JavaScript Patterns

Table of contents

1. Dedication
2. Preface
   1. Target Audience
   2. Conventions Used in This Book
   3. Using Code Examples
   4. Safari® Books Online
   5. How to Contact Us
   6. Acknowledgments
   7. Credits
   8. Reading
3. 1. Introduction
   1. Patterns
   2. JavaScript: Concepts
      1. Object-Oriented
      2. No Classes
      3. Prototypes
      4. Environment
   3. ECMAScript 5
   4. JSLint
   5. The Console
4. 2. Essentials
   1. Writing Maintainable Code
   2. Minimizing Globals
      1. The Problem with Globals
      2. Side Effects When Forgetting var
      3. Access to the Global Object
      4. Single var Pattern
      5. Hoisting: A Problem with Scattered vars
   3. for Loops
   4. for-in Loops
   5. (Not) Augmenting Built-in Prototypes
   6. switch Pattern
   7. Avoiding Implied Typecasting
   8. Avoiding eval()
   9. Number Conversions with parseInt()
   10. Coding Conventions
       1. Indentation
       2. Curly Braces
       3. Opening Brace Location
       4. White Space
   11. Naming Conventions
       1. Capitalizing Constructors
       2. Separating Words
       3. Other Naming Patterns
   12. Writing Comments
   13. Writing API Docs
       1. YUIDoc Example
   14. Writing to Be Read
   15. Peer Reviews
   16. Minify…In Production
   17. Run JSLint
   18. Summary
5. 3. Literals and Constructors
   1. Object Literal
      1. The Object Literal Syntax
      2. Objects from a Constructor
      3. Object Constructor Catch
   2. Custom Constructor Functions
      1. Constructor’s Return Values
   3. Patterns for Enforcing new
      1. Naming Convention
      2. Using that
      3. Self-Invoking Constructor
   4. Array Literal
      1. Array Literal Syntax
      2. Array Constructor Curiousness
      3. Check for Array-ness
   5. JSON
      1. Working with JSON
   6. Regular Expression Literal
      1. Regular Expression Literal Syntax
   7. Primitive Wrappers
   8. Error Objects
   9. Summary
6. 4. Functions
   1. Background
      1. Disambiguation of Terminology
      2. Declarations Versus Expressions: Names and Hoisting
      3. Function’s name Property
      4. Function Hoisting
   2. Callback Pattern
      1. A Callback Example
      2. Callbacks and Scope
      3. Asynchronous Event Listeners
      4. Timeouts
      5. Callbacks in Libraries
   3. Returning Functions
   4. Self-Defining Functions
   5. Immediate Functions
      1. Parameters of an Immediate Function
      2. Returned Values from Immediate Functions
      3. Benefits and Usage
   6. Immediate Object Initialization
   7. Init-Time Branching
   8. Function Properties—A Memoization Pattern
   9. Configuration Objects
   10. Curry
       1. Function Application
       2. Partial Application
       3. Currying
       4. When to Use Currying
   11. Summary
7. 5. Object Creation Patterns
   1. Namespace Pattern
      1. General Purpose Namespace Function
   2. Declaring Dependencies
   3. Private Properties and Methods
      1. Private Members
      2. Privileged Methods
      3. Privacy Failures
      4. Object Literals and Privacy
      5. Prototypes and Privacy
      6. Revealing Private Functions As Public Methods
   4. Module Pattern
      1. Revealing Module Pattern
      2. Modules That Create Constructors
      3. Importing Globals into a Module
   5. Sandbox Pattern
      1. A Global Constructor
      2. Adding Modules
      3. Implementing the Constructor
   6. Static Members
      1. Public Static Members
      2. Private Static Members
   7. Object Constants
   8. Chaining Pattern
      1. Pros and Cons of the Chaining Pattern
   9. method() Method
   10. Summary
8. 6. Code Reuse Patterns
   1. Classical Versus Modern Inheritance Patterns
   2. Expected Outcome When Using Classical Inheritance
   3. Classical Pattern #1—The Default Pattern
      1. Following the Prototype Chain
      2. Drawbacks When Using Pattern #1
   4. Classical Pattern #2—Rent-a-Constructor
      1. The Prototype Chain
      2. Multiple Inheritance by Borrowing Constructors
      3. Pros and Cons of the Borrowing Constructor Pattern
   5. Classical Pattern #3—Rent and Set Prototype
   6. Classical Pattern #4—Share the Prototype
   7. Classical Pattern #5—A Temporary Constructor
      1. Storing the Superclass
      2. Resetting the Constructor Pointer
   8. Klass
   9. Prototypal Inheritance
      1. Discussion
      2. Addition to ECMAScript 5
   10. Inheritance by Copying Properties
   11. Mix-ins
   12. Borrowing Methods
       1. Example: Borrow from Array
       2. Borrow and Bind
       3. Function.prototype.bind()
   13. Summary
9. 7. Design Patterns
   1. Singleton
      1. Using new
      2. Instance in a Static Property
      3. Instance in a Closure
   2. Factory
      1. Built-in Object Factory
   3. Iterator
   4. Decorator
      1. Usage
      2. Implementation
      3. Implementation Using a List
   5. Strategy
      1. Data Validation Example
   6. Façade
   7. Proxy
      1. An Example
         1. A video expando
         2. Without a proxy
         3. HTML
         4. Event handlers
         5. videos object
         6. http object
         7. Enter the proxy
      2. Proxy As a Cache
   8. Mediator
      1. Mediator Example
   9. Observer
      1. Example #1: Magazine Subscriptions
      2. Example #2: The Keypress Game
   10. Summary
10. 8. DOM and Browser Patterns
    1. Separation of Concerns
    2. DOM Scripting
       1. DOM Access
       2. DOM Manipulation
    3. Events
       1. Event Handling
       2. Event Delegation
    4. Long-Running Scripts
       1. setTimeout()
       2. Web Workers
    5. Remote Scripting
       1. XMLHttpRequest
       2. JSONP
          1. JSONP example: Tic-tac-toe
       3. Frames and Image Beacons
    6. Deploying JavaScript
       1. Combining Scripts
       2. Minifying and Compressing
       3. Expires Header
       4. Using a CDN
    7. Loading Strategies
       1. The Place of the <script> Element
       2. HTTP Chunking
       3. Dynamic <script> Element for Nonblocking Downloads
          1. Appending the <script> element
       4. Lazy-Loading
       5. Loading on Demand
       6. Preloading JavaScript
    8. Summary
11. Index
12. About the Author
13. Colophon
14. Copyright