 * ContextLazyLoad.prototype.getContext = function () {
124 * if ( !this.context ) {
125 * this.context = new Context();
127 * return this.context;
130 * function FooBar() {}
131 * OO.inheritClass( FooBar, Foo );
132 * OO.mixinClass( FooBar, ContextLazyLoad );
134 * @param {Function} targetFn
135 * @param {Function} originFn
137 oo
.mixinClass = function ( targetFn
, originFn
) {
140 // Copy prototype properties
141 for ( key
in originFn
.prototype ) {
142 if ( key
!== 'constructor' && hasOwn
.call( originFn
.prototype, key
) ) {
143 targetFn
.prototype[key
] = originFn
.prototype[key
];
147 // Copy static properties - always initialize both sides
148 oo
.initClass( targetFn
);
149 if ( originFn
.static ) {
150 for ( key
in originFn
.static ) {
151 if ( hasOwn
.call( originFn
.static, key
) ) {
152 targetFn
.static[key
] = originFn
.static[key
];
156 oo
.initClass( originFn
);
163 * Get a deeply nested property of an object using variadic arguments, protecting against
164 * undefined property errors.
166 * `quux = oo.getProp( obj, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz' );` is equivalent to `quux = obj.foo.bar.baz;`
167 * except that the former protects against JS errors if one of the intermediate properties
168 * is undefined. Instead of throwing an error, this function will return undefined in
171 * @param {Object} obj
172 * @param {Mixed...} [keys]
173 * @return obj[arguments[1]][arguments[2]].... or undefined
175 oo
.getProp = function ( obj
) {
178 for ( i
= 1; i
< arguments
.length
; i
++ ) {
179 if ( retval
=== undefined || retval
=== null ) {
180 // Trying to access a property of undefined or null causes an error
183 retval
= retval
[arguments
[i
]];
189 * Set a deeply nested property of an object using variadic arguments, protecting against
190 * undefined property errors.
192 * `oo.setProp( obj, 'foo', 'bar', 'baz' );` is equivalent to `obj.foo.bar = baz;` except that
193 * the former protects against JS errors if one of the intermediate properties is
194 * undefined. Instead of throwing an error, undefined intermediate properties will be
195 * initialized to an empty object. If an intermediate property is not an object, or if obj itself
196 * is not an object, this function will silently abort.
198 * @param {Object} obj
199 * @param {Mixed...} [keys]
200 * @param {Mixed} [value]
202 oo
.setProp = function ( obj
) {
205 if ( Object( obj
) !== obj
) {
208 for ( i
= 1; i
< arguments
.length
- 2; i
++ ) {
209 if ( prop
[arguments
[i
]] === undefined ) {
210 prop
[arguments
[i
]] = {};
212 if ( Object( prop
[arguments
[i
]] ) !== prop
[arguments
[i
]] ) {
215 prop
= prop
[arguments
[i
]];
217 prop
[arguments
[arguments
.length
- 2]] = arguments
[arguments
.length
- 1];
221 * Create a new object that is an instance of the same
222 * constructor as the input, inherits from the same object
223 * and contains the same own properties.
225 * This makes a shallow non-recursive copy of own properties.
226 * To create a recursive copy of plain objects, use #copy.
228 * var foo = new Person( mom, dad );
230 * var foo2 = OO.cloneObject( foo );
234 * foo2 !== foo; // true
235 * foo2 instanceof Person; // true
236 * foo2.getAge(); // 21
237 * foo.getAge(); // 22
239 * @param {Object} origin
240 * @return {Object} Clone of origin
242 oo
.cloneObject = function ( origin
) {
245 r
= Object
.create( origin
.constructor.prototype );
247 for ( key
in origin
) {
248 if ( hasOwn
.call( origin
, key
) ) {
249 r
[key
] = origin
[key
];
257 * Get an array of all property values in an object.
