component-inherit

What is component-inherit?

The component-inherit npm package is a simple utility module for inheriting the prototype of one JavaScript constructor into another. It is primarily used to achieve classical inheritance patterns in JavaScript.

What are component-inherit's main functionalities?

Classical Inheritance

This feature allows one constructor (Child) to inherit the prototype methods and properties from another constructor (Parent), enabling instances of the Child to use the Parent's methods and properties.

function Parent() {}
Parent.prototype.parentMethod = function() {};

function Child() {}
require('component-inherit')(Child, Parent);

var childInstance = new Child();
childInstance.parentMethod(); // Now child has access to parentMethod

Other packages similar to component-inherit

util

The 'util' module is a core Node.js module that provides a variety of utilities including inheritance functions. Its 'inherits' method is similar to component-inherit, allowing one constructor to inherit the prototype of another.

inherits

This is a standalone version of the 'inherits' function from Node.js's 'util' module. It provides the same functionality as component-inherit, allowing constructors to inherit from other constructors.

extend

The 'extend' package is used to extend the properties of one object with one or more other objects. It is similar to component-inherit in that it is used to combine properties and methods, but it works with object instances rather than constructor prototypes.

README

inherit

Prototype inheritance utility.

Installation

$ component install component/inherit

Example

var inherit = require('inherit');

function Human() {}
function Woman() {}

inherit(Woman, Human);

License

MIT