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object.watch polyfill in ES5
/*
* object.watch polyfill
*
* 2012-04-03
*
* By Eli Grey, http://eligrey.com
* Modified by Joseph Dalrymple, http://swivel.in
* Public Domain.
* NO WARRANTY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.
*/
// object.watch
if (!Object.prototype.watch) {
Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "watch", {
enumerable: false,
configurable: true,
writable: false,
value: function (prop, handler) {
var curVal = this[prop];
if (delete this[prop]) { // can't watch constants
Object.defineProperty(this, prop, {
get: function () {
return curVal;
},
set: function (val) {
return curVal = handler.call(this, prop, curVal, val);
},
enumerable: true,
configurable: true
});
}
}
});
}
// object.unwatch
if (!Object.prototype.unwatch) {
Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, "unwatch", {
enumerable: false,
configurable: true,
writable: false,
value: function (prop) {
var val = this[prop];
delete this[prop]; // remove accessors
this[prop] = val;
}
});
}
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