259 * @param {Object} Object to get values from
260 * @return {Array} List of object values
262 oo
.getObjectValues = function ( obj
) {
265 if ( obj
!== Object( obj
) ) {
266 throw new TypeError( 'Called on non-object' );
271 if ( hasOwn
.call( obj
, key
) ) {
272 values
[values
.length
] = obj
[key
];
280 * Recursively compare properties between two objects.
282 * A false result may be caused by property inequality or by properties in one object missing from
283 * the other. An asymmetrical test may also be performed, which checks only that properties in the
284 * first object are present in the second object, but not the inverse.
286 * If either a or b is null or undefined it will be treated as an empty object.
288 * @param {Object|undefined|null} a First object to compare
289 * @param {Object|undefined|null} b Second object to compare
290 * @param {boolean} [asymmetrical] Whether to check only that a's values are equal to b's
291 * (i.e. a is a subset of b)
292 * @return {boolean} If the objects contain the same values as each other
294 oo
.compare = function ( a
, b
, asymmetrical
) {
295 var aValue
, bValue
, aType
, bType
, k
;
304 if ( typeof a
.nodeType
=== 'number' && typeof a
.isEqualNode
=== 'function' ) {
305 return a
.isEqualNode( b
);
309 if ( !hasOwn
.call( a
, k
) || a
[k
] === undefined || a
[k
] === b
[k
] ) {
310 // Support es3-shim: Without the hasOwn filter, comparing [] to {} will be false in ES3
311 // because the shimmed "forEach" is enumerable and shows up in Array but not Object.
312 // Also ignore undefined values, because there is no conceptual difference between
313 // a key that is absent and a key that is present but whose value is undefined.
319 aType
= typeof aValue
;
320 bType
= typeof bValue
;
321 if ( aType
!== bType
||
323 ( aType
=== 'string' || aType
=== 'number' || aType
=== 'boolean' ) &&
326 ( aValue
=== Object( aValue
) && !oo
.compare( aValue
, bValue
, true ) ) ) {
330 // If the check is not asymmetrical, recursing with the arguments swapped will verify our result
331 return asymmetrical
? true : oo
.compare( b
, a
, true );
335 * Create a plain deep copy of any kind of object.
337 * Copies are deep, and will either be an object or an array depending on `source`.
339 * @param {Object} source Object to copy
340 * @param {Function} [leafCallback] Applied to leaf values after they are cloned but before they are added to the clone
341 * @param {Function} [nodeCallback] Applied to all values before they are cloned. If the nodeCallback returns a value other than undefined, the returned value is used instead of attempting to clone.
342 * @return {Object} Copy of source object
344 oo
.copy = function ( source
, leafCallback
, nodeCallback
) {
345 var key
, destination
;
347 if ( nodeCallback
) {
348 // Extensibility: check before attempting to clone source.
349 destination
= nodeCallback( source
);
350 if ( destination
!== undefined ) {
355 if ( Array
.isArray( source
) ) {
356 // Array (fall through)
357 destination
= new Array( source
.length
);
358 } else if ( source
&& typeof source
.clone
=== 'function' ) {
359 // Duck type object with custom clone method
360 return leafCallback
? leafCallback( source
.clone() ) : source
.clone();
361 } else if ( source
&& typeof source
.cloneNode
=== 'function' ) {
363 return leafCallback
?
364 leafCallback( source
.cloneNode( true ) ) :
365 source
.cloneNode( true );
366 } else if ( oo
.isPlainObject( source
) ) {
367 // Plain objects (fall through)
370 // Non-plain objects (incl. functions) and primitive values
371 return leafCallback
? leafCallback( source
) : source
;
374 // source is an array or a plain object
375 for ( key
in source
) {
376 destination
[key
] = oo
.copy( source
[key
], leafCallback
, nodeCallback
);
379 // This is an internal node, so we don't apply the leafCallback.
384 * Generate a hash of an object based on its name and data.
386 * Performance optimization: <http://jsperf.com/ve-gethash-201208#/toJson_fnReplacerIfAoForElse>
388 * To avoid two objects with the same values generating different hashes, we utilize the replacer
389 * argument of JSON.stringify and sort the object by key as it's being serialized. This may or may
390 * not be the fastest way to do this; we should investigate this further.
