diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 addon-sdk/source/lib/sdk/core/reference.js --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/addon-sdk/source/lib/sdk/core/reference.js Wed Dec 31 06:09:35 2014 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public + * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this + * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */ + +"use strict"; + +module.metadata = { + "stability": "experimental" +}; + +const method = require("../../method/core"); +const { Class } = require("./heritage"); + +// Object that inherit or mix WeakRefence inn will register +// weak observes for system notifications. +const WeakReference = Class({}); +exports.WeakReference = WeakReference; + + +// If `isWeak(object)` is `true` observer installed +// for such `object` will be weak, meaning that it will +// be GC-ed if nothing else but observer is observing it. +// By default everything except `WeakReference` will return +// `false`. +const isWeak = method("reference/weak?"); +exports.isWeak = isWeak; + +isWeak.define(Object, _ => false); +isWeak.define(WeakReference, _ => true);