JAVASCRIPT EXTENSION TOOL

• US 20130275942A1
• Filed: 04/11/2012
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brown & Michaels PC
• Original Assignee: 4Clicks Solutions, LLC (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: Trebas, David, Brown, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,898,314 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4488 Object-oriented
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45529 Embedded in an application, e.g. JavaScript in a Web browser

Abstract

A method, system, and apparatus for extending JavaScript to operate more fully as an object oriented language. A multiple inheritance module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement multiple inheritance. A messaging module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement messaging. A polymorphism module may be configured to enable JavaScript to implement polymorphism.

Claims

1. An apparatus for extending JavaScript, the apparatus comprising:

a multiple inheritance module configured to enable JavaScript to implement multiple inheritance;

a messaging module configured to enable JavaScript to implement messaging; and

a polymorphism module configured to enable JavaScript to implement polymorphism.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple inheritance module is configured to create a subclass that inherits one or more behaviors from a plurality of objects passed as parameters to the subclass.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the multiple inheritance module is configured to resolve conflicts between inherited behaviors by allowing a newly inherited class to over-ride a function of the same name for a prior parent class.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple inheritance module enables a user to rename a class in response to the class being overridden by another class.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple inheritance module accesses a derived gethtml function to determine which of plurality of base classes to call.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging module is configured to enable objects to communicate using local and global broadcasts.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging module is configured to enable one or more objects to operate in a state of constant broadcast.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging module does not slow messaging in response to an increased number of broadcasts.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging module enables an application instance to broadcast an event message to all other application instances.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging module enables a listening application instance to take action in response to receipt of a message without binding Document Object Model (DOM) elements.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the messaging module enables a central updater to query one or more applications to determine the ID of data currently associated with each application, wherein the central updater has no knowledge of the inner-working of the one or more applications.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the polymorphism module implements parametric polymorphism and subtype polymorphism.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the polymorphism module is configured to create schema-less data objects.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the schema-less data objects are JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) objects.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the polymorphism module implements an ignorant and apathetic approach to the structure of records.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising JavaScript extension engine configured to automatically generate HTML.

17. A computer implemented method for extending JavaScript, the method comprising:

accessing JavaScript code that enables the implementation of multiple inheritance between one or more objects;

accessing JavaScript code that enables the implementation of messaging between one or more objects; and

accessing JavaScript code that enables polymorphism in one or more objects.

18. A system for extending JavaScript, the apparatus comprising:

an electronic device;

a web browser operating on the electronic device and configured to access JavaScript code;

a multiple inheritance module configured to enable JavaScript to implement multiple inheritance;

a messaging module configured to enable JavaScript to implement messaging; and

a polymorphism module configured to enable JavaScript to implement polymorphism.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising one or more web based applications.

20. The system of claim 18, further comprising one or more web based storage devices that are accessible by the electronic device.