/** * Tests method builder * * Copyright (C) 2010 Mike Gerwitz * * This file is part of ease.js. * * ease.js is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free * Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) * any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License * for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with this program. If not, see . * * @author Mike Gerwitz * @package test */ var common = require( './common' ), assert = require( 'assert' ), mb_common = require( __dirname + '/inc-member_builder-common' ), builder = common.require( 'member_builder' ) ; mb_common.funcVal = 'foobar'; mb_common.value = function() { return mb_common.funcVal; }; mb_common.buildMember = builder.buildMethod; // do assertions common to all member builders mb_common.assertCommon(); /** * One may question the purpose of this assertion. Why should we not permit * overriding properties with methods? It's useful to be able to store callbacks * and such within properties. * * Yes, it is. However, that would be misinterpreting the purpose of the method * builder. Here, we are working with prototypes, not class instances. If the * user wishes to assign a function to the property (so long as it's permitted * by the type definition) after the class is instantiated, he/she may go right * ahead. However, if we modify the prototype to use a function, then the * prototype will interpret the function as a method. As such, the method cannot * be overridden with a property in the future. To avoid this confusing * scenario, we'll prevent it from occurring entirely. */ ( function testCannotOverridePropertyWithMethod() { mb_common.value = 'moofoo'; mb_common.funcVal = undefined; mb_common.buildMemberQuick(); assert.throws( function() { // attempt to override with function mb_common.value = function() {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); }, TypeError, "Cannot override property with method" ); } )(); /** * Unlike Java, PHP, Python and similar languages, methods in ease.js are *not* * virtual by default. In order to make them override-able, the 'virtual' * keyword must be specified for that method in the supertype. * * Therefore, let's ensure that non-virtual methods cannot be overridden. */ ( function testCannotOverrideNonVirtualMethod() { mb_common.value = function() {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick(); try { // attempt to override (should throw exception; non-virtual) mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); } catch ( e ) { // ensure we have the correct error assert.ok( e.message.search( 'virtual' ) !== -1, "Error message for non-virtual override should mention virtual" ); assert.ok( e.message.search( mb_common.name ) !== -1, "Method name should be provided in non-virtual error message" ); return; } assert.fail( "Should not be permitted to override non-virtual methods" ); } )(); /** * Working off of what was said in the test directly above, we *should* be able * to override virtual methods. */ ( function testCanOverrideVirtualMethods() { // build a virtual method mb_common.value = function() {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true } ); // attempt to override it assert.doesNotThrow( function() { mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); }, Error, "Should be able to override virtual methods" ); } )(); /** * Unlike languages like C++, ease.js does not automatically mark overridden * methods as virtual. C# and some other languages offer a 'seal' keyword or * similar in order to make overridden methods non-virtual. In that sense, * ease.js will "seal" overrides by default. */ ( function testOverriddenMethodsAreNotVirtualByDefault() { // build a virtual method mb_common.value = function() {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true } ); // override it (non-virtual) mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); // attempt to override again (should fail) assert.throws( function() { mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); }, TypeError, "Overrides are not declared as virtual by default" ); } )(); /** * Given the test directly above, we can therefore assume that it should be * permitted to declare overridden methods as virtual. */ ( function testCanDeclareOverridesAsVirtual() { // build a virtual method mb_common.value = function() {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true } ); // override it (virtual) mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true }, true ); // attempt to override again assert.doesNotThrow( function() { mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); }, Error, "Can override an override if declared virtual" ); } )(); /** * Abstract members exist to be overridden. As such, they should be considered * virtual. */ ( function testAbstractMethodsAreConsideredVirtual() { // build abstract method mb_common.value = function() {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'abstract': true } ); // we should be able to override it assert.doesNotThrow( function() { mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); }, Error, "Can overrde abstract methods" ); } )(); /** * Static methods cannot realistically be declared as virtual; it doesn't make * sense. Virtual implies that the method may be overridden, but static methods * cannot be overridden. Only hidden. */ ( function testCannotDeclareStaticMethodsAsVirtual() { mb_common.value = function() {}; try { // attempt to build a virtual static method (should throw exception) mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'static': true, 'virtual': true } ); } catch ( e ) { assert.ok( e.message.search( mb_common.name ) !