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Node.js Array subclass
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// For context on difficulties of subclassing Array, See, http://perfectionkills.com/how-ecmascript-5-still-does-not-allow-to-subclass-an-array/ | |
var sandbox = {SubArray: null}; | |
require('vm').createScript('SubArray = Array').runInNewContext(sandbox); | |
var SubArray = sandbox.SubArray; | |
console.log(SubArray); | |
SubArray.prototype.__proto__ = { | |
__proto__: Array.prototype, | |
// Your sandboxed array prototype properties here. | |
custom: function() { | |
console.log('custom'); | |
} | |
}; | |
var x = new SubArray(1,2,3); | |
x instanceof SubArray // true | |
x instanceof Array // true | |
x.length = 5 | |
x.push(5) // x = [1,2,3,null,null,5] | |
x.length = 2 // x = [1,2] | |
[4,5,6].concat(x) // [4,5,6,1,2,3] | |
// etc... |
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