Can initialize member object with existing objects for each level of visibility

lib/member_builder.js

@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
  *
  * @return  {{public: Object, protected: Object, private: Object}}
  */
-exports.initMembers = function()
+exports.initMembers = function( mpublic, mprotected, mprivate )
 {
     return {
-        'public':    {},
-        'protected': {},
-        'private':   {},
+        'public':    mpublic    || {},
+        'protected': mprotected || {},
+        'private':   mprivate   || {},
     };
 };
 

test/test-member_builder.js

@@ -37,3 +37,32 @@ var common  = require( './common' ),
     );
 } )();
 
+
+( function testCanInitMembersWithExistingObjects()
+{
+    var pub  = { foo: 'bar' },
+        pro  = { bar: 'baz' },
+        priv = { baz: 'foo' },
+
+        members = builder.initMembers( pub, pro, priv )
+    ;
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+        members[ 'public' ],
+        pub,
+        "Can specify object to use for public members"
+    );
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+        members[ 'protected' ],
+        pro,
+        "Can specify object to use for protected members"
+    );
+
+    assert.deepEqual(
+        members[ 'private' ],
+        priv,
+        "Can specify object to use for private members"
+    );
+} )();
+