One simple reason could be to allow instanceof checks the http.Server -Bryce
On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Joel Brandt <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm curious about a patter that occurs at multiple places in the core node > library. > > In the http module (and other places), there are both exported > constructors and exported factory functions for the same objects (e.g. > http.Server() and http.createServer()). In many cases, the factory > functions are just wrappers around the constructor. For example, the code > for http.createServer in v0.8.23 is simply: > > exports.createServer = function(requestListener) { >> return new Server(requestListener); >> }; > > > Can anyone explain why both are exported? Since createServer exists, I > assume it's preferable to use that (perhaps for future-proofing one's > code)? I'd also be interested to read any thoughts about when factory > functions are preferable to constructors in the JS world. > > Thanks, > -- Joel > > -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
