Lost

A system for locating things by their name (and for binding things to names).

Why?

While JS runtimes already have a name system - variables - they suffer from a number of limitations:

• Accessing a undefined property of an undefined name results in a ReferenceError
• Calling an undefined function results in a TypeError
• Scope rules are language-based, which is both a benefit and a disadvantage (can't have multiple items with the same name in global scope)

API

.set(name, object, [scope]): sets a name to a value (in a optional scope)

.remove(name, object, [scope]): removes a name from (optionally from a specific scope)

.get(name, [scope]): returns undefined or the value (optionally from a specific scope)

.resolver(scope): returns a resolver with the same API, using the scope parameter as the default scope

.scope: the object from which lookups are performed