JS Namespace function

JS Namespacing.js

var MYAPP = MYAPP || {};

// Namespacing function. Simplifies the process of namespacing
// Usage: MYAPP.namespace('MYAPP.path.to.myModule'); or MYAPP.namespace('path.to.myModule');
MYAPP.namespace = function(ns_string) {
    var parts = ns_string.split('.'),
        parent = MYAPP,
        i;
    // strip redundant leading global
    if(parts[0] === 'MYAPP') {
        parts = parts.slice(1);
    }
    for(i = 0; i < parts.length; i += 1) {
        // create a property if it doesn't exist
        if(typeof parent[parent[i]] === 'undefined') {
            parent[parts[i]] = {};
        }
        parent = parent[parts[i]];
    }
    return parent;
};