abstractMethod() moved to util.defineAbstractMethod

lib/class.js

@@ -39,31 +39,7 @@ exports.extend = function( base )
 }
 
 
-/**
- * Creates an abstract method
- *
- * Abstract methods must be implemented by a subclass and cannot be called
- * directly. If a class contains a single abstract method, the class itself is
- * considered to be abstract and cannot be instantiated. It may only be
- * extended.
- *
- * @param  {Function}  definition  function definition that concrete
- *                                 implementations must follow
- *
- * @return  {Function}
- */
-exports.abstractMethod = function( definition )
-{
-    var method = function()
-    {
-        throw new Error( "Cannot call abstract method" );
-    };
-
-    util.defineSecureProp( method, 'abstractFlag', true );
-    util.defineSecureProp( method, 'definition', definition );
-
-    return method;
-}
+exports.abstractMethod = util.createAbstractMethod;
 
 
 /**

lib/util.js

@@ -186,6 +186,34 @@ exports.propCopy = function( props, dest, result_data )
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Creates an abstract method
+ *
+ * Abstract methods must be implemented by a subclass and cannot be called
+ * directly. If a class contains a single abstract method, the class itself is
+ * considered to be abstract and cannot be instantiated. It may only be
+ * extended.
+ *
+ * @param  {Function}  definition  function definition that concrete
+ *                                 implementations must follow
+ *
+ * @return  {Function}
+ */
+exports.createAbstractMethod = function( definition )
+{
+    var method = function()
+    {
+        throw new Error( "Cannot call abstract method" );
+    };
+
+    exports.defineSecureProp( method, 'abstractFlag', true );
+    exports.defineSecureProp( method, 'definition', definition );
+
+    return method;
+}
+
+
+
 /**
  * Overrides a method
  *