Using the Module Pattern for larger projects

Question

I\'m interested in using the Module Pattern to better organize my future projects. Unfortunately, there are only a few brief tutorials and proof-of-concept examples of the Modul

Answer 1

Dojo's dojo.declare is great for this kind of thing since it

Create a constructor using a compact notation for inheritance and prototype extension.

It's also really convenient if even for just removing this kind of boiler plate:

var project = window.project || {};
project.arm = project.arm || {};

If you just want that feature, then you could use dojo.setObject, but of course, writing something to do the same is trivial.

dojo.setObject("project.arm.object" (function() {
    var privateVar = "Private contents.";

    function privateMethod() {
        alert(privateVar);
    }

    return {
        method: privateMethod
    };
}()));

I recently used dojo.declare/dojo.setObject for a large JavaScript project (86 files, 7K+ lines (not counting comments and blank lines)), and it was a breeze to keep everything organized and manageable, especially when you have an inclusion mechanism like dojo.require and dojo.provide.