v1.0.2

README.md

@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@ This works in both the Browser and SSJS.
 
     require('remedial');
 
+Notes
+----
 
-Usage / API
+This uses the ["Flanagan / Miller device"](http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs/msg/0670a986a2906aeb) rather than the Crockford's original.
+
+There is [a more specific typeof()](http://rolandog.com/archives/2007/01/18/typeof-a-more-specific-typeof/) implementation worthy of consideration.
+
+Globals
 ====
 
 typeOf(o)
+----
 
 Since JavaScript is a loosely-typed language, it is sometimes necessary to examine a value to determine its type. (This is sometimes necessary in strongly typed languages as well.) JavaScript provides a typeof  operator to facilitate this, but typeof has problems.
 
@@ -36,8 +43,8 @@ isEmpty(v)
 
 isEmpty(v) returns true if v is an object containing no enumerable members.
 
-**String Methods**
-----
+String Methods
+====
 
 JavaScript provides some useful methods for strings, but leaves out some important ones. Fortunately, JavaScript allows us to add new methods to the basic types.
 

lib/remedial.js

@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
         var s = typeof value;
         if (s === 'object') {
             if (value) {
-                if (typeof value.length === 'number' &&
-                        !(value.propertyIsEnumerable('length')) &&
-                        typeof value.splice === 'function') {
+                if ((/array/i).test(({}).toString.call(value))) {
                     s = 'array';
                 }
             } else {

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
   "contributors": [ "Douglas Crockford <douglas@crockford.com>" ],
   "dependencies": {},
   "description": "Deprecated. Utilities for ES3, most of which have been adopted or superseded in ES5.1. Adapted from Douglas Crockford's Remedial JavaScript",
-  "engines": { "node": "*" },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "*"
+  },
   "keywords": [
     "util",
     "isEmpty",
@@ -17,5 +19,5 @@
   "main": "./lib/remedial",
   "name": "remedial",
   "homepage": "https://git.coolaj86.com/coolaj86/remedial.js",
-  "version": "1.0.1"
+  "version": "1.0.2"
 }

tests/array-wtf.js

@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// Firefox was tested using persevere's global-es5 for es5 emulation
+(function () {
+  require('../lib/remedial');
+
+  a = [];
+  a[2] = 27;
+  console.log(a);
+  // Expected: [undefined, undefined, 27];
+  // Node/V8: [ 27 ];
+  // FF3: [undefined, undefined, 27];
+  console.log(a.length);
+  // 3
+  console.log(typeOf(a));
+  // array
+  
+
+
+  b = Object.create([]);
+  b[2] = 27;
+  console.log(b);
+  // Expected: [undefined, undefined, 27];
+  // Node/V8: [ 27 ]
+  console.log(b.length);
+  // Expected: 3
+  // Node/V8/FF: 0
+  console.log(typeOf(b));
+  // Expected: Object
+  // Node/V8/FF: array (with Crockford's original)
+
+
+  c = Object.create([]);
+  c.push();
+  c.push();
+  c.push(27);
+  console.log(c);
+  // Expected: [undefined, undefined, 27]
+  // Node: [ 27, length: 1 ]
+  // FF: []
+  console.log(c.length);
+  // Expected: 3
+  // Node/V8/FF: 1
+  console.log(typeOf(c));
+  // Expected: object
+  // Node/V8/FF: object
+
+
+  d = Object.create(Array);
+  // FF: Error: typeof prototype[function] != 'object'
+  d[2] = 27;
+  console.log(d);
+  // Expected: [undefined, undefined, 27];
+  // Node/V8: { '2': 27 }
+  console.log(d.length);
+  // Expected: 3
+  // Node/V8/FF: 1
+  console.log(typeOf(d));
+  // Expected: object
+  // Node/V8: object
+}());
+
+/*
+  Exact Node Output:
+  [ 27 ]
+  3
+  array
+  [ 27 ]
+  0
+  array
+  [ 27, length: 1 ]
+  1
+  object
+
+  Exact FF (firebug) Output (expanded):
+  [undefined, undefined, 27]
+    >   2         27
+  3
+  array
+  []
+    >   2         27
+  0
+  array
+  [27]
+    >   0         27
+        length    1
+  1
+  object
+*/