ES6 self - Using "self" in ES6 classes in a consistent way. An important and useful feature similar to PHP's self:: current class accessor.

self-for-es6-class.js

/*
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 | ES6 self template
 |
 | Similar to PHP's self:: current class accessor
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */

const self = class Class {
    constructor() {}
};

export default self;

// or in NodeJS
module.exports = self;

/*
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 | Example
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 */

const self = class Color {
    static fromString(string = "0") {
        return parseInt(string);
    }
    constructor() {
        this._rgb = 0x000000;
    }
    parseString(string) {
        // Using self to invoke a static function rather than 
        // call Color.fromString(), just use self.fromString();
        this._rgb = self.fromString(string);
    }
};

export default self;

// or in NodeJS
module.exports = self;