ES6 Abstract Class Example

es6-abstract-class-example.js

'use strict';
class Abstract {
  // A static abstract method.
  static foo() {
    if (this === Abstract) {
      // Error Type 2. Abstract methods can not be called directly.
      throw new TypeError("Can not call static abstract method foo.");
    } else if (this.foo === Abstract.foo) {
      // Error Type 3. The child has not implemented this method.
      throw new TypeError("Please implement static abstract method foo.");
    } else {
      // Error Type 5. The child has implemented this method but also called `super.foo()`.
      throw new TypeError("Do not call static abstract method foo from child.");
    }
  }
  constructor() {
    if (this.constructor === Abstract) {
      // Error Type 1. Abstract class can not be constructed.
      throw new TypeError("Can not construct abstract class.");
    }
    //else (called from child)
    // Check if all instance methods are implemented.
    if (this.foo === Abstract.prototype.foo) {
      // Error Type 4. Child has not implemented this abstract method.
      throw new TypeError("Please implement abstract method foo.");
    }
  }
  // An abstract method.
  foo() {
    // Error Type 6. The child has implemented this method but also called `super.foo()`.
    throw new TypeError("Do not call abstract method foo from child.");
  }
}

// Error Type 1.
//let bar = new Abstract(); // Throws because abstract class can not be constructed.

// Error Type 2.
//Abstract.foo(); // Throws because static abstract methods can not be called.

class ChildA extends Abstract {}

// Error Type 3.
//ChildA.foo(); // Throws because ChildA does not implement static abstract method foo.

// Error Type 4.
//let bar = new ChildA(); // Throws because ChildA does not implement abstract method foo.

class ChildB extends Abstract {
  static foo() {
    // Calls Abstract.foo();
    super.foo();
  }
  foo() {
    // Calls Abstract.prototype.foo();
    super.foo();
  }
}

// Error Type 5.
//ChildB.foo(); // Throws because in ChildB the implementation calls the static abstract method foo.

// Error Type 6.
//(new ChildB()).foo(); // Throws because in ChildB the implementation calls the abstract method foo.

class ChildC extends Abstract {
  static foo() {
    // Implementation of abstract static method.
    console.log('ChildC.foo');
  }
  constructor() {
    super();
    // Implementation of constructor.
  }
  foo() {
    // Implementation of abstract method.
    console.log('ChildC.prototype.foo');
  }
}

// Success.
ChildC.foo();
let bar = new ChildC();
bar.foo();

Hey Zodiase, why don't you use new.target insead? Are there some edge cases?

@taskkill new.target is not supported in safari.
new.target is good method if u will use it in node.js.

@taskkill OMG I just realized Gist doesn't support notifications and I didn't see your question until I was scanning through my gists today. Ironically, since there's no notification, you probably wouldn't see this reply either (just guessing). But yeah as @gormat pointed out, new.target is not well supported.