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Comparing version 1.0.4 to 1.1.0

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 # Change History
 
-## 1.0.04 (2014-05-17)
+## 1.1.0 (2014-08-28)
 
+* Allow `extends_` method to delegate to `Parent.extend` if present. This way
+  typedef can be used with libs like [AmpersandJS](http://ampersandjs.com/)
+  and [Backbone](http://backbonejs.org/).
+
+## 1.0.4 (2014-05-17)
+
 * Updated NPM dependencies.
@@ -6,0 +12,0 @@

lib/extends.js

@@ -8,2 +8,5 @@ module.exports = extends_;
  * prototypes.
+ *
+ * If the `Parent` class has a `extend` method (like Backbone or Ampersand), it
+ * will defer to that.
  * @param {Function} Child Child constructor function.
@@ -15,2 +18,22 @@ * @param {Function} Parent Parent contrusctor function.
 {
+  if (typeof Parent.extend === 'function') {
+
+    var proto = {};
+
+    // Add in all the prototype members
+    for (var p in Child.prototype) {
+      proto[p] = Child.prototype[p];
+    }
+
+    proto.constructor = Child;
+
+    // Delegate
+    Parent.extend(proto);
+
+    // Give static to access parent
+    Child.Super = Parent;
+
+    return;
+  }
+
   // Drop in statics
@@ -17,0 +40,0 @@ for (var key in Parent) {

package.json

 {
   "name": "typedef",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Low-level type-centric utility functions for Javascript.",
@@ -5,0 +5,0 @@ "keywords": [

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