Proxy
object enables you to create a proxy for another object, which can intercept and redefine fundamental operations for that object.
Proxy
is created with two parameters:
target
: the original object which you want to proxy
handler
: an object that defines which operations will be intercepted and how to redefine intercepted operations.
For example, this code defines a simple target with just two properties, and an even simpler handler with no properties:
const target = {
message1: "hello",
message2: "everyone"
};
const handler1 = {};
const proxy1 = new Proxy(target, handler1);
Because the handler is empty, this proxy behaves just like the original target:
console.log(proxy1.message1); // hello console.log(proxy1.message2); // everyone
To customise the proxy, we define functions on the handler object:
const target = {
message1: "hello",
message2: "everyone"
};
const handler2 = {
get: function(target, prop, receiver) {
return "world";
}
};
const proxy2 = new Proxy(target, handler2);
Here we've provided an implementation of the
get()
handler, which intercepts attempts to access properties in the target.
Handler functions are sometimes called
traps
, presumably because they trap calls to the target object. The very simple trap in
handler2
above redefines all property accessors:
console.log(proxy2.message1); // world console.log(proxy2.message2); // world
With the help of the
Reflect
class we can give some accessors the original behavior and redefine others:
const target = {
message1: "hello",
message2: "everyone"
};
const handler3 = {
get: function (target, prop, receiver) {
if (prop === "message2") {
return "world";
}
return Reflect.get(...arguments);
},
};
const proxy3 = new Proxy(target, handler3);
console.log(proxy3.message1); // hello
console.log(proxy3.message2); // world
Proxy()
Proxy
对象。
Proxy.revocable()
Proxy
对象。
In this simple example, the number
37
gets returned as the default value when the property name is not in the object. It is using the
get
handler.
const handler = {
get: function(obj, prop) {
return prop in obj ?
obj[prop] :
37;
}
};
const p = new Proxy({}, handler);
p.a = 1;
p.b = undefined;
console.log(p.a, p.b);
// 1, undefined
console.log('c' in p, p.c);
// false, 37
In this example, we are using a native JavaScript object to which our proxy will forward all operations that are applied to it.
const target = {};
const p = new Proxy(target, {});
p.a = 37;
// operation forwarded to the target
console.log(target.a);
// 37
// (The operation has been properly forwarded!)
Note that while this "no-op" works for JavaScript objects, it does not work for native browser objects like DOM Elements.
With a
Proxy
, you can easily validate the passed value for an object. This example uses the
set
handler.
let validator = {
set: function(obj, prop, value) {
if (prop === 'age') {
if (!Number.isInteger(value)) {
throw new TypeError('The age is not an integer');
}
if (value > 200) {
throw new RangeError('The age seems invalid');
}
}
// The default behavior to store the value
obj[prop] = value;
// Indicate success
return true;
}
};
const person = new Proxy({}, validator);
person.age = 100;
console.log(person.age); // 100
person.age = 'young'; // Throws an exception
person.age = 300; // Throws an exception
A function proxy could easily extend a constructor with a new constructor. This example uses the
construct
and
apply
handlers.
function extend(sup, base) {
var descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
base.prototype, 'constructor'
);
base.prototype = Object.create(sup.prototype);
var handler = {
construct: function(target, args) {
var obj = Object.create(base.prototype);
this.apply(target, obj, args);
return obj;
},
apply: function(target, that, args) {
sup.apply(that, args);
base.apply(that, args);
}
};
var proxy = new Proxy(base, handler);
descriptor.value = proxy;
Object.defineProperty(base.prototype, 'constructor', descriptor);
return proxy;
}
var Person = function(name) {
this.name = name;
};
var Boy = extend(Person, function(name, age) {
this.age = age;
});
Boy.prototype.gender = 'M';
var Peter = new Boy('Peter', 13);
console.log(Peter.gender); // "M"
console.log(Peter.name); // "Peter"
console.log(Peter.age); // 13
Sometimes you want to toggle the attribute or class name of two different elements. Here's how using the
set
handler.
let view = new Proxy({
selected: null
},
{
set: function(obj, prop, newval) {
let oldval = obj[prop];
if (prop === 'selected') {
if (oldval) {
oldval.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'false');
}
if (newval) {
newval.setAttribute('aria-selected', 'true');
}
}
// The default behavior to store the value
obj[prop] = newval;
// Indicate success
return true;
}
});
let i1 = view.selected = document.getElementById('item-1'); //giving error here, i1 is null
console.log(i1.getAttribute('aria-selected'));
// 'true'
let i2 = view.selected = document.getElementById('item-2');
console.log(i1.getAttribute('aria-selected'));
// 'false'
console.log(i2.getAttribute('aria-selected'));
// 'true'
Note: even if selected: !null, then giving oldval.setAttribute is not a function
products
proxy object evaluates the passed value and converts it to an array if needed. The object also supports an extra property called
latestBrowser
both as a getter and a setter.
