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A few helpful polyfills
// Array Remove - By John Resig (MIT Licensed)
if (!Array.prototype.remove) {
Array.prototype.remove = function (from, to) {
var rest = this.slice((to || from) + 1 || this.length);
this.length = from < 0 ? this.length + from : from;
return this.push.apply(this, rest);
};
}
if (!Array.prototype.indexOf) {
Array.prototype.indexOf = function (elt /*, from*/) {
var len = this.length;
var from = Number(arguments[1]) || 0;
from = (from < 0) ? Math.ceil(from) : Math.floor(from);
if (from < 0) { from += len; }
for (; from < len; from++) {
if (from in this && this[from] === elt) {
return from;
}
}
return -1;
};
}
// https://gist.github.com/384583
// object.watch
if (!Object.prototype.watch) {
Object.defineProperty(Object.prototype, 'watch', {
enumerable: false,
configurable: true,
writable: false,
value: function (prop, handler) {
var
oldval = this[prop],
newval = oldval,
getter = function () {
return newval;
},
setter = function (val) {
oldval = newval;
newval = handler.call(this, prop, oldval, val);
return newval;
};
if (delete this[prop]) { // can't watch constants
Object.defineProperty(this, prop, {
get: getter,
set: setter,
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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