substance/util/Factory.js

Substance is a JavaScript library for web-based content editing. It provides building blocks for realizing custom text editors and web-based publishing system. It is developed to power our online editing platform [Substance](http://substance.io).

import Registry from './Registry'

/*
  Simple factory implementation.

  @class Factory
  @extends Registry
*/
export default class Factory extends Registry {
  /**
    Create an instance of the clazz with a given name.

    @param {String} name
    @return A new instance.
  */
  create (name) {
    var clazz = this.get(name)
    if (!clazz) {
      throw new Error('No class registered by that name: ' + name)
    }
    // call the clazz providing the remaining arguments
    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1)
    var obj = Object.create(clazz.prototype)
    clazz.apply(obj, args)
    return obj
  }
}