gistfile1.js

sys = require('sys');

puts = sys.puts;
inspect = sys.inspect;

Shazbot = function (args) {
  this.objectHash = {};
}

Shazbot.prototype.myFunction = function(id) {
  puts("\nUsing id " + id + "\n------------------");
  var objstr = '{"id":"'+id+'"}';
  var obj = JSON.parse(objstr);

  this.objectHash[id] = {};

  puts("Are the two ids equal? " + (obj.id == id));

  puts("Trying to get using a JSON decoded object property");
  // This 
  if (!this.objectHash[obj.id]) {
    puts("It wasn't set properly");
  }
  else {
    puts("It was set properly");
  }

  puts("Trying to get using a string object");
  // This 
  if (!this.objectHash[id]) {
    puts("It wasn't set properly");
  }
  else {
    puts("It was set properly");
  }
}

a = new Shazbot();
a.myFunction("22345678");
a.myFunction("abc45678");