392 * Objects and arrays are hashed recursively. When hashing an object that has a .getHash()
393 * function, we call that function and use its return value rather than hashing the object
394 * ourselves. This allows classes to define custom hashing.
396 * @param {Object} val Object to generate hash for
397 * @return {string} Hash of object
399 oo
.getHash = function ( val
) {
400 return JSON
.stringify( val
, oo
.getHash
.keySortReplacer
);
404 * Sort objects by key (helper function for OO.getHash).
406 * This is a callback passed into JSON.stringify.
408 * @method getHash_keySortReplacer
409 * @param {string} key Property name of value being replaced
410 * @param {Mixed} val Property value to replace
411 * @return {Mixed} Replacement value
413 oo
.getHash
.keySortReplacer = function ( key
, val
) {
414 var normalized
, keys
, i
, len
;
415 if ( val
&& typeof val
.getHashObject
=== 'function' ) {
416 // This object has its own custom hash function, use it
417 val
= val
.getHashObject();
419 if ( !Array
.isArray( val
) && Object( val
) === val
) {
420 // Only normalize objects when the key-order is ambiguous
421 // (e.g. any object not an array).
423 keys
= Object
.keys( val
).sort();
426 for ( ; i
< len
; i
+= 1 ) {
427 normalized
[keys
[i
]] = val
[keys
[i
]];
431 // Primitive values and arrays get stable hashes
432 // by default. Lets those be stringified as-is.
439 * Get the unique values of an array, removing duplicates
441 * @param {Array} arr Array
442 * @return {Array} Unique values in array
444 oo
.unique = function ( arr
) {
445 return arr
.reduce( function ( result
, current
) {
446 if ( result
.indexOf( current
) === -1 ) {
447 result
.push( current
);
454 * Compute the union (duplicate-free merge) of a set of arrays.
456 * Arrays values must be convertable to object keys (strings).
458 * By building an object (with the values for keys) in parallel with
459 * the array, a new item's existence in the union can be computed faster.
461 * @param {Array...} arrays Arrays to union
462 * @return {Array} Union of the arrays
464 oo
.simpleArrayUnion = function () {
465 var i
, ilen
, arr
, j
, jlen
,
469 for ( i
= 0, ilen
= arguments
.length
; i
< ilen
; i
++ ) {
471 for ( j
= 0, jlen
= arr
.length
; j
< jlen
; j
++ ) {
472 if ( !obj
[ arr
[j
] ] ) {
473 obj
[ arr
[j
] ] = true;
474 result
.push( arr
[j
] );
483 * Combine arrays (intersection or difference).
485 * An intersection checks the item exists in 'b' while difference checks it doesn't.
487 * Arrays values must be convertable to object keys (strings).
489 * By building an object (with the values for keys) of 'b' we can
490 * compute the result faster.
493 * @param {Array} a First array
494 * @param {Array} b Second array
495 * @param {boolean} includeB Whether to items in 'b'
496 * @return {Array} Combination (intersection or difference) of arrays
498 function simpleArrayCombine( a
, b
, includeB
) {
503 for ( i
= 0, ilen
= b
.length
; i
< ilen
; i
++ ) {
507 for ( i
= 0, ilen
= a
.length
; i
< ilen
; i
++ ) {
508 isInB
= !!bObj
[ a
[i
] ];
509 if ( isInB
=== includeB
) {
518 * Compute the intersection of two arrays (items in both arrays).
520 * Arrays values must be convertable to object keys (strings).
522 * @param {Array} a First array
523 * @param {Array} b Second array
524 * @return {Array} Intersection of arrays
526 oo
.simpleArrayIntersection = function ( a
, b
) {
527 return simpleArrayCombine( a
, b
, true );
531 * Compute the difference of two arrays (items in 'a' but not 'b').
533 * Arrays values must be convertable to object keys (strings).
