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Singleton pattern in ECMAScript 6
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let _singleton = Symbol(); | |
class Singleton { | |
constructor(singletonToken) { | |
if (_singleton !== singletonToken) | |
throw new Error('Cannot instantiate directly.'); | |
} | |
static get instance() { | |
if(!this[_singleton]) | |
this[_singleton] = new Singleton(_singleton); | |
return this[_singleton] | |
} | |
} | |
export default Singleton; |
@dpavlica Because in this way the singleton cannot be created with the new operator, unless you have access to the singleton symbol.
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Why singletonToken?