unherit

Create a custom constructor which can be modified without affecting the original class.

Install

npm:

npm install unherit

Use

var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
var unherit = require('unherit')

// Create a private class which acts just like `EventEmitter`.
var Emitter = unherit(EventEmitter)

Emitter.prototype.defaultMaxListeners = 0
// Now, all instances of `Emitter` have no maximum listeners, without affecting
// other `EventEmitter`s.

new Emitter().defaultMaxListeners === 0 // => true
new EventEmitter().defaultMaxListeners === undefined // => true
new Emitter() instanceof EventEmitter // => true

API

unherit(Super)

Create a custom constructor which can be modified without affecting the original class.

Parameters

• Super (Function) — Super-class

Returns

Function — Constructor acting like Super, which can be modified without affecting the original class.

License

MIT © Titus Wormer