loggable()

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/**
 * Loggable adds a log method to the passed object.
 * @param obj       {Object}  Object which will get a new log() method
 * @param objName   {String}  Optional parameter for displaying a string before each log output
 * @param debugMode {boolean} Optional switch for disabling logging
 */
var loggable = function(obj /* , objName, debugMode */){
	var objName   = arguments[1] || "",
			debugMode = (typeof arguments[2]!=="undefined") ? arguments[2] : true;
			prefix    = objName ? objName + ": " : "";
	obj.log = (function(prefix){
		return function(){
			if (debugMode && typeof console!=="undefined"){
				if (arguments.length){
					arguments[0] = prefix + arguments[0];
				}
				console.log.apply(null, arguments);
			}
		}
	})(prefix);
	return obj;
};