Subclassing ES6 objects with ES5 syntax.

[Mark S. Miller]

On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 12:40 PM, C. Scott Ananian <ecmascript at cscott.net>
wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock <allen at wirfs-brock.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Apr 29, 2015, at 12:24 PM, C. Scott Ananian wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Allen Wirfs-Brock <allen at wirfs-brock.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>  class DefensivePromise extends Promise {
>>>   constructor(x) {
>>>     super(x);
>>>     if (new.target === DefensivePromise) {
>>>
>>            // I'm assuming this test is just to be subclass friendly and
>> allow subclasses to freeze later?
>>
>>>       Object.freeze(this);
>>>     }
>>>   }
>>>   static resolve(x) {
>>>     switch (true) {
>>>        default:
>>>
>>          // I guess a do { } while(false); would work as well?
>>
>>>           // assuming frozen primordial
>>>           if (x.constructor !== DefensivePromise) break;  //just a quick
>>> exit, doesn't guarantee much
>>>           if (!Object.isFrozen(x)) break;
>>>           If (Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(x, 'then')) break;
>>>           //a more subclass friendly approach would walk x's
>>> [[Prototype]] chain to ensure that the correct 'then' is inherited from
>>> frozen prototypes
>>>           if (Object.getPrototypeOf(x) !== DefensivePromise.prototype)
>>> break;
>>>           //Assert: x.then === Promise.prototype.then, now and forever
>>> after
>>>           return x;
>>>      }
>>>      // must be called on a subclass of DefensivePromise, so we don't
>>> need to enforce the 'then' invariant
>>>      If  (x.constructor ===  this) return x;   //in which case a
>>> constructor check is good enough
>>>
>>           // ^^ this is a mistake right?  I think this line doesn't
>> belong.
>>
>>>      return new this(r => {r(x)});
>>>    }
>>>  }
>>> Object.freeze(DefensivePromise);
>>> Object.freeze(DefensivePromise.prototype);
>>>
>>
>> It's not clear what the `x.constructor` test is still doing in your
>> implementation.
>>
>>
>> Do you mean the first or second occurrence?
>>
>
> The second occurrence.  At that point all we know about x is that it's
> *not* something safe.  We shouldn't be looking at `constructor` in that
> case.
>
>
>> But, regardless of the details of our implementations, can we agree that
>> "tamper proof" promises don't seem to need the [[PromiseConstructor]]
>> property?
>>
>>
>> I agree with you, but I'm not the Promise champion.
>>
>> Regardless, too late for ES2015.  It will have to proposed as an ES2016
>> change.
>>
>
> True, but since subclassable Promises haven't been implemented in the
> major engines yet, still in time to get everyone to agree to implement the
> new semantics before use "in the wild" locks in the warts of ES2015.
>
> If we get consensus,
>


I want to sleep on it, but at the moment I am convinced. Thanks for pushing
on this!




> I can certainly ensure that es6-shim, core-js, and babel implement the
> "ES2016" semantics.
>   --scott
>

Excellent.


-- 
    Cheers,
    --MarkM
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