Javascript: patterns - object literal, module

Javascript: patterns - object literal, module.js

/*
 * Architecture - Object Literal
 * Advantages:
 * - Easer to navigate and discuss
 * - Profilers give you actual names to work with
 * - You can execute these from firebug console
 * - You can write unit tests against them
 */


(function() {
  
	var app = {
		
		initialize : function () {			
			this.modules();
			this.setUpListeners();
		},

		modules: function () {

		},

		setUpListeners: function () {
			$('form').click($.proxy(this.submitForm, this));
		},

		submitForm: function () {
			// some actions here
			// this === app ( $.proxy help with it)
		}		
		
	}

	app.initialize();

}());



/*
 * Module in javascript
 */

var myModule = (function (){
	var counter = 0;

	function increment (){
		counter += 1;
		return counter;
	}

	function decrement (){
		counter -= 1;
		return counter;
	}

	function reset (){
		counter = 0;
		return counter;
	}

	// return an object
	return {
		increment : increment,
		decrement : decrement,
		reset : reset
	}
})()