535 * @param {Array} a First array
536 * @param {Array} b Second array
537 * @return {Array} Intersection of arrays
539 oo
.simpleArrayDifference = function ( a
, b
) {
540 return simpleArrayCombine( a
, b
, false );
545 oo
.isPlainObject
= $.isPlainObject
;
552 * @class OO.EventEmitter
556 oo
.EventEmitter
= function OoEventEmitter() {
560 * Storage of bound event handlers by event name.
567 oo
.initClass( oo
.EventEmitter
);
569 /* Private helper functions */
572 * Validate a function or method call in a context
574 * For a method name, check that it names a function in the context object
577 * @param {Function|string} method Function or method name
578 * @param {Mixed} context The context of the call
579 * @throws {Error} A method name is given but there is no context
580 * @throws {Error} In the context object, no property exists with the given name
581 * @throws {Error} In the context object, the named property is not a function
583 function validateMethod( method
, context
) {
584 // Validate method and context
585 if ( typeof method
=== 'string' ) {
587 if ( context
=== undefined || context
=== null ) {
588 throw new Error( 'Method name "' + method
+ '" has no context.' );
590 if ( typeof context
[method
] !== 'function' ) {
591 // Technically the property could be replaced by a function before
592 // call time. But this probably signals a typo.
593 throw new Error( 'Property "' + method
+ '" is not a function' );
595 } else if ( typeof method
!== 'function' ) {
596 throw new Error( 'Invalid callback. Function or method name expected.' );
603 * Add a listener to events of a specific event.
605 * The listener can be a function or the string name of a method; if the latter, then the
606 * name lookup happens at the time the listener is called.
608 * @param {string} event Type of event to listen to
609 * @param {Function|string} method Function or method name to call when event occurs
610 * @param {Array} [args] Arguments to pass to listener, will be prepended to emitted arguments
611 * @param {Object} [context=null] Context object for function or method call
612 * @throws {Error} Listener argument is not a function or a valid method name
615 oo
.EventEmitter
.prototype.on = function ( event
, method
, args
, context
) {
618 validateMethod( method
, context
);
620 if ( hasOwn
.call( this.bindings
, event
) ) {
621 bindings
= this.bindings
[event
];
623 // Auto-initialize bindings list
624 bindings
= this.bindings
[event
] = [];
630 context
: ( arguments
.length
< 4 ) ? null : context
636 * Add a one-time listener to a specific event.
638 * @param {string} event Type of event to listen to
639 * @param {Function} listener Listener to call when event occurs
642 oo
.EventEmitter
.prototype.once = function ( event
, listener
) {
643 var eventEmitter
= this,
644 wrapper = function () {
645 eventEmitter
.off( event
, wrapper
);
646 return listener
.apply( this, arguments
);
648 return this.on( event
, wrapper
);
652 * Remove a specific listener from a specific event.
654 * @param {string} event Type of event to remove listener from
655 * @param {Function|string} [method] Listener to remove. Must be in the same form as was passed
656 * to "on". Omit to remove all listeners.
