Maybe monad? in JavaScript

maybe.js

// usage:
//   var target = {hoge: {fuga: 'muga'}};
//   maybe(target, 'hoge', 'fuga') //=> 'muga'
//   maybe(target, 'moge', 'fuga') //=> undefined
//   maybe(target, 'hoge', 'fuga', ['match', /^m/]) //=> ['m']
//   maybe(target, 'moge', 'fuga', ['match', /^m/]) //=> undefined
function maybe() {
  var self = arguments[0];
  var methodChain = [].slice.apply(arguments, [1]);
  var len = methodChain.length;
  for (var i=0; i < len; ++i) {
    var ops = methodChain[i];
    if (typeof(ops) === 'string')
      ops = [ops];
    var message = ops[0];
    var args = ops.slice(1);

    if (self === undefined || self === null) {
      self = undefined;
    } else {
      if (typeof(self[message]) === 'function') {
        self = self[message].apply(self, args);
      } else {
        self = self[message];
      }
    }
  }
  return self;
}