@ui5/webcomponents-localization 0.0.0-0fcda382e → 0.0.0-10f3c0dc7

package/dist/sap/ui/base/Metadata.js

@@ -1,221 +1,518 @@
-import ObjectPath from '../../base/util/ObjectPath.js';
-import Device from '../Device.js';
-import assert from '../../base/assert.js';
-import Log from '../../base/Log.js';
-import uniqueSort from '../../base/util/array/uniqueSort.js';
+/*!
+ * OpenUI5
+ * (c) Copyright 2026 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 - see LICENSE.txt.
+ */
+// Provides class sap.ui.base.Metadata
+import ObjectPath from "../../base/util/ObjectPath.js";
+import assert from "../../base/assert.js";
+import Log from "../../base/Log.js";
+import uniqueSort from "../../base/util/array/uniqueSort.js";
+function isFunction(obj) {
+  return typeof obj === "function";
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new metadata object from the given static infos.
+ *
+ * <b>Note:</b> Throughout this class documentation, the described subclass of Object
+ * is referenced as <i>the described class</i>.
+ *
+ * @param {string} sClassName Fully qualified name of the described class
+ * @param {object} oClassInfo Info to construct the class and its metadata from
+ * @param {sap.ui.base.Object.MetadataOptions} [oClassInfo.metadata]
+ *  The metadata object describing the class
+ *
+ * @class Metadata for a class.
+ * @author Frank Weigel
+ * @version 1.146.0
+ * @since 0.8.6
+ * @public
+ * @alias sap.ui.base.Metadata
+ */
 var Metadata = function (sClassName, oClassInfo) {
-    assert(typeof sClassName === 'string' && sClassName, 'Metadata: sClassName must be a non-empty string');
-    assert(typeof oClassInfo === 'object', 'Metadata: oClassInfo must be empty or an object');
-    if (!oClassInfo || typeof oClassInfo.metadata !== 'object') {
-        oClassInfo = {
-            metadata: oClassInfo || {},
-            constructor: ObjectPath.get(sClassName)
-        };
-        oClassInfo.metadata.__version = 1;
-    }
-    oClassInfo.metadata.__version = oClassInfo.metadata.__version || 2;
-    if (typeof oClassInfo.constructor !== 'function') {
-        throw Error('constructor for class ' + sClassName + ' must have been declared before creating metadata for it');
-    }
-    this._sClassName = sClassName;
-    this._oClass = oClassInfo.constructor;
-    this.extend(oClassInfo);
+  assert(typeof sClassName === "string" && sClassName, "Metadata: sClassName must be a non-empty string");
+  assert(typeof oClassInfo === "object", "Metadata: oClassInfo must be empty or an object");
+
+  /**
+   * Support for old usage of Metadata.
+   * @deprecated Since 1.3.1
+   */
+  if (!oClassInfo || typeof oClassInfo.metadata !== "object") {
+    oClassInfo = {
+      metadata: oClassInfo || {},
+      // retrieve class by its name. Using a lookup costs time but avoids the need for redundant arguments to this function
+      constructor: ObjectPath.get(sClassName) // legacy-relevant, code path not used by extend call
+    };
+    oClassInfo.metadata.__version = 1.0;
+  }
+  oClassInfo.metadata ??= {};
+  oClassInfo.metadata.__version = oClassInfo.metadata.__version || 2.0;
+  if (!isFunction(oClassInfo.constructor)) {
+    throw Error("constructor for class " + sClassName + " must have been declared before creating metadata for it");
+  }
+
+  // invariant: oClassInfo exists, oClassInfo.metadata exists, oClassInfo.constructor exists
+  this._sClassName = sClassName;
+  this._oClass = oClassInfo.constructor;
+  this.extend(oClassInfo);
 };
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @final
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.extend = function (oClassInfo) {
-    this.applySettings(oClassInfo);
-    this.afterApplySettings();
+  this.applySettings(oClassInfo);
+  this.afterApplySettings();
 };
+
+/**
+ * @private
+ * @since 1.3.1
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.applySettings = function (oClassInfo) {