let products = new Proxy({
browsers: ['Internet Explorer', 'Netscape']
},
{
get: function(obj, prop) {
// An extra property
if (prop === 'latestBrowser') {
return obj.browsers[obj.browsers.length - 1];
}
// The default behavior to return the value
return obj[prop];
},
set: function(obj, prop, value) {
// An extra property
if (prop === 'latestBrowser') {
obj.browsers.push(value);
return true;
}
// Convert the value if it is not an array
if (typeof value === 'string') {
value = [value];
}
// The default behavior to store the value
obj[prop] = value;
// Indicate success
return true;
}
});
console.log(products.browsers);
// ['Internet Explorer', 'Netscape']
products.browsers = 'Firefox';
// pass a string (by mistake)
console.log(products.browsers);
// ['Firefox'] <- no problem, the value is an array
products.latestBrowser = 'Chrome';
console.log(products.browsers);
// ['Firefox', 'Chrome']
console.log(products.latestBrowser);
// 'Chrome'
This proxy extends an array with some utility features. As you see, you can flexibly "define" properties without using
Object.defineProperties
. This example can be adapted to find a table row by its cell. In that case, the target will be
table.rows
.
let products = new Proxy([
{ name: 'Firefox', type: 'browser' },
{ name: 'SeaMonkey', type: 'browser' },
{ name: 'Thunderbird', type: 'mailer' }
],
{
get: function(obj, prop) {
// The default behavior to return the value; prop is usually an integer
if (prop in obj) {
return obj[prop];
}
// Get the number of products; an alias of products.length
if (prop === 'number') {
return obj.length;
}
let result, types = {};
for (let product of obj) {
if (product.name === prop) {
result = product;
}
if (types[product.type]) {
types[product.type].push(product);
} else {
types[product.type] = [product];
}
}
// Get a product by name
if (result) {
return result;
}
// Get products by type
if (prop in types) {
return types[prop];
}
// Get product types
if (prop === 'types') {
return Object.keys(types);
}
return undefined;
}
});
console.log(products[0]); // { name: 'Firefox', type: 'browser' }
console.log(products['Firefox']); // { name: 'Firefox', type: 'browser' }
console.log(products['Chrome']); // undefined
console.log(products.browser); // [{ name: 'Firefox', type: 'browser' }, { name: 'SeaMonkey', type: 'browser' }]
console.log(products.types); // ['browser', 'mailer']
console.log(products.number); // 3
traps
list example
Now in order to create a complete sample
traps
list, for didactic purposes, we will try to proxify a
non-native
object that is particularly suited to this type of operation: the
docCookies
global object created by
the "little framework" published on the
document.cookie
page
.
/*
var docCookies = ... get the "docCookies" object here:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/DOM/document.cookie#A_little_framework.3A_a_complete_cookies_reader.2Fwriter_with_full_unicode_support
*/
var docCookies = new Proxy(docCookies, {
get: function (oTarget, sKey) {
return oTarget[sKey] || oTarget.getItem(sKey) || undefined;
},
set: function (oTarget, sKey, vValue) {
if (sKey in oTarget) { return false; }
return oTarget.setItem(sKey, vValue);
},
deleteProperty: function (oTarget, sKey) {
if (sKey in oTarget) { return false; }
return oTarget.removeItem(sKey);
},
enumerate: function (oTarget, sKey) {
return oTarget.keys();
},
ownKeys: function (oTarget, sKey) {
return oTarget.keys();
},
has: function (oTarget, sKey) {
return sKey in oTarget || oTarget.hasItem(sKey);
},
defineProperty: function (oTarget, sKey, oDesc) {
if (oDesc && 'value' in oDesc) { oTarget.setItem(sKey, oDesc.value); }
return oTarget;
},
getOwnPropertyDescriptor: function (oTarget, sKey) {
var vValue = oTarget.getItem(sKey);
return vValue ? {
value: vValue,
writable: true,
enumerable: true,
configurable: false
} : undefined;
},
});
/* Cookies test */
console.log(docCookies.my_cookie1 = 'First value');
console.log(docCookies.getItem('my_cookie1'));
docCookies.setItem('my_cookie1', 'Changed value');
console.log(docCookies.my_cookie1);
| 规范 |
|---|
|
ECMAScript (ECMA-262)
The definition of 'Proxy' in that specification. |
| Desktop | Mobile | Server | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proxy
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
Proxy()
构造函数
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.apply
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.construct
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.defineProperty
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.deleteProperty
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.get
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.getOwnPropertyDescriptor
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.getPrototypeOf
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 79 | Firefox 49 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 49 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.has
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.isExtensible
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 31 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 31 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.ownKeys
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 |
Firefox
18
|
IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 |
Firefox Android
18
|
Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.preventExtensions
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 22 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 22 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.set
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 18 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 18 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
handler.setPrototypeOf
|
Chrome 49 | Edge 12 | Firefox 49 | IE No | Opera 36 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 49 | Chrome Android 49 | Firefox Android 49 | Opera Android 36 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 5.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
revocable
|
Chrome 63 | Edge 12 | Firefox 34 | IE No | Opera 50 | Safari 10 | WebView Android 63 | Chrome Android 63 | Firefox Android 34 | Opera Android 46 | Safari iOS 10 | Samsung Internet Android 8.0 | nodejs 6.0.0 |
完整支持
不支持
见实现注意事项。
Object.watch()
is a non-standard feature, but has been supported in Gecko for a long time.