clone.js

'use strict';

function objectToString(o) {
  return Object.prototype.toString.call(o);
}

// shim for Node's 'util' package
// DO NOT REMOVE THIS! It is required for compatibility with EnderJS (http://enderjs.com/).
var util = {
  isArray: function (ar) {
    return Array.isArray(ar) || (typeof ar === 'object' && objectToString(ar) === '[object Array]');
  },
  isDate: function (d) {
    return typeof d === 'object' && objectToString(d) === '[object Date]';
  },
  isRegExp: function (re) {
    return typeof re === 'object' && objectToString(re) === '[object RegExp]';
  },
  getRegExpFlags: function (re) {
    var flags = '';
    re.global && (flags += 'g');
    re.ignoreCase && (flags += 'i');
    re.multiline && (flags += 'm');
    return flags;
  }
};


if (typeof module === 'object')
  module.exports = clone;

/**
 * Clones (copies) an Object using deep copying.
 *
 * This function supports circular references by default, but if you are certain
 * there are no circular references in your object, you can save some CPU time
 * by calling clone(obj, false).
 *
 * Caution: if `circular` is false and `parent` contains circular references,
 * your program may enter an infinite loop and crash.
 *
 * @param `parent` - the object to be cloned
 * @param `circular` - set to true if the object to be cloned may contain
 *    circular references. (optional - true by default)
 * @param `depth` - set to a number if the object is only to be cloned to
 *    a particular depth. (optional - defaults to Infinity)
 * @param `prototype` - sets the prototype to be used when cloning an object.
 *    (optional - defaults to parent prototype).
 */

function clone(parent, circular, depth, prototype) {
  // maintain cache of already cloned objects, to deal with circular references
  var children = [];
  var parents = [];

  var useBuffer = typeof Buffer != 'undefined';

  if (typeof circular == 'undefined')
    circular = true;

  if (typeof depth == 'undefined')
    depth = Infinity;

  // recurse this function so we don't reset allParents and allChildren
  function _clone(parent, depth) {
    // cloning null always returns null
    if (parent === null)
      return null;

    if (depth == 0)
      return parent;

    var child;
    var proto;
    if (typeof parent != 'object') {
      return parent;
    }

    if (util.isArray(parent)) {
      child = [];
    } else if (util.isRegExp(parent)) {
      child = new RegExp(parent.source, util.getRegExpFlags(parent));
      if (parent.lastIndex) child.lastIndex = parent.lastIndex;
    } else if (util.isDate(parent)) {
      child = new Date(parent.getTime());
    } else if (useBuffer && Buffer.isBuffer(parent)) {
      child = new Buffer(parent.length);
      parent.copy(child);
      return child;
    } else {
      if (typeof prototype == 'undefined') {
        proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(parent);
        child = Object.create(proto);
      }
      else {
        child = Object.create(prototype);
        proto = prototype;
      }
    }

    if (circular) {
      if (parent.clone_id != undefined) {
        return children[parent.clone_id];
      }

      parent.clone_id = children.length;
      children.push(child);
      parents.push(parent);
    }

    for (var i in parent) {
      if(parent.hasOwnProperty(i)) child[i] = _clone(parent[i], depth - 1);
    }

    return child;
  }

  var cloned = _clone(parent, depth);

  // Remove the temporary clone id's
  for(var i in parents) delete parents[i].clone_id;
  for(var i in children) delete children[i].clone_id;

  return cloned;
}

/**
 * Simple flat clone using prototype, accepts only objects, usefull for property
 * override on FLAT configuration object (no nested props).
 *
 * USE WITH CAUTION! This may not behave as you wish if you do not know how this
 * works.
 */
clone.clonePrototype = function(parent) {
  if (parent === null)
    return null;

  var c = function () {};
  c.prototype = parent;
  return new c();
};