-    var that = this, oStaticInfo = oClassInfo.metadata, oPrototype;
-    if (oStaticInfo.baseType) {
-        var oParentClass = ObjectPath.get(oStaticInfo.baseType);
-        if (typeof oParentClass !== 'function') {
-            Log.fatal('base class \'' + oStaticInfo.baseType + '\' does not exist');
-        }
-        if (oParentClass.getMetadata) {
-            this._oParent = oParentClass.getMetadata();
-            assert(oParentClass === oParentClass.getMetadata().getClass(), 'Metadata: oParentClass must match the class in the parent metadata');
-        } else {
-            this._oParent = new Metadata(oStaticInfo.baseType, {});
-        }
+  var that = this,
+    oStaticInfo = oClassInfo.metadata,
+    oPrototype;
+  if (oStaticInfo.baseType) {
+    var oParentClass,
+      bValidBaseType = isFunction(oStaticInfo.baseType);
+    if (bValidBaseType) {
+      oParentClass = oStaticInfo.baseType;
+      if (!isFunction(oParentClass.getMetadata)) {
+        throw new TypeError("baseType must be a UI5 class with a static getMetadata function");
+      }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @deprecated
+     */
+    if (!bValidBaseType) {
+      // lookup base class by its name - same reasoning as above
+      oParentClass = ObjectPath.get(oStaticInfo.baseType); // legacy-relevant, code path not used by extend call
+      if (!isFunction(oParentClass)) {
+        Log.fatal("base class '" + oStaticInfo.baseType + "' does not exist");
+      }
+    }
+
+    // link metadata with base metadata
+    if (oParentClass.getMetadata) {
+      this._oParent = oParentClass.getMetadata();
+      assert(oParentClass === oParentClass.getMetadata().getClass(), "Metadata: oParentClass must match the class in the parent metadata");
     } else {
-        this._oParent = undefined;
+      // fallback, if base class has no metadata - can only happen if baseType is a string
+      this._oParent = new Metadata(oStaticInfo.baseType, {});
     }
-    this._bAbstract = !!oStaticInfo['abstract'];
-    this._bFinal = !!oStaticInfo['final'];
-    this._sStereotype = oStaticInfo.stereotype || (this._oParent ? this._oParent._sStereotype : 'object');
-    this._bDeprecated = !!oStaticInfo['deprecated'];
-    this._aInterfaces = oStaticInfo.interfaces || [];
-    this._aPublicMethods = oStaticInfo.publicMethods || [];
-    this._bInterfacesUnique = false;
-    oPrototype = this._oClass.prototype;
-    for (var n in oClassInfo) {
-        if (n !== 'metadata' && n !== 'constructor') {
-            oPrototype[n] = oClassInfo[n];
-            if (!n.match(/^_|^on|^init$|^exit$/)) {
-                that._aPublicMethods.push(n);
-            }
-        }
+  } else {
+    this._oParent = undefined;
+  }
+  this._bAbstract = !!oStaticInfo["abstract"];
+  this._bFinal = !!oStaticInfo["final"];
+  this._sStereotype = oStaticInfo.stereotype || (this._oParent ? this._oParent._sStereotype : "object");
+  this._bDeprecated = !!oStaticInfo["deprecated"];
+
+  // handle interfaces
+  this._aInterfaces = oStaticInfo.interfaces || [];
+
+  // take over metadata from static info
+  this._aPublicMethods = oStaticInfo.publicMethods || [];
+
+  // interfaces info possibly not unique
+  this._bInterfacesUnique = false;
+
+  // enrich prototype
+  oPrototype = this._oClass.prototype;
+  for (var n in oClassInfo) {
+    if (n !== "metadata" && n !== "constructor") {
+      oPrototype[n] = oClassInfo[n];
+      if (!n.match(/^_|^on|^init$|^exit$/)) {
+        // TODO hard coded knowledge about event handlers ("on") and about init/exit hooks is not nice....
+        that._aPublicMethods.push(n);
+      }
     }
+  }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Called after new settings have been applied.
+ *
+ * Typically, this method is used to do some cleanup (e.g. uniqueness)
+ * or to calculate an optimized version of some data.
