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/*!
 * Node.JS module "Deep Extend"
 * @description Recursive object extending.
 * @author Viacheslav Lotsmanov (unclechu) <lotsmanov89@gmail.com>
 * @license MIT
 *
 * The MIT License (MIT)
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2013 Viacheslav Lotsmanov
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
 * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
 * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
 * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
 * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
 * subject to the following conditions:
 *
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
 * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
 * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
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 * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */

/**
 * Extening object that entered in first argument.
 * Returns extended object or false if have no target object or incorrect type.
 * If you wish to clone object, simply use that:
 *  deepExtend({}, yourObj_1, [yourObj_N]) - first arg is new empty object
 */
var merge = function (/*obj_1, [obj_2], [obj_N]*/) {
	if (arguments.length < 1 || typeof arguments[0] !== 'object') {
		return false;
	}

	if (arguments.length < 2) return arguments[0];

	var target = arguments[0];

	// convert arguments to array and cut off target object
	var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);

	var key, val, src, clone, tmpBuf;

	args.forEach(function (obj) {
		if (typeof obj !== 'object') return;

		for (key in obj) {
			if ( ! (key in obj)) continue;

			src = target[key];
			val = obj[key];

			if (val === target) continue;

			if (typeof val !== 'object' || val === null) {
				target[key] = val;
				continue;
			} else if (val instanceof Buffer) {
				tmpBuf = new Buffer(val.length);
				val.copy(tmpBuf);
				target[key] = tmpBuf;
				continue;
			} else if (val instanceof Date) {
				target[key] = new Date(val.getTime());
				continue;
			} else if (val instanceof RegExp) {
				target[key] = new RegExp(val);
				continue;
			}

			if (typeof src !== 'object' || src === null) {
				clone = (Array.isArray(val)) ? [] : {};
				target[key] = deepExtend(clone, val);
				continue;
			}

			if (Array.isArray(val)) {
				clone = (Array.isArray(src)) ? src : [];
			} else {
				clone = (!Array.isArray(src)) ? src : {};
			}

			target[key] = deepExtend(clone, val);
		}
	});

	return target;
}