Method for deep (recursive) extension of a given object with the properties of passed-in object(s) with support for standards-compliant getters and setters

extendDeep.js

function extendDeep(target) {
  // Run through rest parameters
  Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1).forEach(function (source) {
    if (typeof target === "object") {
      if (typeof source === "object") {
        // If source is an array, only copy enumerable properties
        var keys = (Array.isArray(source) ? Object.keys(source) : Object.getOwnPropertyNames(source));

        // Iterate over keys
        keys.forEach(function (key) {
          // Standards-compliant awesomeness
          var target_descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(target, key),
              source_descriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(source, key);

          if (typeof source_descriptor.value === "object") {
            if (!target_descriptor || typeof target_descriptor.value !== "object") {
              target[key] = (Array.isArray(source_descriptor.value) ? [] : {});
            }

            // Recursion
            extendDeep(target[key], source[key]);
          }
          else if (source_descriptor.value || source_descriptor.get || source_descriptor.set) {
            Object.defineProperty(target, key, source_descriptor);
          }
        });
      }
    }
    else if (typeof source !== "undefined") {
      // If target is not an object, simply set it to source
      target = source;
    }
  });
  return target;
}