object-fusion2 v0.2.0

object-fusion2

Another way to combine outline and content into an object.

This is a fork of object-fusion and used as a component for doubleshot to combine specification with content.

The reason this is a fork, is object-fusion supports a simpler outline but lacks order. This fork requires arrays and therefore has order at each level.

Getting Started

Install the module with: npm install object-fusion2

// Load in objectFusion
var objectFusion2 = require('object-fusion2');

// An outline acts as the shell that keys will line up to
var outline = {
  'One': ['is equal to one']
};

// Content acts as the values to match up to the keys of value
var content = {
  'One': function () {
    this.one = 1;
  },
  'is equal to one': function () {
    assert.strictEqual(this.one, 1);
  }
};

// Match up the strings to the values
var fusedObject = objectFusion2({
      outline: outline,
      content: content
    });

// The result looks like
{
  'nodeName': 'One',
  'value': function () {
    this.one = 1;
  },
  'childNodes': [{
    'nodeName': 'is equal to one',
    'value': function () {
      assert.strictEqual(this.one, 1);
    }
  }]
}

Documentation

objectFusion exposes a single function for you to use.

objectFusion(params);
/**
 * Fuse outline and content objects together
 * @param {Object} params Container for parameters
 * @param {Object} params.outline Object containing strings or nested objects of similar format
 * @param {Object} params.content Key/value pairs that correspond to those in params.outline
 * @param {Function} [params['value proxy']] Optional proxy for `value` once looked up
 * @param {Function} [params['child proxy']] Optional proxy for `child` once looked up
 * @param {Object} [params['events']] Optional channel -> listener object for emitted events
 * @returns {Object} Combined object fused by params.outline values to params.content keys
 */

There is the Fuser, available as objectFusion.Fuser, which does the heavy lifting. If you provide a proxy, it will be invoked in a Fuser context.

Fuser() - Constructor for fusing mechanism
Fuser.set(name, val) - Bind settings to instance (e.g. fuser.set('value proxy', fn);)
Fuser.get(name) - Retrieve settings from instance (e.g. fuser.get('value proxy');)
Fuser.addValue(name, val) - Add value for translation
Fuser.addValues(valueObj) - Add object of values for translation
Fuser.getValue(name) - Look up (and proxy) value by name (uses those stored via Fuser.addValue/addValues)
Fuser.getChild(obj, name) - Look up (and proxy) child from obj by name
Fuser.translate(obj) - Walk obj (depth-first), looking up value and child of each node

// Fuser inherits from node's EventEmitter so feel free to use those methods
// During looping, we expose:
  // `this.get('value key');` - the key used for accessing the value
  // `this.get('child key');` - the key used for accessing the child
  // `this.get('node');` - the node being returned

// Emits `this.emit('value key used', valueKey);` when a value key is used
// Emits `this.emit('value key not found', valueKey);` when a value key's value is not found
// Emits `this.emit('child key used', childKey);` when a child key is used
// Emits `this.emit('child key not found', childKey);` when a child key's value is not found

Lastly, there are proxies available which allow for key aliasing and array expansion.

• objectFusion.aliasProxy - Allows for aliasing of content values (e.g. {'uno': 'one'})
  • Emits this.emit('content aliased', key, val); when aliasing occurs
• objectFusion.expandProxy - Allows for expansion of content values (e.g. {'two': ['one', 'plusOne']}
  • Emits this.emit('content expanded', key, val); when expansion occurs
• objectFusion.aliasAndExpandProxy - Allows for both aliasing and expansion of content values

Examples

Here is an advanced example using the aliasAndExpandProxy

// Create an outline and content to fuse
var outline = {
  '1 + 2': ['= 3']
};

var content = {
  '1 + 2': ['1', '+ 2'],
  '1': 'One',
  'One': function () {
    this.sum = 1;
  },
  '+ 2': 'plus two',
  'plus two': function () {
    this.sum += 2;
  },
  '= 3': 'is equal to three',
  'is equal to three': function () {
    assert.strictEqual(this.sum, 3);
  }
};

// Fuse them together
var fusedObject = objectFusion({
      outline: outline,
      content: content,
      'value proxy': objectFusion.aliasAndExpandProxy
    });

// The result looks like
{
  'nodeName': '1 + 2',
  'value': [
    function () {
      this.sum = 1;
    },
    function () {
      this.sum += 2;
    }
  ],
  'childNodes': [{
    'nodeName': '= 3',
    'value': function () {
      assert.strictEqual(this.sum, 3);
    }
  }]
}

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint your code using grunt and test via npm test.

License

Copyright (c) 2013 Todd Wolfson

Licensed under the MIT license.