def.js

/*
 *    def.js: Simple Ruby-style inheritance for JavaScript
 *
 *    Copyright (c) 2010 Tobias Schneider
 *    This script is freely distributable under the terms of the MIT license.
 */
(function(global) {

  __super__ = function(){
    var caller = __super__.caller;
    if(caller !== caller._super){ return caller._super.apply(caller, arguments); }
  }

  // used to defer setup of superclass and plugins
  var deferred;

  function addPlugins(plugins) {
    augment(this.prototype, plugins);
    return this;
  }

  // TODO: Ensure we fix IE to iterate over shadowed properties
  // of those further up the prototype chain. There is also a
  // bug in Safari 2 that will match the shadowed property and
  // the one further up the prototype chain.
  function augment(destination, source) {
    for (var key in source) {
      var existing = destination[key], newValue = source[key];
      // check if we're overwriting an existing function
      destination[key] = typeof newValue == "function" && typeof existing == "function" ?
        (function(_super, base){
          return function(){
            var self = this;
            base._super = function(){
              _super.apply(self, arguments);
            }
            return base.apply(this, arguments);
          }
        })(existing, newValue) : newValue;
    }
  }

  // dummy subclass
  function Subclass() { }

  function def(klassName, context) {
    context || (context = global);
    
    if(context[klassName]) return context[klassName];

    // create class on given context (defaults to global object)
    var Klass =
    context[klassName] = function Klass() {
      // called as a constructor
      if (this != context) {
        // allow the init method to return a different class/object
        return this.init && this.init.apply(this, arguments);
      }
      // called as a method
      // defer setup of superclass and plugins
      deferred._super = Klass;
      deferred._plugins = arguments[0] || { };
    };

    // add static helper method
    Klass.addPlugins = addPlugins;

    // called as function when not
    // inheriting from a superclass
    deferred = function(plugins) {
      return Klass.addPlugins(plugins);
    };

    // valueOf is called to setup
    // inheritance from a superclass
    deferred.valueOf = function() {
      var Superclass = deferred._super;
      if (!Superclass) return Klass;

      Subclass.prototype = Superclass.prototype;
      Klass.prototype = new Subclass;

      Klass.superclass = Superclass;
      Klass.prototype.constructor = Klass;
      return Klass.addPlugins(deferred._plugins);
    };

    return deferred;
  }

  // expose
  global.def = def;
})(this);

gistfile2.js

// Example

def ('Person') ({
  'init': function(name) {
    this.name = name;
  },
  'speak': function(text) {
    alert(text || 'Hi, my name is ' + this.name);
  }
});

def ('Ninja') << Person ({
  'init': function(name) {
    __super__();
  },
  'kick': function() {
    this.speak('I kick u!');
  }
});

var ninjy = new Ninja('JDD');
ninjy.speak();
ninjy.kick();