Execute Method

execute_method.coffee is a coffeescript that makes it possible to execute a method or get a property from a given string

It attaches ExecuteMethod to the window to make it easier to use across libraries. It does check for already existance in case you include it multiple times.

Usage

var Animal;

Animal = {
  type_of_animals: "cows",
  candostuff: function() {
    return "yes";
  },
  cows: {
    first: {
      name: "george",
      dostuff: function() {
        return "eat";
      }
    },
    second: {
      name: "peter",
      dostuff: function() {
        return {
          eat: "grass",
          sleep: "standing"
        };
      }
    },
    third: {
      name: "ole",
      dostuff: function(stuff_todo, should_i_do_it) {
        if (!should_i_do_it) {
          return null;
        }
        return stuff_todo;
      }
    }
  }
};

ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("type_of_animals", Animal)
// -> "cows"
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("candostuff()", Animal)
// -> "yes"
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.first.name", Animal)
// ->  "george"
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.first.dostuff()", Animal)
// ->  "eat"
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.second.name", Animal)
// -> "peter"
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.second.dostuff()", Animal)
// -> {eat: "grass", sleep:"standing"}
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.second.dostuff().eat", Animal)
// -> "grass"
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.second.dostuff().sleep", Animal)
// -> "standing"
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.third.name", Animal)
// -> "ole")
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.third.dostuff(\"run\", false)", Animal)
// -> null
ExecuteMethod.executeMethodByFunctionName("cows.third.dostuff(\"run\", true)", Animal)
// -> "run"

Browser Compatibility

• Chrome

• Firefox

• Internet Explorer 8+

• Safari

Development Requirements

CoffeeScript (1.4 or newer)

License

This work is under the BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD License.

As this is free for use in other products, please consider sending me a gadget if you charge your customers, or a license for the software/service you use it in.