prototypal_inheritance.js

  if (typeof Object.create !== "function")
      Object.create = function (o) {
        function F() {}
        F.prototype = o;
        return new F();
      };

  var Model = {
    prototype: {
      init: function(){}
    },
    
    create: function(){
      return Object.create(this);
    },
    
    inst: function(){
      var instance = Object.create(this.prototype);
      instance.init.apply(instance, arguments);
      return instance;
    }
  };
  
  jQuery.extend(Model, {
    find: function(){},
  });
  
  jQuery.extend(Model.prototype, {
    load: function(attributes){
      for(var name in attributes)
        this[name] = attributes[name];
    }
  });
  
  var Asset = Model.create("Asset");
  
  Asset.prototype.init = function(){
    console.log('loaded')
  };
  
  var asset = Asset.inst();

this is the way to do prototypical inheritence.

inherits = function inherits (child, parent) {
  var ctor = function(){};
  ctor.prototype = parent.prototype;
  child.prototype = new ctor();
  child.prototype.constructor = child;
  child.__super__ = parent.prototype;
}

here's a similar model i'm using :

var extend = require("./utils").extend
var inherits = require("./utils").inherits

var Base = function() {}
Base.prototype.initialize = function() {}
Base.prototype.loaded = function() {}
Base.prototype.destroy = function() {}
Base.prototype.toData = function() {
  var o = {klass: this.klass}, properties = this.constructor.properties
  for(var i in properties) {
    if(this[i] !== properties[i])
      o[i] = this[i]
  }
  return o
}

function Obj(){}
Obj.klasses = {}
Obj.klass = function(klass, properties, parent) {
  parent = parent || Base
  properties = extend(parent.properties, properties)
  var cnstr = Obj.klasses[klass] = function(data) {
    this.id = data.id
    for(var i in properties) {
      var datum = data[i]
      this[i] = datum === undefined ? properties[i] : datum
    }
    this.klass = klass  
    this.initialize()
  }  
  inherits(cnstr, parent)
  cnstr.properties = properties
  // cnstr.prototype.klass = klass
  // cnstr.klass = klass
  return cnstr
}

module.exports = Obj

here's a similar model i'm using :

var extend = require("./utils").extend
var inherits = require("./utils").inherits

var Base = function() {}
Base.prototype.initialize = function() {}
Base.prototype.loaded = function() {}
Base.prototype.destroy = function() {}
Base.prototype.toData = function() {
  var o = {klass: this.klass}, properties = this.constructor.properties
  for(var i in properties) {
    if(this[i] !== properties[i])
      o[i] = this[i]
  }
  return o
}

function Obj(){}
Obj.klasses = {}
Obj.klass = function(klass, properties, parent) {
  parent = parent || Base
  properties = extend(parent.properties, properties)
  var cnstr = Obj.klasses[klass] = function(data) {
    this.id = data.id
    for(var i in properties) {
      var datum = data[i]
      this[i] = datum === undefined ? properties[i] : datum
    }
    this.klass = klass  
    this.initialize()
  }  
  inherits(cnstr, parent)
  cnstr.properties = properties
  // cnstr.prototype.klass = klass
  // cnstr.klass = klass
  return cnstr
}

module.exports = Obj

function inherits(child, parent) {
  var ctor = function(){};
  ctor.prototype = parent.prototype;
  child.prototype = new ctor();
  child.prototype.constructor = child;
  child.__super__ = parent.prototype;
}

var Model = function(klass, parent) {
  var cnstr = function() { 
    this.init.apply(this, arguments)
  }
  cnstr.prototype.init = function() {} 
  if(parent) {
     inherits(cnstr, parent)
     for(var i in parent) cnstr[i] = parent[i] 
  }

  return cnstr
}

var Asset = Model("Asset");
  
Asset.prototype.init = function(){
  console.log('loaded')
};
  
var asset = new Asset();

var SuperClass = function(parent){
  var klass = function(){
    this.init.apply(this, arguments);
  };

  // Change klass's prototype 
  if (parent) {
    var subclass = function() { };
    subclass.prototype = parent.prototype;
    klass.prototype = new subclass;
  };

  klass.prototype.init = function(){};

  // Shortcuts
  klass.fn = klass.prototype;
  klass.fn._class = klass;
  klass._super = klass.__proto__;      

  /* include/extend code... */

  return klass;
};