Coding standards

• Getter/Setters
• Private field and methods

Getter/Setters (Accessors/Mutators)

Note: because a missing getter or setter doesn't throw an error, if you define a readonly or write-only property you should also throw an error for incorrect usage.

/**
 * Defines a property to get a flag for whether the participant is connected or disconnected
 * @readonly
 * @throws on set value
 * @return True when the participant is disconnected; else, false.
 */
Object.defineProperty(Participant.prototype, 'isDisconnected', {
    get: function() {
        return this._disconnected;
    },
    /* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
    set: function(val) {
        /* eslint-enable no-unused-vars */
        throw new Error('Property is readonly.');
    }
});

/**
 * Defines a property to get or set a flag for whether the participant is connected or disconnected
 * @return True when the participant is disconnected; else, false.
 */
Object.defineProperty(Participant.prototype, 'isDisconnected', {
    get: function() {
        return this._disconnected;
    },
    set: function(val) {
        this._disconnected = val;
    }
});

/**
 * Defines a property to set a flag for whether the participant is connected or disconnected
 * @throws on get value
 */
Object.defineProperty(Participant.prototype, 'isDisconnected', {
    get: function() {
        throw new Error('Property is write only.');
    },
    set: function(val) {
        this._disconnected = val;
    }
});

Private fields and methods

A private field and method should start with an _ (underscore). This allows for the easy identification of the intended access limitation and to also avoid names clashing when a field access is via a property.

Participant.prototype._id = null;

/**
 * Defines a property to get or set a flag for whether the participant is connected or disconnected
 * @return True when the participant is disconnected; else, false.
 */
Object.defineProperty(Participant.prototype, 'id', {
    get: function() {
        return this._id;
    },
    set: function(val) {
        this._id = val;
    }
});

Participant.prototype._counter = 0;

Participant.prototype._incrementCounter = function() {
    this._counter++;
}