matthanger · December 6, 2011 23:09 · Dec 6, 2011
diff --git a/namespace.js b/namespace.js
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+/**
+ * Registers the specified namespace, ensuring all parts of the namespace are created. If the namespace
+ * already exists, it will not be modified.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * namespace('foo.bar');
+ * foo.bar.baz = 'qux';
+ *
+ * @param {String} namespace The namespace to register. Namespaces are hierarchal, and are separated by dots.
+ */
+window.namespace = function(namespace) {
+    var parts = namespace.split(".");
+    var root = window;
+
+    for(var i=0; i<parts.length; i++) {
+        root = root[parts[i]] = root[parts[i]] || {};
+    }
+};