Library of JavaScript decorators (sometimes erroneously stated as ES2016 or ES7) inspired by languages that come with built-ins like @override, @deprecate, etc, similar to pre-defined Annotations in Java. Note that unlike Java annotations, decorators are functions which are applied at runtime.
It also includes a single class decorator, @mixin
for applying object descriptors to a given class.
*compiled code is intentionally not checked into this repo
A version compiled to ES5 in CJS format is published to npm as core-decorators
npm install core-decorators --save
This can be consumed by any transpiler that supports decorators like babel.js or using the recent iterations of TypeScript. To use with babel, you must include the correct babel plugins for decorator parsing and transformation or use stage-1. Babel 6 does not yet support decorators, use Babel 5 until that is fixed.
- @mixin 🆕
- @instrument/profile
- @assertArguments(arg1 => arg1, arg2 => arg2)
- @private
Forces invocations of this function to always have this
refer to the class instance, even if the function is passed around or would otherwise lose its this
context. e.g. var fn = context.method;
Popular with React components.
import { autobind } from 'core-decorators';
class Person {
@autobind
getPerson() {
return this;
}
}
let person = new Person();
let getPerson = person.getPerson;
getPerson() === person;
// true
Marks a property or method as not being writable.
import { readonly } from 'core-decorators';
class Meal {
@readonly
entree = 'steak';
}
var dinner = new Meal();
dinner.entree = 'salmon';
// Cannot assign to read only property 'entree' of [object Object]
Checks that the marked method indeed overrides a function with the same signature somewhere on the prototype chain.
Works with methods and getters/setters. Will ensure name, parameter count, as well as descriptor type (accessor/data). Provides a suggestion if it finds a method with a similar signature, including slight misspellings.
import { override } from 'core-decorators';
class Parent {
speak(first, second) {}
}
class Child extends Parent {
@override
speak() {}
// SyntaxError: Child#speak() does not properly override Parent#speak(first, second)
}
// or
class Child extends Parent {
@override
speaks() {}
// SyntaxError: No descriptor matching Child#speaks() was found on the prototype chain.
//
// Did you mean "speak"?
}
Calls console.warn()
with a deprecation message. Provide a custom message to override the default one. You can also provide an options hash with a url
, for further reading.
import { deprecate } from 'core-decorators';
class Person {
@deprecate
facepalm() {}
@deprecate('We stopped facepalming')
facepalmHard() {}
@deprecate('We stopped facepalming', { url: 'http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/facepalm' })
facepalmHarder() {}
}
let person = new Person();
person.facepalm();
// DEPRECATION Person#facepalm: This function will be removed in future versions.
person.facepalmHard();
// DEPRECATION Person#facepalmHard: We stopped facepalming
person.facepalmHarder();
// DEPRECATION Person#facepalmHarder: We stopped facepalming
//
// See http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/facepalm for more details.
//
Creates a new debounced function which will be invoked after wait
milliseconds since the time it was invoked. Default timeout is 300 ms.
Optional boolean second argument allows to trigger function on the leading instead of the trailing edge of the wait interval. Implementation is insired by similar method from UnderscoreJS.
import { debounce } from 'core-decorators';
class Editor {
content = '';
@debounce(500)
updateContent(content) {
this.content = content;
}
}
Creates a new throttled function which will be invoked in every wait
milliseconds. Default timeout is 300 ms.
Second argument is optional options:
leading
: default totrue
, allows to trigger function on the leading.trailing
: default totrue
, allows to trigger function on the trailing edge of the wait interval.
Implementation is insired by similar method from UnderscoreJS.
import { throttle } from 'core-decorators';
class Editor {
content = '';
@throttle(500, {leading: false})
updateContent(content) {
this.content = content;
}
}
Suppresses any JavaScript console.warn()
call while the decorated function is called. (i.e. on the stack)
Will not suppress warnings triggered in any async code within.
import { suppressWarnings } from 'core-decorators';
class Person {
@deprecated
facepalm() {}
@suppressWarnings
facepalmWithoutWarning() {
this.facepalm();
}
}
let person = new Person();
person.facepalmWithoutWarning();
// no warning is logged
Marks a method as being enumerable. Note that instance properties are already enumerable, so this is only useful for methods.
import { enumerable } from 'core-decorators';
class Meal {
pay() {}
@enumerable
eat() {}
}
var dinner = new Meal();
for (var key in dinner) {
key;
// "eat" only, not "pay"
}
Marks a property as not being enumerable. Note that class methods are already nonenumerable, so this is only useful for instance properties.
import { nonenumerable } from 'core-decorators';
class Meal {
entree = 'steak';
@nonenumerable
cost = 20.99;
}
var dinner = new Meal();
for (var key in dinner) {
key;
// "entree" only, not "cost"
}
Object.keys(dinner);
// ["entree"]
Marks a property or method so that it cannot be reconfigured, changed, or deleted.
import { nonconfigurable } from 'core-decorators';
class Meal {
@nonconfigurable
entree = 'steak';
}
var dinner = new Meal();
Object.defineProperty(dinner, 'entree', {
enumerable: false
});
// Cannot redefine property: entree
Immediately applies the provided function and arguments to the method, allowing you to wrap methods with arbitrary helpers like those provided by lodash. The first argument is the function to apply, all further arguments will be passed to that decorating function.
import { decorate } from 'core-decorators';
import { memoize } from 'lodash';
var count = 0;
class Task {
@decorate(memoize)
doSomethingExpensive(data) {
count++;
// something expensive;
return data;
}
}
var task = new Task();
var data = [1, 2, 3];
task.doSomethingExpensive(data);
task.doSomethingExpensive(data);
count === 1;
// true
Prevents a property initializer from running until the decorated property is actually looked up. Useful to prevent excess allocations that might otherwise not be used, but be careful not to over-optimize things.
import { lazyInitialize } from 'core-decorators';
function createHugeBuffer() {
console.log('huge buffer created');
return new Array(1000000);
}
class Editor {
@lazyInitialize
hugeBuffer = createHugeBuffer();
}
var editor = new Editor();
// createHugeBuffer() has not been called yet
editor.hugeBuffer;
// logs 'huge buffer created', now it has been called
editor.hugeBuffer;
// already initialized and equals our buffer, so
// createHugeBuffer() is not called again
Mixes in all property descriptors from the provided Plain Old JavaScript Objects (aka POJOs) as arguments. Mixins are applied in the order they are passed, but do not override descriptors already on the class, including those inherited traditionally.
import { mixin } from 'core-decorators';
const SingerMixin = {
sing(sound) {
alert(sound);
}
};
const FlyMixin = {
// All types of property descriptors are supported
get speed() {},
fly() {},
land() {}
};
@mixin(SingerMixin, FlyMixin)
class Bird {
singMatingCall() {
this.sing('tweet tweet');
}
}
var bird = new Bird();
bird.singMatingCall();
// alerts "tweet tweet"
Since most people can't keep up to date with specs, it's important to note that ES2016 (including the decorators spec this relies on) is in-flux and subject to breaking changes. In fact, the biggest change is coming shortly but I am active in the appropriate communities and will be keeping this project up to date as things progress. For the most part, these changes will usually be transparent to consumers of this project--that said, core-decorators has not yet reached 1.0 and may in fact introduce breaking changes. If you'd prefer not to receive these changes, be sure to lock your dependency to PATCH. You can track the progress of [email protected] in the The Road to 1.0 ticket.