657 * @param {Object} [context=null] Context object function or method call
659 * @throws {Error} Listener argument is not a function or a valid method name
661 oo
.EventEmitter
.prototype.off = function ( event
, method
, context
) {
664 if ( arguments
.length
=== 1 ) {
665 // Remove all bindings for event
666 delete this.bindings
[event
];
670 validateMethod( method
, context
);
672 if ( !hasOwn
.call( this.bindings
, event
) || !this.bindings
[event
].length
) {
673 // No matching bindings
677 // Default to null context
678 if ( arguments
.length
< 3 ) {
682 // Remove matching handlers
683 bindings
= this.bindings
[event
];
686 if ( bindings
[i
].method
=== method
&& bindings
[i
].context
=== context
) {
687 bindings
.splice( i
, 1 );
691 // Cleanup if now empty
692 if ( bindings
.length
=== 0 ) {
693 delete this.bindings
[event
];
701 * @param {string} event Type of event
702 * @param {Mixed} args First in a list of variadic arguments passed to event handler (optional)
703 * @return {boolean} Whether the event was handled by at least one listener
705 oo
.EventEmitter
.prototype.emit = function ( event
) {
707 i
, len
, binding
, bindings
, method
;
709 if ( hasOwn
.call( this.bindings
, event
) ) {
710 // Slicing ensures that we don't get tripped up by event handlers that add/remove bindings
711 bindings
= this.bindings
[event
].slice();
712 for ( i
= 1, len
= arguments
.length
; i
< len
; i
++ ) {
713 args
.push( arguments
[i
] );
715 for ( i
= 0, len
= bindings
.length
; i
< len
; i
++ ) {
716 binding
= bindings
[i
];
717 if ( typeof binding
.method
=== 'string' ) {
718 // Lookup method by name (late binding)
719 method
= binding
.context
[ binding
.method
];
721 method
= binding
.method
;
725 binding
.args
? binding
.args
.concat( args
) : args
734 * Connect event handlers to an object.
736 * @param {Object} context Object to call methods on when events occur
737 * @param {Object.<string,string>|Object.<string,Function>|Object.<string,Array>} methods List of
738 * event bindings keyed by event name containing either method names, functions or arrays containing
739 * method name or function followed by a list of arguments to be passed to callback before emitted
743 oo
.EventEmitter
.prototype.connect = function ( context
, methods
) {
744 var method
, args
, event
;
746 for ( event
in methods
) {
747 method
= methods
[event
];
748 // Allow providing additional args
749 if ( Array
.isArray( method
) ) {
750 args
= method
.slice( 1 );
756 this.on( event
, method
, args
, context
);
762 * Disconnect event handlers from an object.
764 * @param {Object} context Object to disconnect methods from
765 * @param {Object.<string,string>|Object.<string,Function>|Object.<string,Array>} [methods] List of
766 * event bindings keyed by event name. Values can be either method names or functions, but must be
767 * consistent with those used in the corresponding call to "connect".
770 oo
.EventEmitter
.prototype.disconnect = function ( context
, methods
) {
771 var i
, event
, bindings
;
774 // Remove specific connections to the context
775 for ( event
in methods
) {
776 this.off( event
, methods
[event
], context
);
779 // Remove all connections to the context
780 for ( event
in this.bindings
) {
781 bindings
= this.bindings
[event
];
784 // bindings[i] may have been removed by the previous step's
785 // this.off so check it still exists
786 if ( bindings
[i
] && bindings
[i
].context
=== context
) {
787 this.off( event
, bindings
[i
].method
, context
);
802 * @mixins OO.EventEmitter
806 oo
.Registry
= function OoRegistry() {
807 // Mixin constructors
808 oo
.EventEmitter
.call( this );
816 oo
.mixinClass( oo
.Registry
, oo
.EventEmitter
);
822 * @param {string} name
823 * @param {Mixed} data
828 * @param {string} name
829 * @param {Mixed} data Data removed from registry
835 * Associate one or more symbolic names with some data.
837 * Any existing entry with the same name will be overridden.
839 * @param {string|string[]} name Symbolic name or list of symbolic names
840 * @param {Mixed} data Data to associate with symbolic name
842 * @throws {Error} Name argument must be a string or array
844 oo
.Registry
.prototype.register = function ( name
, data
) {
846 if ( typeof name
=== 'string' ) {
847 this.registry
[name
] = data
;
848 this.emit( 'register', name
, data
);
849 } else if ( Array
.isArray( name
) ) {
850 for ( i
= 0, len
= name
.length
; i
< len
; i
++ ) {
851 this.register( name
[i
], data
);
854 throw new Error( 'Name must be a string or array, cannot be a ' + typeof name
);
859 * Remove one or more symbolic names from the registry
861 * @param {string|string[]} name Symbolic name or list of symbolic names
863 * @throws {Error} Name argument must be a string or array
865 oo
.Registry
.prototype.unregister = function ( name
) {
867 if ( typeof name
=== 'string' ) {
868 data
= this.lookup( name
);
869 if ( data
!== undefined ) {
870 delete this.registry
[name
];
871 this.emit( 'unregister', name
, data
);
873 } else if ( Array
.isArray( name
) ) {
874 for ( i
= 0, len
= name
.length
; i
< len
; i
++ ) {
875 this.unregister( name
[i
] );
878 throw new Error( 'Name must be a string or array, cannot be a ' + typeof name
);
883 * Get data for a given symbolic name.