+ * @private
+ * @since 1.3.1
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.afterApplySettings = function () {
-    if (this._oParent) {
-        this._aAllPublicMethods = this._oParent._aAllPublicMethods.concat(this._aPublicMethods);
-        this._bInterfacesUnique = false;
-    } else {
-        this._aAllPublicMethods = this._aPublicMethods;
-    }
+  // create the flattened "all" view
+  if (this._oParent) {
+    this._aAllPublicMethods = this._oParent._aAllPublicMethods.concat(this._aPublicMethods);
+    this._bInterfacesUnique = false;
+  } else {
+    this._aAllPublicMethods = this._aPublicMethods;
+  }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Stereotype of the described class.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @ui5-restricted
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.getStereotype = function () {
-    return this._sStereotype;
+  return this._sStereotype;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns the fully qualified name of the described class
+ * @return {string} name of the described class
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.getName = function () {
-    return this._sClassName;
+  return this._sClassName;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns the (constructor of the) described class
+ * @return {function(new:sap.ui.base.Object)} class described by this metadata
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.getClass = function () {
-    return this._oClass;
+  return this._oClass;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns the metadata object of the base class of the described class
+ * or undefined if the class has no (documented) base class.
+ *
+ * @return {sap.ui.base.Metadata | undefined} metadata of the base class
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.getParent = function () {
-    return this._oParent;
+  return this._oParent;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Removes duplicate names in place from the interfaces and public methods members of this metadata object.
+ *
+ * @private
+ */
 Metadata.prototype._dedupInterfaces = function () {
-    if (!this._bInterfacesUnique) {
-        uniqueSort(this._aInterfaces);
-        uniqueSort(this._aPublicMethods);
-        uniqueSort(this._aAllPublicMethods);
-        this._bInterfacesUnique = true;
-    }
+  if (!this._bInterfacesUnique) {
+    uniqueSort(this._aInterfaces);
+    uniqueSort(this._aPublicMethods);
+    uniqueSort(this._aAllPublicMethods);
+    this._bInterfacesUnique = true;
+  }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns an array with the names of the public methods declared by the described class, methods of
+ * ancestors are not listed.
+ *
+ * @return {string[]} array with names of public methods declared by the described class
+ * @deprecated As of 1.58, this method should not be used for productive code. The accuracy of the returned
+ *       information highly depends on the concrete class and is not actively monitored. There might be
+ *       more public methods or some of the returned methods might not really be intended for public use.
+ *       In general, pure visibility information should not be exposed in runtime metadata but be part of the
+ *       documentation.
+ *       Subclasses of <code>sap.ui.base.Object</code> might decide to provide runtime metadata describing
+ *       their public API, but this then should not be backed by this method.
+ *       See {@link sap.ui.core.mvc.ControllerMetadata#getAllMethods} for an example.
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.getPublicMethods = function () {
-    this._dedupInterfaces();
-    return this._aPublicMethods;
+  this._dedupInterfaces();
+  return this._aPublicMethods;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns an array with the names of all public methods declared by the described class
+ * and all its ancestors classes.
+ *
+ * @return {string[]} array with names of all public methods provided by the described class and its ancestors
+ * @deprecated As of 1.58, this method should not be used for productive code. The accuracy of the returned
+ *       information highly depends on the concrete class and is not actively monitored. There might be
+ *       more public methods or some of the returned methods might not really be intended for public use.
+ *       In general, pure visibility information should not be exposed in runtime metadata but be part of the
+ *       documentation.
+ *       Subclasses of <code>sap.ui.base.Object</code> might decide to provide runtime metadata describing
+ *       their public API, but this then should not be backed by this method.
+ *       See {@link sap.ui.core.mvc.ControllerMetadata#getAllMethods} for an example.
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.getAllPublicMethods = function () {
-    this._dedupInterfaces();
-    return this._aAllPublicMethods;
+  this._dedupInterfaces();
+  return this._aAllPublicMethods;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns the names of interfaces implemented by the described class.
+ * As the representation of interfaces is not clear yet, this method is still private.
+ *
+ * @return {string} array of names of implemented interfaces
+ * @private
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.getInterfaces = function () {
-    this._dedupInterfaces();
-    return this._aInterfaces;
+  this._dedupInterfaces();
+  return this._aInterfaces;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether the described class or one of its ancestor classes implements the given interface.
