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File: yui/js/yui-object.js

/**
 * The YUI module contains the components required for building the YUI
 * seed file.  This includes the script loading mechanism, a simple queue,
 * and the core utilities for the library.
 * @module yui
 * @submodule yui-base
 */

/**
 * Adds utilities to the YUI instance for working with objects.
 *
 * @class Object
 */

var Lang   = Y.Lang,
    hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,

    UNDEFINED, // <-- Note the comma. We're still declaring vars.

/**
 * Returns a new object that uses _obj_ as its prototype. This method wraps the
 * native ES5 `Object.create()` method if available, but doesn't currently
 * pass through `Object.create()`'s second argument (properties) in order to
 * ensure compatibility with older browsers.
 *
 * @method ()
 * @param {Object} obj Prototype object.
 * @return {Object} New object using _obj_ as its prototype.
 * @static
 */
O = Y.Object = Lang._isNative(Object.create) ? function (obj) {
    // We currently wrap the native Object.create instead of simply aliasing it
    // to ensure consistency with our fallback shim, which currently doesn't
    // support Object.create()'s second argument (properties). Once we have a
    // safe fallback for the properties arg, we can stop wrapping
    // Object.create().
    return Object.create(obj);
} : (function () {
    // Reusable constructor function for the Object.create() shim.
    function F() {}

    // The actual shim.
    return function (obj) {
        F.prototype = obj;
        return new F();
    };
}()),

/**
 * Property names that IE doesn't enumerate in for..in loops, even when they
 * should be enumerable. When `_hasEnumBug` is `true`, it's necessary to
 * manually enumerate these properties.
 *
 * @property _forceEnum
 * @type String[]
 * @protected
 * @static
 */
forceEnum = O._forceEnum = [
    'hasOwnProperty',
    'isPrototypeOf',
    'propertyIsEnumerable',
    'toString',
    'toLocaleString',
    'valueOf'
],

/**
 * `true` if this browser has the JScript enumeration bug that prevents
 * enumeration of the properties named in the `_forceEnum` array, `false`
 * otherwise.
 *
 * See:
 *   - <https://developer.mozilla.org/en/ECMAScript_DontEnum_attribute#JScript_DontEnum_Bug>
 *   - <http://whattheheadsaid.com/2010/10/a-safer-object-keys-compatibility-implementation>
 *
 * @property _hasEnumBug
 * @type Boolean
 * @protected
 * @static
 */
hasEnumBug = O._hasEnumBug = !{valueOf: 0}.propertyIsEnumerable('valueOf'),

/**
 * `true` if this browser incorrectly considers the `prototype` property of
 * functions to be enumerable. Currently known to affect Opera 11.50.
 *
 * @property _hasProtoEnumBug
 * @type Boolean
 * @protected
 * @static
 */
hasProtoEnumBug = O._hasProtoEnumBug = (function () {}).propertyIsEnumerable('prototype'),

/**
 * Returns `true` if _key_ exists on _obj_, `false` if _key_ doesn't exist or
 * exists only on _obj_'s prototype. This is essentially a safer version of
 * `obj.hasOwnProperty()`.
 *
 * @method owns
 * @param {Object} obj Object to test.
 * @param {String} key Property name to look for.
 * @return {Boolean} `true` if _key_ exists on _obj_, `false` otherwise.
 * @static
 */
owns = O.owns = function (obj, key) {
    return !!obj && hasOwn.call(obj, key);
}; // <-- End of var declarations.

/**
 * Alias for `owns()`.
 *
 * @method hasKey
 * @param {Object} obj Object to test.
 * @param {String} key Property name to look for.
 * @return {Boolean} `true` if _key_ exists on _obj_, `false` otherwise.
 * @static
 */
O.hasKey = owns;

/**
 * Returns an array containing the object's enumerable keys. Does not include
 * prototype keys or non-enumerable keys.
 *
 * Note that keys are returned in enumeration order (that is, in the same order
 * that they would be enumerated by a `for-in` loop), which may not be the same
 * as the order in which they were defined.
 *
 * This method is an alias for the native ES5 `Object.keys()` method if
 * available.
 *
 * @example
 *
 *     Y.Object.keys({a: 'foo', b: 'bar', c: 'baz'});
 *     // => ['a', 'b', 'c']
 *
 * @method keys
 * @param {Object} obj An object.
 * @return {String[]} Array of keys.
 * @static
 */
O.keys = Lang._isNative(Object.keys) ? Object.keys : function (obj) {
    if (!Lang.isObject(obj)) {
        throw new TypeError('Object.keys called on a non-object');
    }

    var keys = [],
        i, key, len;

    if (hasProtoEnumBug && typeof obj === 'function') {
        for (key in obj) {
            if (owns(obj, key) && key !== 'prototype') {
                keys.push(key);
            }
        }
    } else {
        for (key in obj) {
            if (owns(obj, key)) {
                keys.push(key);
            }
        }
    }

    if (hasEnumBug) {
        for (i = 0, len = forceEnum.length; i < len; ++i) {
            key = forceEnum[i];

            if (owns(obj, key)) {
                keys.push(key);
            }
        }
    }

    return keys;
};