== -1, "Method name should be provided in virtual static error message" ); return; } assert.fail( "Should not be permitted to declare a virtual static method" ); } )(); /** * To ensure interfaces of subtypes remain compatible with that of their * supertypes, the parameter lists must match and build upon each other. */ ( function testMethodOverridesMustHaveEqualOrGreaterParameters() { mb_common.value = function( one, two ) {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true } ); assert.doesNotThrow( function() { mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true }, true ); }, TypeError, "Method can have equal number of parameters" ); assert.doesNotThrow( function() { mb_common.value = function( one, two, three ) {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true }, true ); }, TypeError, "Method can have greater number of parameters" ); assert.throws( function() { mb_common.value = function( one ) {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); }, TypeError, "Method cannot have lesser number of parameters" ); } )(); /** * The __super property is defined for method overrides and permits invoking the * overridden method (method of the supertype). * * In this test, we are not looking to assert that __super matches the super * method. Rather, we want to ensure it /invokes/ it. This is because the super * method may be wrapped to provide additional functionality. We don't know, we * don't care. We just want to make sure it's functioning properly. */ ( function testOverridenMethodShouldContainReferenceToSuperMethod() { var orig_called = false; // "super" method mb_common.value = function() { orig_called = true; }; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'virtual': true } ); // override method mb_common.value = function() { assert.notEqual( this.__super, undefined, "__super is defined for overridden method" ); this.__super(); assert.equal( orig_called, true, "Invoking __super calls super method" ); }; mb_common.buildMemberQuick( {}, true ); // invoke the method mb_common.members[ 'public' ][ mb_common.name ](); } )(); /** * If the method is called when bound to a different context (e.g. for * protected/private members), __super may not be properly bound. * * This test is in response to a bug found after implementing visibility * support. The __super() method was previously defined on 'this', which may or * may not be the context that is actually used. Likely, it's not. */ ( function testSuperMethodWorksProperlyWhenContextDiffers() { var members = builder.initMembers(), super_called = false, retobj = {}, instCallback = function() { return retobj; }, // the overriding method newfunc = function() { this.__super(); } ; // super method to be overridden members[ 'public' ].foo = function() { super_called = true; }; // XXX: Bad idea. Set the keyword in another manner. This is likely to break // in the future. members['public'].foo.___$$keywords$$ = { 'virtual': true }; // override builder.buildMethod( members, {}, 'foo', newfunc, {}, instCallback ); // call the overriding method members[ 'public' ].foo(); // ensure that the super method was called assert.equal( super_called, true, "__super() method is called even when context differs" ); // finally, ensure that __super is no longer set on the returned object // after the call to ensure that the caller cannot break encapsulation by // stealing a method reference (sneaky, sneaky) assert.equal( retobj.__super, undefined, "__super() method is unset after being called" ); } )(); /** * Once a concrete implementation has been defined for a method, a subtype * cannot make it abstract. */ ( function testCannotOverrideConcreteMethodWithAbstractMethod() { // concrete method mb_common.value = function() {}; mb_common.buildMemberQuick(); assert.throws( function() { mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'abstract': true }, true ); }, TypeError, "Cannot override concrete method with abstract method" ); } )(); /** * One of the powerful features of the method builder is the ability to pass in * an instance to be bound to 'this' when invoking a method. This has some * important consequences, such as the ability to implement protected/private * members. */ ( function testMethodInvocationBindsThisToPassedInstance() { var instance = function() {}, val = 'fooboo', val2 = 'fooboo2', iid = 1, func = function() { return this.foo; }, func2 = function() { return this.foo2; }, called = false, instCallback = function() { called = true; return instance; }, members = builder.initMembers() ; // set instance values instance.foo = val; instance.foo2 = val2; // concrete method mb_common.buildMember( members, exports.meta, 'func', func, { 'virtual': true }, instCallback ); assert.equal( members[ 'public' ].func(), val, "Calling method will bind 'this' to passed instance" ); // override method mb_common.buildMember( members, exports.meta, 'func', func2, {}, instCallback ); assert.equal( members[ 'public' ].func(), val2, "Calling method override will bind 'this' to passed instance" ); } )(); /** * It does not make sense to be able to declare abstract private methods, since * they cannot be inherited and overridden by subtypes. */ ( function testCannotDeclareAbstractPrivateMethods() { mb_common.value = function() {}; assert.throws( function() { mb_common.buildMemberQuick( { 'private': true, 'abstract': true } ); }, TypeError, "Cannot declare private abstract method" ); } )();