+ *
+ * @param {string} sInterface name of the interface to test for (in dot notation)
+ * @return {boolean} whether this class implements the interface
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.isInstanceOf = function (sInterface) {
-    if (this._oParent) {
-        if (this._oParent.isInstanceOf(sInterface)) {
-            return true;
-        }
+  if (this._oParent) {
+    if (this._oParent.isInstanceOf(sInterface)) {
+      return true;
     }
-    var a = this._aInterfaces;
-    for (var i = 0, l = a.length; i < l; i++) {
-        if (a[i] === sInterface) {
-            return true;
-        }
+  }
+  var a = this._aInterfaces;
+  for (var i = 0, l = a.length; i < l; i++) {
+    // FIXME doesn't handle interface inheritance (requires object representation for interfaces)
+    if (a[i] === sInterface) {
+      return true;
     }
-    return false;
+  }
+  return false;
 };
-var WRITABLE_IFF_PHANTOM = !!Device.browser.phantomJS;
-Object.defineProperty(Metadata.prototype, '_mImplementedTypes', {
-    get: function () {
-        if (this === Metadata.prototype) {
-            throw new Error('sap.ui.base.Metadata: The \'_mImplementedTypes\' property must not be accessed on the prototype');
-        }
-        var result = Object.create(this._oParent ? this._oParent._mImplementedTypes : null);
-        result[this._sClassName] = true;
-        var aInterfaces = this._aInterfaces, i = aInterfaces.length;
-        while (i-- > 0) {
-            if (!result[aInterfaces[i]]) {
-                result[aInterfaces[i]] = true;
-            }
-        }
-        Object.defineProperty(this, '_mImplementedTypes', {
-            value: Object.freeze(result),
-            writable: WRITABLE_IFF_PHANTOM,
-            configurable: false
-        });
-        return result;
-    },
-    configurable: true
+
+/*
+ * Lazy calculation of the set of implemented types.
+ *
+ * A calculation function is configured as getter for the <code>_mImplementedTypes</code>
+ * on the prototype object. On first call for a metadata instance, it collects
+ * the implemented types (classes, interfaces) from the described class and
+ * any base classes and writes it to the property <code>_mImplementedTypes</code> of the
+ * current instance of metadata. Future read access to the property will immediately
+ * return the instance property and not call the calculation function again.
+ */
+Object.defineProperty(Metadata.prototype, "_mImplementedTypes", {
+  get: function () {
+    if (this === Metadata.prototype) {
+      throw new Error("sap.ui.base.Metadata: The '_mImplementedTypes' property must not be accessed on the prototype");
+    }
+
+    // create map of types, including inherited types
+    // Note: to save processing time and memory, the inherited types are merged via the prototype chain of 'result'
+    var result = Object.create(this._oParent ? this._oParent._mImplementedTypes : null);
+    /*
+     * Flat alternative:
+     * var result = Object.create(null);
+     * if ( this._oParent ) {
+     *   Object.assign(result, this._oParent._mImplementedTypes);
+     * }
+     */
+
+    // add own class
+    result[this._sClassName] = true;
+
+    // additionally collect interfaces
+    var aInterfaces = this._aInterfaces,
+      i = aInterfaces.length;
+    while (i-- > 0) {
+      if (!result[aInterfaces[i]]) {
+        // take care to write property only if it hasn't been set already
+        result[aInterfaces[i]] = true;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // write instance property, hiding the getter on the prototype
+    Object.defineProperty(this, "_mImplementedTypes", {
+      value: Object.freeze(result),
+      writable: false,
+      configurable: false
+    });
+    return result;
+  },
+  configurable: true
 });
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether the class described by this metadata object is of the named type.
+ *
+ * This check is solely based on the type names as declared in the class metadata.
+ * It compares the given <code>vTypeName</code> with the name of this class, with the
+ * names of any base class of this class and with the names of all interfaces
+ * implemented by any of the aforementioned classes.
+ *
+ * Instead of a single type name, an array of type names can be given and the method
+ * will check if this class is of any of the listed types (logical or).
+ *
+ * Should the UI5 class system in future implement additional means of associating classes
+ * with type names (e.g. by introducing mixins), then this method might detect matches
+ * for those names as well.
