var Hash = function(object) { if (object instanceof Hash) this.merge(object); else Object.extend(this, object || {}); }; Object.extend(Hash, { toQueryString: function(obj) { var parts = []; parts.add = arguments.callee.addPair; this.prototype._each.call(obj, function(pair) { if (!pair.key) return; var value = pair.value; if (value && typeof value == 'object') { if (Object.isArray(value)) value.each(function(value) { parts.add(pair.key, value); }); return; } parts.add(pair.key, value); }); return parts.join('&'); }, toJSON: function(object) { var results = []; this.prototype._each.call(object, function(pair) { var value = Object.toJSON(pair.value); if (value !== undefined) results.push(pair.key.toJSON() + ': ' + value); }); return '{' + results.join(', ') + '}'; } }); Hash.toQueryString.addPair = function(key, value, prefix) { key = encodeURIComponent(key); if (value === undefined) this.push(key); else this.push(key + '=' + (value == null ? '' : encodeURIComponent(value))); } Object.extend(Hash.prototype, Enumerable); Object.extend(Hash.prototype, { _each: function(iterator) { for (var key in this) { var value = this[key]; if (value && value == Hash.prototype[key]) continue; var pair = [key, value]; pair.key = key; pair.value = value; iterator(pair); } }, keys: function() { return this.pluck('key'); }, values: function() { return this.pluck('value'); }, index: function(value) { var match = this.detect(function(pair) { return pair.value === value; }); return match && match.key; }, merge: function(hash) { return $H(hash).inject(this, function(mergedHash, pair) { mergedHash[pair.key] = pair.value; return mergedHash; }); }, remove: function() { var result; for(var i = 0, length = arguments.length; i < length; i++) { var value = this[arguments[i]]; if (value !== undefined){ if (result === undefined) result = value; else { if (!Object.isArray(result)) result = [result]; result.push(value) } } delete this[arguments[i]]; } return result; }, toQueryString: function() { return Hash.toQueryString(this); }, inspect: function() { return '#'; }, toJSON: function() { return Hash.toJSON(this); } }); function $H(object) { if (object instanceof Hash) return object; return new Hash(object); }; // Safari iterates over shadowed properties if (function() { var i = 0, Test = function(value) { this.key = value }; Test.prototype.key = 'foo'; for (var property in new Test('bar')) i++; return i > 1; }()) Hash.prototype._each = function(iterator) { var cache = []; for (var key in this) { var value = this[key]; if ((value && value == Hash.prototype[key]) || cache.include(key)) continue; cache.push(key); var pair = [key, value]; pair.key = key; pair.value = value; iterator(pair); } };