base-plugins
Adds 'smart plugin' support to your base application.
Install
Install with npm:
$ npm install --save base-plugins
What does this do?
This plugin augments the generic plugin functionality that ships with base.
- Without this plugin, any plugins that registered with the
use
method and are only called once upon init. - With this plugin, other plugins that return a function will be pushed onto a
plugins
array, and can be called again later with the run
method.
Usage
var plugins = require('base-plugins');
var Base = require('base');
var base = new Base();
base.use(plugins());
Examples
.use example
Once the use
method is called:
- a
fns
array is added to the instance for storing plugin functions - a
run
method is added to the instance for running stored plugins - the
use
method is modified so that anytime a function is returned by a plugin, the function will be pushed onto the fns
array. Aside from that, you shouldn't see any difference in how the use
method works.
.run example
The run
method iterates over the fns
array and calls each stored plugin function on the given object.
var collection = {};
base.use(function(app) {
app.x = 'y';
return function(obj) {
obj.a = 'b';
};
});
base.run(collection);
console.log(base.x);
console.log(collection.a);
API
Define a plugin function to be called immediately upon init. The only parameter exposed to the plugin is the application instance.
Also, if a plugin returns a function, the function will be pushed
onto the fns
array, allowing the plugin to be called at a
later point, elsewhere in the application.
Params
fn
{Function}: plugin function to callreturns
{Object}: Returns the item instance for chaining.
Example
function foo(app) {
}
var app = new Base()
.use(foo)
.use(bar)
.use(baz)
Run all plugins
Params
value
{Object}: Object to be modified by plugins.returns
{Object}: Returns the item instance for chaining.
Example
var config = {};
app.run(config);
About
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Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Building docs
(This project's readme.md is generated by verb, please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the .verb.md readme template.)
To generate the readme, run the following command:
$ npm install -g verbose/verb
Running tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
$ npm install && npm test
Author
Jon Schlinkert
License
Copyright © 2017, Jon Schlinkert.
Released under the MIT License.
This file was generated by verb-generate-readme, v0.4.3, on April 01, 2017.