Merge two or more objects. Returns a new object
/**
* Merge two or more objects. Returns a new object.
* @private
* @param {Boolean} deep If true, do a deep (or recursive) merge [optional]
* @param {Object} objects The objects to merge together
* @returns {Object} Merged values of defaults and options
*/
var extend = function () {
// Variables
var extended = {};
var deep = false;
var i = 0;
var length = arguments.length;
// Check if a deep merge
if ( Object.prototype.toString.call( arguments[0] ) === '[object Boolean]' ) {
deep = arguments[0];
i++;
}
// Merge the object into the extended object
var merge = function (obj) {
for ( var prop in obj ) {
if ( Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call( obj, prop ) ) {
// If deep merge and property is an object, merge properties
if ( deep && Object.prototype.toString.call(obj[prop]) === '[object Object]' ) {
extended[prop] = extend( true, extended[prop], obj[prop] );
} else {
extended[prop] = obj[prop];
}
}
}
};
// Loop through each object and conduct a merge
for ( ; i < length; i++ ) {
var obj = arguments[i];
merge(obj);
}
return extended;
};