source: Dev/branches/rest-dojo-ui/client/dojox/lang/oo/general.js @ 256

dojo.provide("dojox.lang.oo.general");

dojo.require("dojox.lang.oo.Decorator");

(function(){
        var oo = dojox.lang.oo, md = oo.makeDecorator, oog = oo.general,
                isF = dojo.isFunction;

        // generally useful decorators

        oog.augment = md(function(name, newValue, oldValue){
                // summary: add property, if it was not defined before
                return typeof oldValue == "undefined" ? newValue : oldValue;
        });

        oog.override = md(function(name, newValue, oldValue){
                // summary: override property only if it was already present
                return typeof oldValue != "undefined" ? newValue : oldValue;
        });

        oog.shuffle = md(function(name, newValue, oldValue){
                // summary: replaces arguments for an old method
                return isF(oldValue) ?
                        function(){
                                return oldValue.apply(this, newValue.apply(this, arguments));
                        } : oldValue;
        });

        oog.wrap = md(function(name, newValue, oldValue){
                // summary: wraps the old values with a supplied function
                return function(){ return newValue.call(this, oldValue, arguments); };
        });

        oog.tap = md(function(name, newValue, oldValue){
                // summary: always returns "this" ignoring the actual return
                return function(){ newValue.apply(this, arguments); return this; };
        });

        oog.before = md(function(name, newValue, oldValue){
                //      summary:
                //              creates a chain of calls where the new method is called
                //              before the old method
                return isF(oldValue) ?
                        function(){
                                newValue.apply(this, arguments);
                                return oldValue.apply(this, arguments);
                        } : newValue;
        });

        oog.after = md(function(name, newValue, oldValue){
                //      summary:
                //              creates a chain of calls where the new method is called
                //              after the old method
                return isF(oldValue) ?
                        function(){
                                oldValue.apply(this, arguments);
                                return newValue.apply(this, arguments);
                        } : newValue;
        });
})();