/** * Extend an object's method by running its output through a mutating callback * every time it is called. * * The callback accepts the method's return value and should perform any * mutations directly on this value. For this reason, this function will not be * effective on methods which return scalar values (numbers, strings, booleans). * * Care should be taken to extend the correct object – in most cases, a class' * prototype will be the desired target of extension, not the class itself. * * @example * extend(Discussion.prototype, 'badges', function(badges) { * // do something with `badges` * }); * * @param {Object} object The object that owns the method * @param {String} method The name of the method to extend * @param {function} callback A callback which mutates the method's output */ export function extend(object, method, callback) { const original = object[method]; object[method] = function(...args) { const value = original ? original.apply(this, args) : undefined; callback.apply(this, [value].concat(args)); return value; }; Object.assign(object[method], original); } /** * Override an object's method by replacing it with a new function, so that the * new function will be run every time the object's method is called. * * The replacement function accepts the original method as its first argument, * which is like a call to 'super'. Any arguments passed to the original method * are also passed to the replacement. * * Care should be taken to extend the correct object – in most cases, a class' * prototype will be the desired target of extension, not the class itself. * * @example * override(Discussion.prototype, 'badges', function(original) { * const badges = original(); * // do something with badges * return badges; * }); * * @param {Object} object The object that owns the method * @param {String} method The name of the method to override * @param {function} newMethod The method to replace it with */ export function override(object, method, newMethod) { const original = object[method]; object[method] = function(...args) { return newMethod.apply(this, [original.bind(this)].concat(args)); }; Object.assign(object[method], original); }