var Class = ( function( extending )
{
    // implementation left to reader
    var _privname = getRandomName();

    var C = function( dfn )
    {
        // extend from an empty base
        return C.extend( null, dfn );
    };

    C.extend = function( base, dfn )
    {
        base = base || function() {};

        // prevent ctor invocation
        extending = true;

        var ctor = function()
        {
            // do nothing if extending
            if ( extending )
            {
                return;
            }

            // call "actual" constructor
            this.__construct &&
                this.__construct.apply(
                    this, arguments
                );
        };

        // public prototype
        ctor.prototype = new base();
        ctor.prototype.constructor = ctor;

        // private prototype (read-only,
        // non-configurable, non-enumerable)
        Object.defineProperty(
            ctor, _privname, { value: {} }
        );

        copyTo(
            ctor.prototype,
            ctor[ _privname ],
            dfn
        );

        // done extending; clear flag to
        // ensure ctor can be invoked
        extending = false;

        return ctor;
    };

    function copyTo( pub, priv, members )
    {
        var hasOwn = Object.prototype
            .hasOwnProperty;

        for ( var member in members )
        {
            if ( !hasOwn.call( members, member ) )
            {
                continue;
            }

            // if prefixed with an underscore,
            // assign to private "prototype"
            var dest = ( member[ 0 ] === '_' )
                ? priv : pub;

            dest[ member ] = wrap(
                members[ member ]
            );
        }
    }

    function wrap( method )
    {
        return function()
        {
            this.__priv =
                this.constructor[ _privname ];

            var retval = method.apply(
                this, arguments
            );

            this.__priv = undefined;
            return retval;
        };
    }

    return C;
} )( false );


// dummy implementation
function getRandomName()
{
    return '__privobj';
}


var Foo = Class(
{
    getValue: function()
    {
        return this.__priv._getPrivValue();
    },

    _getPrivValue: function()
    {
        return 'private';
    }
} );

var inst = new Foo();
inst.getValue();    // "private"
inst._getPrivValue; // undefined
inst.__priv;        // undefined