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easejs/lib/interface.js

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/**
* Contains interface module
*
* 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 <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
* @author Mike Gerwitz
* @package core
*/
var util = require( './util' ),
Class = require( './class' );
/**
* Creates an interface
*
* @return {Interface} extended interface
*/
exports.extend = function()
{
return extend.apply( this, arguments );
};
/**
* Default interface implementation
*
* @return {undefined}
*/
function Interface() {}
function extend()
{
var args = Array.prototype.slice.call( arguments ),
props = args.pop() || {},
base = args.pop() || Interface,
prototype = new base();
// sanity check
inheritCheck( prototype );
var new_interface = function() {};
util.propCopy( props, prototype, {
each: function( name, value )
{
if ( util.isAbstractMethod( value ) === false )
{
throw TypeError(
"Only abstract methods are permitted within Interface " +
"definitons"
);
}
},
} );
attachExtend( new_interface );
new_interface.prototype = prototype;
new_interface.constructor = new_interface;
// freeze the interface (preventing additions), if supported
util.freeze( new_interface );
return new_interface;
}
/**
* Assures that the parent object is a valid object to inherit from
*
* This method allows inheriting from any object (note that it will likely cause
* errors if not an interface), but will place restrictions on objects like
* Classes that do not make sense to inherit from. This will provide a more
* friendly error, with suggestions on how to resolve the issue, rather than a
* cryptic error resulting from inheritance problems.
*
* This method will throw an exception if there is a violation.
*
* @param {Object} prototype prototype to check for inheritance flaws
*
* @return {undefined}
*/
function inheritCheck( prototype )
{
// if we're inheriting from another interface, then we're good
if ( prototype instanceof Interface )
{
return;
}
if ( Class.isClassInstance( prototype ) )
{
throw new TypeError(
"Interfaces cannot extend from classes. Try creating an " +
"abstract class instead."
);
}
}
/**
* Attaches extend method to the given function (interface)
*
* @param {Function} func function (interface) to attach method to
*
* @return {undefined}
*/
function attachExtend( func )
{
/**
* Shorthand for extending interfaces
*
* This method can be invoked on the object, rather than having to call
* Interface.extend( this ).
*
* @param {Object} props properties to add to extended interface
*
* @return {Object} extended interface
*/
util.defineSecureProp( func, 'extend', function( props )
{
return extend( this, props );
});
}