+ *
+ * @param {string|string[]} vTypeName Type or types to check for
+ * @returns {boolean} Whether this class is of the given type or of any of the given types
+ * @public
+ * @since 1.56
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.isA = function (vTypeName) {
-    var mTypes = this._mImplementedTypes;
-    if (Array.isArray(vTypeName)) {
-        for (var i = 0; i < vTypeName.length; i++) {
-            if (vTypeName[i] in mTypes) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
+  var mTypes = this._mImplementedTypes;
+  if (Array.isArray(vTypeName)) {
+    for (var i = 0; i < vTypeName.length; i++) {
+      if (vTypeName[i] in mTypes) {
+        return true;
+      }
     }
-    return vTypeName in mTypes;
+    return false;
+  }
+  // Note: the check with 'in' also finds inherited types via the prototype chain of mTypes
+  return vTypeName in mTypes;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the described class is abstract
+ * @return {boolean} whether the class is abstract
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.isAbstract = function () {
-    return this._bAbstract;
+  return this._bAbstract;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the described class is final
+ * @return {boolean} whether the class is final
+ * @public
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.isFinal = function () {
-    return this._bFinal;
+  return this._bFinal;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Whether the described class is deprecated and should not be used any more
+ *
+ * @return {boolean} whether the class is considered deprecated
+ * @public
+ * @since 1.26.4
+ */
 Metadata.prototype.isDeprecated = function () {
-    return this._bDeprecated;
+  return this._bDeprecated;
 };
-Metadata.prototype.addPublicMethods = function (sMethod) {
-    var aNames = sMethod instanceof Array ? sMethod : arguments;
-    Array.prototype.push.apply(this._aPublicMethods, aNames);
-    Array.prototype.push.apply(this._aAllPublicMethods, aNames);
-    this._bInterfacesUnique = false;
+
+/**
+ * Adds one or more new methods to the list of API methods.
+ *
+ * Can be used by contributer classes (like the EnabledPropagator) to enrich the declared set of methods.
+ * The method can either be called with multiple names (strings) or with one array of strings.
+ *
+ * <b>Note</b>: the newly added method(s) will only be visible in {@link sap.ui.base.Interface interface}
+ * objects that are created <i>after</i> this method has been called.
+ *
+ * @param {string|string[]} sMethod name(s) of the new method(s)
+ */
+Metadata.prototype.addPublicMethods = function (sMethod /* ... */) {
+  var aNames = sMethod instanceof Array ? sMethod : arguments;
+  Array.prototype.push.apply(this._aPublicMethods, aNames);
+  Array.prototype.push.apply(this._aAllPublicMethods, aNames);
+  this._bInterfacesUnique = false;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Traverse up through the parent chain to find the static property on the class.
+ *
+ * @param {string} sStaticName The name of the static property
+ * @returns {any} If found, returns the static property
+ * @private
+ * @ui5-restricted sap.ui.core
+ */
+Metadata.prototype.getStaticProperty = function (sStaticName) {
+  let oMetadata = this;
+  while (oMetadata && !(sStaticName in oMetadata.getClass())) {
+    oMetadata = oMetadata.getParent();
+  }
+  const oClass = oMetadata?.getClass();
+  return oClass?.[sStaticName];
 };
+
+/**
+ * @since 1.3.1
+ * @private
+ */
 Metadata.createClass = function (fnBaseClass, sClassName, oClassInfo, FNMetaImpl) {
-    if (typeof fnBaseClass === 'string') {
-        FNMetaImpl = oClassInfo;
-        oClassInfo = sClassName;
-        sClassName = fnBaseClass;
-        fnBaseClass = null;
-    }
-    assert(!fnBaseClass || typeof fnBaseClass === 'function');
-    assert(typeof sClassName === 'string' && !!sClassName);
-    assert(!oClassInfo || typeof oClassInfo === 'object');
-    assert(!FNMetaImpl || typeof FNMetaImpl === 'function');
-    FNMetaImpl = FNMetaImpl || Metadata;
-    if (typeof FNMetaImpl.preprocessClassInfo === 'function') {
-        oClassInfo = FNMetaImpl.preprocessClassInfo(oClassInfo);
