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# GNU ease.js
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GNU ease.js is a classical object-oriented framework for Javascript,
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intended to eliminate boilerplate code and "ease" the transition into
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JavaScript from other object-oriented languages.
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Current support includes:
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* Simple and intuitive class definitions
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* Classical inheritance
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* Abstract classes and methods
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* Interfaces
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* Traits as mixins
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* Visibility (public, protected, and private members)
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* Static and constant members
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## Documentation
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Comprehensive documentation and examples are available on the [GNU
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ease.js](https://www.gnu.org/software/easejs) website and in its
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[manual](https://www.gnu.org/software/easejs/manual).
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## Bug Reports / Feature Requests
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Please direct bug reports and feature requests to bug-easejs@gnu.org or the
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[project page on Savannah](https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/easejs).
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## Why Classical OOP in JavaScript?
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GNU ease.js was created (historically) for a number of reasons:
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* To "ease" object-oriented developers into JavaScript by providing a
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familiar environment.
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* To provide the maintenance and development benefits of classical OOP.
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* To provide features not included in the language, such as proper
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encapsulation through private/protected members, interfaces, traits,
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intuitive inheritance, and other conveniences.
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* To encapsulate the hacks commonly used to perform the above tasks.
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Many JS purists believe that classical object-oriented programming should be
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left out of JavaScript and that one should stick strictly to prototypal
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development. While the two are related (they are both object-oriented), they
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can be applied to different problem domains in order to achieve results that
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are more natural or intuitive to developers; GNU ease.js works seamlessly
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with existing prototypes, allowing the developer to choose whether or not
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they want to use "classes".
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## License
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ease.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
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terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
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Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
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version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
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WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
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PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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**N.B.:** Versions prior to 0.2.0 were released under the LGPLv3+. Upon becoming
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a GNU project, it was relicensed under the GPLv3+ to help the FSF stand strong
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in its fight against proprietary JavaScript. For more information, please see
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the NEWS file (which can be built with `make NEWS`).
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