added option to pass caller to modules

.npmignore

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 src/
+test/
 .git
 doc
 manual

manual/changelog.md

@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 * added node specification
 # 1.0.2 (2016-07-08)
 Fixed babel sourcemaps
+# 1.1.0 (2016-07-09)
+Added option to pass the caller to the modules

manual/example_ModuleManager.md

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ const options = {
 	folder: './folder/plugins',
 	// loads plugin1 and plugin2 from ./folder/plugins and plugin3 from ../
 	moduleList: ['plugin1', 'plugin2', {name: 'plugin3', path: '../plug3'}],
+	// pass modulemanager down to modules
+	passCaller: true,
 	// the options will be available through this.KEY
 	options: {
 		app: app, 			// available through this.app

manual/usage_ModuleManager.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Place the variables in a JSON Object
 | --------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------------------------------ |
 | yes       | folder       | ./modules | folderpath relative to current file as string       |
 | yes       | moduleList   |           | List of modules by name or name and path to load |
+| yes       | passCaller   | true      | pass the modulemanager as this.parent to modules   |
 | yes       | options      |           | JSON Object for options to pass to modules      |
 
 ### Example
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ const options = {
 	folder: './folder/plugins',
 	// loads plugin1 and plugin2 from ./folder/plugins and plugin3 from ../
 	moduleList: ['plugin1', 'plugin2', {name: 'plugin3', path: '../plug3'}],
+	// pass modulemanager down to modules
+	passCaller: true,
 	// the options will be available through this.KEY
 	options: {
 		app: app, 			// available through this.app

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "modulemanager",
-  "version": "1.0.2",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "a module manager to enable a modular structure",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {

src/index.js

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export default class ModuleManager {
 	 * @param {!Object} options - requires a json object with options
 	 * @param {string} [options.folder='modules'] - string with the folderPath relative to caller
 	 * @param {boolean} [options.logging=false] - logs if a method is run
+	 * @param {boolean} [options.done] - called when constructor completed
+	 * @param {boolean} [options.passCaller=true] - pass modulemanager as parrent to modules
 	 * @param {Array<string, Object>} [options.moduleList] - array of modules to activate
 	 * @param {Object} [options.moduleList.name] - module name
 	 * @param {Object} [options.moduleList.path] - path to the module
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ export default class ModuleManager {
 		const stack = callsite();
 		const blank = () => {};
 		const done = options.done || blank();
+		const caller = options.passCaller || true;
 		/**
 		 * Creates a module from the module subclass
 		 * @private
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ export default class ModuleManager {
 		 * @type {Object}
 		 */
 		this.options = options.options || {};
+		if (caller === true) this.options.parent = this;
 		/**
 		 * logging when function is run
 		 * @type {boolean}

test/modulemanager.spec.js

@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ describe('ModuleManager', () => {
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			mmanager = new ModuleManager({
 				folder: './Modules',
+				caller: true,
 				options: {
 					test,
 				},
@@ -156,6 +157,16 @@ describe('ModuleManager', () => {
 		afterEach(() => {
 			test.reset();
 		});
+		/**
+		 * @test {ModuleManager#createModule}
+		 */
+		it('ModuleManager#createModule passes caller',
+			mochaAsync(async() => {
+				const mod = await mmanager
+					.createModule('Module2', './Modules/Mod2');
+				expect(mod.module.parent).to.be.equal(mmanager);
+			})
+		);
 		/**
 		 * @test {ModuleManager}
 		 */