Helper function for extending objects
/**
* Check if object is part of the DOM
* @constructor
* @param {Object} obj element to check
*/
function isDOMElement(obj) {
return obj && typeof window !== 'undefined' && (obj === window || obj.nodeType);
}
/**
* Helper function for extending objects
*/
function extend (object /*, objectN ... */) {
if(arguments.length <= 0) {
throw new Error('Missing arguments in extend function');
}
var result = object || {},
key,
i;
for (i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) {
var replacement = arguments[i] || {};
for (key in replacement) {
// Recurse into object except if the object is a DOM element
if(typeof result[key] === 'object' && ! isDOMElement(result[key])) {
result[key] = extend(result[key], replacement[key]);
}
else {
result[key] = result[key] || replacement[key];
}
}
}
return result;
}