clone.js

/*global define*/
define([
        './defaultValue'
    ], function(
        defaultValue) {
    "use strict";

    /**
     * Clones an object, returning a new object containing the same properties.
     *
     * @exports clone
     *
     * @param {Object} object The object to clone.
     * @param {Boolean} [deep=false] If true, all properties will be deep cloned recursively.
     */
    var clone = function(object, deep) {
        if (object === null || typeof object !== 'object') {
            return object;
        }

        deep = defaultValue(deep, false);

        var result = new object.constructor();
        for ( var propertyName in object) {
            if (object.hasOwnProperty(propertyName)) {
                var value = object[propertyName];
                if (deep) {
                    value = clone(value, deep);
                }
                result[propertyName] = value;
            }
        }

        return result;
    };

    return clone;
});