@stdlib/utils/define-memoized-property/README.md

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# Define Memoized Property

> [Define][mdn-define-property] a memoized object property.

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## Usage

```javascript
var defineMemoizedProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-memoized-property' );
```

#### defineMemoizedProperty( obj, prop, descriptor )

[Defines][mdn-define-property] a memoized object property.

```javascript
var obj = {};

function foo() {
    return 'bar';
}

defineMemoizedProperty( obj, 'foo', {
    'configurable': false,
    'enumerable': true,
    'writable': false,
    'value': foo
});

var v = obj.foo;
// returns 'bar'
```

A property `descriptor` has the following required properties:

-   **value**: synchronous function whose return value will be memoized and set as the property value.

A property `descriptor` has the following optional properties:

-   **configurable**: `boolean` indicating if property descriptor can be changed and if the property can be deleted from the provided object. Default: `false`.
-   **enumerable**: `boolean` indicating if the property shows up when enumerating object properties. Default: `false`.
-   **writable**: `boolean` indicating if the value associated with the property can be changed with an assignment operator. Default: `false`.

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## Notes

-   Until deferred evaluation, an object property is **configurable**.

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## Examples

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```javascript
var fibonacci = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fibonacci' );
var defineMemoizedProperty = require( '@stdlib/utils/define-memoized-property' );

function Foo() {
    var self;
    if ( !(this instanceof Foo) ) {
        return new Foo();
    }
    self = this;
    this.count = 0;
    defineMemoizedProperty( this, 'fibo', {
        'value': fibo
    });
    return this;

    function fibo() {
        self.count += 1;
        return fibonacci( 73 );
    }
}

var foo = new Foo();

var i;
for ( i = 0; i < 10; i++ ) {
    console.log( 'F: %d. Count: %d.', foo.fibo, foo.count );
}
```

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## See Also

-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/utils/define-memoized-read-only-property`][@stdlib/utils/define-memoized-read-only-property]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">define a memoized read-only object property.</span>
-   <span class="package-name">[`@stdlib/utils/define-property`][@stdlib/utils/define-property]</span><span class="delimiter">: </span><span class="description">define (or modify) an object property.</span>

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[mdn-define-property]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/defineProperty

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[@stdlib/utils/define-memoized-read-only-property]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/utils/tree/main/define-memoized-read-only-property

[@stdlib/utils/define-property]: https://github.com/stdlib-js/utils/tree/main/define-property

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