mathjs/lib/util/object.js

Math.js is an extensive math library for JavaScript and Node.js. It features a flexible expression parser and offers an integrated solution to work with numbers, big numbers, complex numbers, units, and matrices.

/**
 * Clone an object
 *
 *     clone(x)
 *
 * Can clone any primitive type, array, and object.
 * If x has a function clone, this function will be invoked to clone the object.
 *
 * @param {*} x
 * @return {*} clone
 */
exports.clone = function clone(x) {
  var type = typeof x;

  // immutable primitive types
  if (type === 'number' || type === 'string' || type === 'boolean' ||
      x === null || x === undefined) {
    return x;
  }

  // use clone function of the object when available
  if (typeof x.clone === 'function') {
    return x.clone();
  }

  // array
  if (Array.isArray(x)) {
    return x.map(function (value) {
      return clone(value);
    });
  }

  if (x instanceof Number)  return new Number(x.valueOf());
  if (x instanceof String)  return new String(x.valueOf());
  if (x instanceof Boolean) return new Boolean(x.valueOf());
  if (x instanceof Date)    return new Date(x.valueOf());
  if (x instanceof RegExp)  throw new TypeError('Cannot clone ' + x);  // TODO: clone a RegExp

  // object
  var m = {};
  for (var key in x) {
    if (x.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
      m[key] = clone(x[key]);
    }
  }
  return m;
};

/**
 * Extend object a with the properties of object b
 * @param {Object} a
 * @param {Object} b
 * @return {Object} a
 */
exports.extend = function extend (a, b) {
  for (var prop in b) {
    if (b.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
      a[prop] = b[prop];
    }
  }
  return a;
};

/**
 * Deep extend an object a with the properties of object b
 * @param {Object} a
 * @param {Object} b
 * @returns {Object}
 */
exports.deepExtend = function deepExtend (a, b) {
  // TODO: add support for Arrays to deepExtend
  if (Array.isArray(b)) {
    throw new TypeError('Arrays are not supported by deepExtend');
  }

  for (var prop in b) {
    if (b.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
      if (b[prop] && b[prop].constructor === Object) {
        if (a[prop] === undefined) {
          a[prop] = {};
        }
        if (a[prop].constructor === Object) {
          deepExtend(a[prop], b[prop]);
        }
        else {
          a[prop] = b[prop];
        }
      } else if (Array.isArray(b[prop])) {
        throw new TypeError('Arrays are not supported by deepExtend');
      } else {
        a[prop] = b[prop];
      }
    }
  }
  return a;
};

/**
 * Deep test equality of all fields in two pairs of arrays or objects.
 * @param {Array | Object} a
 * @param {Array | Object} b
 * @returns {boolean}
 */
exports.deepEqual = function deepEqual (a, b) {
  var prop, i, len;
  if (Array.isArray(a)) {
    if (!Array.isArray(b)) {
      return false;
    }

    if (a.length != b.length) {
      return false;
    }

    for (i = 0, len = a.length; i < len; i++) {
      if (!exports.deepEqual(a[i], b[i])) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }
  else if (a instanceof Object) {
    if (Array.isArray(b) || !(b instanceof Object)) {
      return false;
    }

    for (prop in a) {
      //noinspection JSUnfilteredForInLoop
      if (!exports.deepEqual(a[prop], b[prop])) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    for (prop in b) {
      //noinspection JSUnfilteredForInLoop
      if (!exports.deepEqual(a[prop], b[prop])) {
        return false;
      }
    }
    return true;
  }
  else {
    return (typeof a === typeof b) && (a == b);
  }
};