/**
 * Returns an array containing the values of the object's enumerable keys.
 *
 * Note that values are returned in enumeration order (that is, in the same
 * order that they would be enumerated by a `for-in` loop), which may not be the
 * same as the order in which they were defined.
 *
 * @example
 *
 *     Y.Object.values({a: 'foo', b: 'bar', c: 'baz'});
 *     // => ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
 *
 * @method values
 * @param {Object} obj An object.
 * @return {Array} Array of values.
 * @static
 */
O.values = function (obj) {
    var keys   = O.keys(obj),
        i      = 0,
        len    = keys.length,
        values = [];

    for (; i < len; ++i) {
        values.push(obj[keys[i]]);
    }

    return values;
};

/**
 * Returns the number of enumerable keys owned by an object.
 *
 * @method size
 * @param {Object} obj An object.
 * @return {Number} The object's size.
 * @static
 */
O.size = function (obj) {
    try {
        return O.keys(obj).length;
    } catch (ex) {
        return 0; // Legacy behavior for non-objects.
    }
};

/**
 * Returns `true` if the object owns an enumerable property with the specified
 * value.
 *
 * @method hasValue
 * @param {Object} obj An object.
 * @param {any} value The value to search for.
 * @return {Boolean} `true` if _obj_ contains _value_, `false` otherwise.
 * @static
 */
O.hasValue = function (obj, value) {
    return Y.Array.indexOf(O.values(obj), value) > -1;
};

/**
 * Executes a function on each enumerable property in _obj_. The function
 * receives the value, the key, and the object itself as parameters (in that
 * order).
 *
 * By default, only properties owned by _obj_ are enumerated. To include
 * prototype properties, set the _proto_ parameter to `true`.
 *
 * @method each
 * @param {Object} obj Object to enumerate.
 * @param {Function} fn Function to execute on each enumerable property.
 *   @param {mixed} fn.value Value of the current property.
 *   @param {String} fn.key Key of the current property.
 *   @param {Object} fn.obj Object being enumerated.
 * @param {Object} [thisObj] `this` object to use when calling _fn_.
 * @param {Boolean} [proto=false] Include prototype properties.
 * @return {YUI} the YUI instance.
 * @chainable
 * @static
 */
O.each = function (obj, fn, thisObj, proto) {
    var key;

    for (key in obj) {
        if (proto || owns(obj, key)) {
            fn.call(thisObj || Y, obj[key], key, obj);
        }
    }

    return Y;
};

/**
 * Executes a function on each enumerable property in _obj_, but halts if the
 * function returns a truthy value. The function receives the value, the key,
 * and the object itself as paramters (in that order).
 *
 * By default, only properties owned by _obj_ are enumerated. To include
 * prototype properties, set the _proto_ parameter to `true`.
 *
 * @method some
 * @param {Object} obj Object to enumerate.
 * @param {Function} fn Function to execute on each enumerable property.
 *   @param {mixed} fn.value Value of the current property.
 *   @param {String} fn.key Key of the current property.
 *   @param {Object} fn.obj Object being enumerated.
 * @param {Object} [thisObj] `this` object to use when calling _fn_.
 * @param {Boolean} [proto=false] Include prototype properties.
 * @return {Boolean} `true` if any execution of _fn_ returns a truthy value,
 *   `false` otherwise.
 * @static
 */
O.some = function (obj, fn, thisObj, proto) {
    var key;

    for (key in obj) {
        if (proto || owns(obj, key)) {
            if (fn.call(thisObj || Y, obj[key], key, obj)) {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }

    return false;
};

/**
 * Retrieves the sub value at the provided path,
 * from the value object provided.
 *
 * @method getValue
 * @static
 * @param o The object from which to extract the property value.
 * @param path {Array} A path array, specifying the object traversal path
 * from which to obtain the sub value.
 * @return {Any} The value stored in the path, undefined if not found,
 * undefined if the source is not an object.  Returns the source object
 * if an empty path is provided.
 */
O.getValue = function(o, path) {
    if (!Lang.isObject(o)) {
        return UNDEFINED;
    }

    var i,
        p = Y.Array(path),
        l = p.length;

    for (i = 0; o !== UNDEFINED && i < l; i++) {
        o = o[p[i]];
    }

    return o;
};

/**
 * Sets the sub-attribute value at the provided path on the
 * value object.  Returns the modified value object, or
 * undefined if the path is invalid.
 *
 * @method setValue
 * @static
 * @param o             The object on which to set the sub value.
 * @param path {Array}  A path array, specifying the object traversal path
 *                      at which to set the sub value.
 * @param val {Any}     The new value for the sub-attribute.
 * @return {Object}     The modified object, with the new sub value set, or
 *                      undefined, if the path was invalid.
 */
O.setValue = function(o, path, val) {
    var i,
        p = Y.Array(path),
        leafIdx = p.length - 1,
        ref = o;

    if (leafIdx >= 0) {
        for (i = 0; ref !== UNDEFINED && i < leafIdx; i++) {
            ref = ref[p[i]];
        }

        if (ref !== UNDEFINED) {
            ref[p[i]] = val;
        } else {
            return UNDEFINED;
        }
    }

    return o;
};

/**
 * Returns `true` if the object has no enumerable properties of its own.
 *
 * @method isEmpty
 * @param {Object} obj An object.
 * @return {Boolean} `true` if the object is empty.
 * @static
 * @since 3.2.0
 */
O.isEmpty = function (obj) {
    return !O.keys(Object(obj)).length;
};