I want to add or override some standard methods of Object, Function and Array (e.g., like suggested in this answer) in node.js application. How should I do all the "patches" in just one module so that it affects all my other modules?
Will it be enough if I do it in a module that is just require
'd or it won't work because the two modules have different global namespaces so they have different Object?... Or should I run some initialisation function after require
that makes all these "patches" working in this module too?
The Object. setPrototypeOf() method sets the prototype (i.e., the internal [[Prototype]] property) of a specified object to another object or null. All JavaScript objects inherit properties and methods from a prototype. It is generally considered the proper way to set the prototype of an object.
We can access the function's prototype property using functionName. prototype . As seen from the above image prototype property of the function is an object (prototype object) with two properties: constructor property which points to Human function itself.
Changing Prototype As mentioned above, each object's prototype is linked to function's prototype object. If you change function's prototype then only new objects will be linked to changed prototype. All other existing objects will still link to old prototype of function.
Every object in JavaScript has a built-in property, which is called its prototype. The prototype is itself an object, so the prototype will have its own prototype, making what's called a prototype chain. The chain ends when we reach a prototype that has null for its own prototype.
//require the util.js file
require('./util.js');
var a = [];
a.doSomething();
in your "util.js" file:
//in your util.js file you don't have to write a module, just write your code...
Array.prototype.doSomething = function(){console.log("doSomething")};
Each file loaded shares the same primordial objects like Object, Array, etc, unless run in a different vm Context, so requiring the file once in your initialization will make the changes everywhere.
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