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.gitignore

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+lib-cov
+*.seed
+*.swp
+*.tmp
+*.log
+*.csv
+*.dat
+*.out
+*.pid
+*.gz
+*.o
+*~
+
+pids
+logs
+results
+
+node_modules
+npm-debug.log
+
+.DS_Store
+.AppleDouble
+.LSOverride
+Icon
+
+
+# Thumbnails
+._*
+
+# Files that might appear on external disk
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes

.npmignore

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+support
+test
+examples
+*.sock

History.md

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+
+0.0.1 / 2013-07-03
+==================
+
+  * Initial release

LICENSE.md

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+# The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2013 Tarun Chaudhry <tarunc92@gmail.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+__THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.__

Readme.md

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+
+# createSingleton
+
+  An abstracted-away best practice way to construct singletons
+
+## License 
+
+(The MIT License)
+
+Copyright (c) 2013 Tarun Chaudhry <tarunc92@gmail.com>
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

index.js

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+
+module.exports = require('./lib/createSingleton');

lib/createSingleton.js

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+// The singleton pattern is a design pattern that is used to restrict
+// instantiation of a class to one object. This is useful when exactly
+// one object is needed to coordinate actions across the system.
+function createSingleton(cb) {
+  var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
+
+  return function () {
+    if (arguments.callee._singletonInstance) {
+      return arguments.callee._singletonInstance;
+    }
+    arguments.callee._singletonInstance = this;
+
+    cb.apply(this, args);
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Expose `createSingleton` function.
+ */
+module.exports = createSingleton;

package.json

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+{
+  "name": "create-singleton",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "An abstracted-away best practice way to construct singletons",
+  "keywords": ["singleton", "best-practice", "abstraction"],
+  "author": "Tarun Chaudhry <tarunc92@gmail.com>",
+  "repository": { "type": "git", "url": "git://github.com/tarunc/createSingleton.git" },
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {},
+  "main": "index"
+}