component-inherit
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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.
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 parentMethodThe '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.
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.
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
Prototype inheritance utility.
$ component install component/inherit
var inherit = require('inherit');
function Human() {}
function Woman() {}
inherit(Woman, Human);
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Prototype inheritance utility
The npm package component-inherit receives a total of 1,164,117 weekly downloads. As such, component-inherit popularity was classified as popular.
We found that component-inherit demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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