I'm using a proxy class as the data I have is a reference to a Firebase location that stores my object but I want to act as if I have the object itself. I've got something that works fine but I would like to improve it, the key criteria being to reduce repetition. I suspect something is possible by inspecting the Map class and using apply() but I don't know quite how to do that (or if there is a better solution).
I think it would also be useful if the solution could be generalised to support any class, not just the Map class.
var Map = function() {
...
};
var MapProxy = function(mapRef) {
this.mapRef = mapRef;
};
Map.prototype.addToken = function(portrait, newLocation) {
...
};
Map.prototype.removeToken = function(token) {
...
};
Map.prototype.moveToken = function(token, newLocation) {
...
};
MapProxy.prototype.addToken = function(portrait, newLocation) {
var mapRef = this.mapRef;
mapRef.once('value', function(data) {
var map = new Map();
map.init(mapRef, data.val());
map.addToken(portrait, newLocation);
});
};
MapProxy.prototype.removeToken = function(token) {
var mapRef = this.mapRef;
mapRef.once('value', function(data) {
var map = new Map();
map.init(mapRef, data.val());
map.removeToken(token);
});
};
MapProxy.prototype.moveToken = function(token, newLocation) {
var mapRef = this.mapRef;
mapRef.once('value', function(data) {
var map = new Map();
map.init(mapRef, data.val());
map.moveToken(token, newLocation);
});
};
var mapProxy = new MapProxy(mapRef);
Think I solved it myself in the end.
var FirebaseProxy = function(classToProxy, firebaseRef) {
var key,
self = this;
self.proxy = classToProxy;
self.firebaseRef = firebaseRef;
for (key in self.proxy.prototype) {
if (typeof self.proxy.prototype[key] === 'function') {
(function(inner_key) {
self[inner_key] = function ()
{
var args = arguments;
self.firebaseRef.once('value', function(data) {
var proxiedInstance = new self.proxy();
if (typeof proxiedInstance.init === 'function') {
proxiedInstance.init(self.firebaseRef, data.val());
}
proxiedInstance[inner_key].apply(proxiedInstance, args);
});
}
})(key);
}
}
}