0.0.4 • Published 11 years ago
viral v0.0.4
viral
viral is a tiny, pure prototypal OO library for javascript; taking the best parts of boo.
Why
The most consistent, easiest way to OO in javascript is pure prototypally - and viral makes this a snap (and packs a tiny punch in the process).
API
viral exposes a base object to inherit from - viral.Base. It has two methods:
viral.Base.extend
viral.Base.extend creates an object that inherits from viral.Base, and copies any properties passed to .extend into that new object:
var viral = require('viral')
var Person = viral.Base.extend({
init: function(firstName, lastName){
this.firstName = firstName
this.lastName = lastName
},
fullName: function(){ return this.firstName + this.lastName }
})viral.Base.make
viral.base.make creates an object that inherits from viral.Base, and calls the init method of this new object with any arguments you pass in.
// continuing with the Person example from `viral.Base.extend`
var hugh = Person.make('hugh', 'jackson') // Person inherits .make from viral.Base
hugh.fullName() //= 'hugh jackson'Install
node
npm install viral, then require:
var viral = require('viral')
// use `viral` herebrowser
include as a script tag:
<doctype html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<script src="libs/viral.js"></script>
<script>
// use `viral` here
</script>
</body>
</html>requirejs
include as a script. e.g., from the libs/ folder:
require(['libs/viral'], function(viral){
// use `viral` here
})