885 * @param {string} name Symbolic name
886 * @return {Mixed|undefined} Data associated with symbolic name
888 oo
.Registry
.prototype.lookup = function ( name
) {
889 if ( hasOwn
.call( this.registry
, name
) ) {
890 return this.registry
[name
];
896 * @extends OO.Registry
900 oo
.Factory
= function OoFactory() {
901 // Parent constructor
902 oo
.Factory
.parent
.call( this );
907 oo
.inheritClass( oo
.Factory
, oo
.Registry
);
912 * Register a constructor with the factory.
914 * Classes must have a static `name` property to be registered.
916 * function MyClass() {};
917 * OO.initClass( MyClass );
918 * // Adds a static property to the class defining a symbolic name
919 * MyClass.static.name = 'mine';
920 * // Registers class with factory, available via symbolic name 'mine'
921 * factory.register( MyClass );
923 * @param {Function} constructor Constructor to use when creating object
924 * @throws {Error} Name must be a string and must not be empty
925 * @throws {Error} Constructor must be a function
927 oo
.Factory
.prototype.register = function ( constructor ) {
930 if ( typeof constructor !== 'function' ) {
931 throw new Error( 'constructor must be a function, cannot be a ' + typeof constructor );
933 name
= constructor.static && constructor.static.name
;
934 if ( typeof name
!== 'string' || name
=== '' ) {
935 throw new Error( 'Name must be a string and must not be empty' );
939 oo
.Factory
.parent
.prototype.register
.call( this, name
, constructor );
943 * Unregister a constructor from the factory.
945 * @param {Function} constructor Constructor to unregister
946 * @throws {Error} Name must be a string and must not be empty
947 * @throws {Error} Constructor must be a function
949 oo
.Factory
.prototype.unregister = function ( constructor ) {
952 if ( typeof constructor !== 'function' ) {
953 throw new Error( 'constructor must be a function, cannot be a ' + typeof constructor );
955 name
= constructor.static && constructor.static.name
;
956 if ( typeof name
!== 'string' || name
=== '' ) {
957 throw new Error( 'Name must be a string and must not be empty' );
961 oo
.Factory
.parent
.prototype.unregister
.call( this, name
);
965 * Create an object based on a name.
967 * Name is used to look up the constructor to use, while all additional arguments are passed to the
968 * constructor directly, so leaving one out will pass an undefined to the constructor.
970 * @param {string} name Object name
971 * @param {Mixed...} [args] Arguments to pass to the constructor
972 * @return {Object} The new object
973 * @throws {Error} Unknown object name
975 oo
.Factory
.prototype.create = function ( name
) {
978 constructor = this.lookup( name
);
980 if ( !constructor ) {
981 throw new Error( 'No class registered by that name: ' + name
);
984 // Convert arguments to array and shift the first argument (name) off
985 for ( i
= 1; i
< arguments
.length
; i
++ ) {
986 args
.push( arguments
[i
] );
989 // We can't use the "new" operator with .apply directly because apply needs a
990 // context. So instead just do what "new" does: create an object that inherits from
991 // the constructor's prototype (which also makes it an "instanceof" the constructor),
992 // then invoke the constructor with the object as context, and return it (ignoring
993 // the constructor's return value).
994 obj
= Object
.create( constructor.prototype );
995 constructor.apply( obj
, args
);
999 /*jshint node:true */
1000 if ( typeof module
!== 'undefined' && module
.exports
) {
1001 module
.exports
= oo
;