-    }
-    oClassInfo = oClassInfo || {};
-    oClassInfo.metadata = oClassInfo.metadata || {};
-    if (!oClassInfo.hasOwnProperty('constructor')) {
-        oClassInfo.constructor = undefined;
-    }
-    var fnClass = oClassInfo.constructor;
-    assert(!fnClass || typeof fnClass === 'function');
-    if (fnBaseClass) {
-        if (!fnClass) {
-            if (oClassInfo.metadata.deprecated) {
-                fnClass = function () {
-                    Log.warning('Usage of deprecated class: ' + sClassName);
-                    fnBaseClass.apply(this, arguments);
-                };
-            } else {
-                fnClass = function () {
-                    fnBaseClass.apply(this, arguments);
-                };
-            }
-        }
-        fnClass.prototype = Object.create(fnBaseClass.prototype);
-        fnClass.prototype.constructor = fnClass;
-        oClassInfo.metadata.baseType = fnBaseClass.getMetadata().getName();
-    } else {
-        fnClass = fnClass || function () {
+  if (typeof fnBaseClass === "string") {
+    FNMetaImpl = oClassInfo;
+    oClassInfo = sClassName;
+    sClassName = fnBaseClass;
+    fnBaseClass = null;
+  }
+  assert(!fnBaseClass || isFunction(fnBaseClass));
+  assert(typeof sClassName === "string" && !!sClassName);
+  assert(!oClassInfo || typeof oClassInfo === "object");
+  assert(!FNMetaImpl || isFunction(FNMetaImpl));
+  FNMetaImpl = FNMetaImpl || Metadata;
+
+  /**
+   * allow metadata class to preprocess
+   * Component- and UIComponentMetadata uses this to derive if "component.json"
+   * must be loaded synchronously.
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  if (isFunction(FNMetaImpl.preprocessClassInfo)) {
+    oClassInfo = FNMetaImpl.preprocessClassInfo(oClassInfo);
+  }
+
+  // normalize oClassInfo
+  oClassInfo = oClassInfo || {};
+  oClassInfo.metadata = oClassInfo.metadata || {};
+  if (!oClassInfo.hasOwnProperty('constructor')) {
+    oClassInfo.constructor = undefined;
+  }
+  var fnClass = oClassInfo.constructor;
+  assert(!fnClass || isFunction(fnClass));
+
+  // ensure defaults
+  if (fnBaseClass) {
+    // default constructor just delegates to base class
+    if (!fnClass) {
+      if (oClassInfo.metadata.deprecated) {
+        // create default factory with deprecation warning
+        fnClass = function () {
+          Log.warning("Usage of deprecated class: " + sClassName);
+          fnBaseClass.apply(this, arguments);
         };
-        delete oClassInfo.metadata.baseType;
-    }
-    oClassInfo.constructor = fnClass;
-    ObjectPath.set(sClassName, fnClass);
-    var oMetadata = new FNMetaImpl(sClassName, oClassInfo);
-    fnClass.getMetadata = fnClass.prototype.getMetadata = function () {
-        return oMetadata;
-    };
-    if (!fnClass.getMetadata().isFinal()) {
-        fnClass.extend = function (sSCName, oSCClassInfo, fnSCMetaImpl) {
-            return Metadata.createClass(fnClass, sSCName, oSCClassInfo, fnSCMetaImpl || FNMetaImpl);
+      } else {
+        // create default factory
+        fnClass = function () {
+          fnBaseClass.apply(this, arguments);
         };
+      }
     }
-    return fnClass;
+    // create prototype chain
+    fnClass.prototype = Object.create(fnBaseClass.prototype);
+    fnClass.prototype.constructor = fnClass;
+    // enforce correct baseType
+    oClassInfo.metadata.baseType = fnBaseClass;
+  } else {
+    // default constructor does nothing
+    fnClass = fnClass || function () {};
+    // enforce correct baseType
+    delete oClassInfo.metadata.baseType;
+  }
+  oClassInfo.constructor = fnClass;
+
+  /**
+   * make the class visible as JS Object
+   * @deprecated
+   */
+  ObjectPath.set(sClassName, fnClass);
+
+  // add metadata
+  var oMetadata = new FNMetaImpl(sClassName, oClassInfo);
+  fnClass.getMetadata = fnClass.prototype.getMetadata = function () {
+    return oMetadata;
+  };
+
+  // enrich function
+  if (!fnClass.getMetadata().isFinal()) {
+    fnClass.extend = function (sSCName, oSCClassInfo, fnSCMetaImpl) {
+      return Metadata.createClass(fnClass, sSCName, oSCClassInfo, fnSCMetaImpl || FNMetaImpl);
+    };
+  }
+  return fnClass;
 };
 export default Metadata;