attribute/js/AttributeCore.js

AttributeCore.js revision 973e2309557e11c2dda6a3f764a503398ac26272
   /**
    * The attribute module provides an augmentable Attribute implementation, which
    * adds configurable attributes and attribute change events to the class being
    * augmented. It also provides a State class, which is used internally by Attribute,
    * but can also be used independently to provide a name/property/value data structure to
    * store state.
    *
    * @module attribute
    */

   /**
    * The attribute-core submodule provides the lightest level of attribute handling support
    * without Attribute change events, or lesser used methods such as reset(), modifyAttrs(),
    * and removeAttr().
    *
    * @module attribute
    * @submodule attribute-core
    */
   var O = Y.Object,
       Lang = Y.Lang,

       DOT = ".",

       // Externally configurable props
       GETTER = "getter",
       SETTER = "setter",
       READ_ONLY = "readOnly",
       WRITE_ONCE = "writeOnce",
       INIT_ONLY = "initOnly",
       VALIDATOR = "validator",
       VALUE = "value",
       VALUE_FN = "valueFn",
       LAZY_ADD = "lazyAdd",

       // Used for internal state management
       ADDED = "added",
       BYPASS_PROXY = "_bypassProxy",
       INITIALIZING = "initializing",
       INIT_VALUE = "initValue",
       LAZY = "lazy",
       IS_LAZY_ADD = "isLazyAdd",

       INVALID_VALUE;

   /**
    * <p>
    * AttributeCore provides the lightest level of configurable attribute support. It is designed to be
    * augmented on to a host class, and provides the host with the ability to configure
    * attributes to store and retrieve state, <strong>but without support for attribute change events</strong>.
    * </p>
    * <p>For example, attributes added to the host can be configured:</p>
    * <ul>
    *     <li>As read only.</li>
    *     <li>As write once.</li>
    *     <li>With a setter function, which can be used to manipulate
    *     values passed to Attribute's <a href="#method_set">set</a> method, before they are stored.</li>
    *     <li>With a getter function, which can be used to manipulate stored values,
    *     before they are returned by Attribute's <a href="#method_get">get</a> method.</li>
    *     <li>With a validator function, to validate values before they are stored.</li>
    * </ul>
    *
    * <p>See the <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a> method, for the complete set of configuration
    * options available for attributes.</p>
    *
    * <p>Object/Classes based on AttributeCore can augment <a href="AttributeEvents.html">AttributeEvents</a>
    * (with true for overwrite) and <a href="AttributeExtras.html">AttributeExtras</a> to add attribute event and
    * additional, less commonly used attribute methods, such as `modifyAttr`, `removeAttr` and `reset`.</p>
    *
    * @class AttributeCore
    * @param attrs {Object} The attributes to add during construction (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These can also be defined on the constructor being augmented with Attribute by defining the ATTRS property on the constructor.
    * @param values {Object} The initial attribute values to apply (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These are not merged/cloned. The caller is responsible for isolating user provided values if required.
    * @param lazy {boolean} Whether or not to add attributes lazily (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>).
    */
   function AttributeCore(attrs, values, lazy) {
       this._initAttrHost(attrs, values, lazy);
   }

   /**
    * <p>The value to return from an attribute setter in order to prevent the set from going through.</p>
    *
    * <p>You can return this value from your setter if you wish to combine validator and setter
    * functionality into a single setter function, which either returns the massaged value to be stored or
    * AttributeCore.INVALID_VALUE to prevent invalid values from being stored.</p>
    *
    * @property INVALID_VALUE
    * @type Object
    * @static
    * @final
    */
   AttributeCore.INVALID_VALUE = {};
   INVALID_VALUE = AttributeCore.INVALID_VALUE;

   /**
    * The list of properties which can be configured for
    * each attribute (e.g. setter, getter, writeOnce etc.).
    *
    * This property is used internally as a whitelist for faster
    * Y.mix operations.
    *
    * @property _ATTR_CFG
    * @type Array
    * @static
    * @protected
    */
   AttributeCore._ATTR_CFG = [SETTER, GETTER, VALIDATOR, VALUE, VALUE_FN, WRITE_ONCE, READ_ONLY, LAZY_ADD, BYPASS_PROXY];

   AttributeCore.prototype = {

       /**
        * Constructor logic for attributes. Initializes the host state, and sets up the inital attributes passed to the
        * constructor.
        *
        * @method _initAttrHost
        * @param attrs {Object} The attributes to add during construction (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These can also be defined on the constructor being augmented with Attribute by defining the ATTRS property on the constructor.
        * @param values {Object} The initial attribute values to apply (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These are not merged/cloned. The caller is responsible for isolating user provided values if required.
        * @param lazy {boolean} Whether or not to add attributes lazily (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>).
        * @private
        */
       _initAttrHost : function(attrs, values, lazy) {
           this._state = new Y.State();
           this._initAttrs(attrs, values, lazy);
       },

       /**
        * <p>
        * Adds an attribute with the provided configuration to the host object.
        * </p>
        * <p>
        * The config argument object supports the following properties:
        * </p>
        *
        * <dl>
        *    <dt>value &#60;Any&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>The initial value to set on the attribute</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>valueFn &#60;Function | String&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>
        *    <p>A function, which will return the initial value to set on the attribute. This is useful
        *    for cases where the attribute configuration is defined statically, but needs to
        *    reference the host instance ("this") to obtain an initial value. If both the value and valueFn properties are defined,
        *    the value returned by the valueFn has precedence over the value property, unless it returns undefined, in which
        *    case the value property is used.</p>
        *
        *    <p>valueFn can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used to retrieve the value.</p>
        *    </dd>
        *
        *    <dt>readOnly &#60;boolean&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>Whether or not the attribute is read only. Attributes having readOnly set to true
        *        cannot be modified by invoking the set method.</dd>
        *
        *    <dt>writeOnce &#60;boolean&#62; or &#60;string&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>
        *        Whether or not the attribute is "write once". Attributes having writeOnce set to true,
        *        can only have their values set once, be it through the default configuration,
        *        constructor configuration arguments, or by invoking set.
        *        <p>The writeOnce attribute can also be set to the string "initOnly", in which case the attribute can only be set during initialization
        *        (when used with Base, this means it can only be set during construction)</p>
        *    </dd>
        *
        *    <dt>setter &#60;Function | String&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>
        *    <p>The setter function used to massage or normalize the value passed to the set method for the attribute.
        *    The value returned by the setter will be the final stored value. Returning
        *    <a href="#property_Attribute.INVALID_VALUE">Attribute.INVALID_VALUE</a>, from the setter will prevent
        *    the value from being stored.
        *    </p>
        *
        *    <p>setter can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the setter function.</p>
        *    </dd>
        *
        *    <dt>getter &#60;Function | String&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>
        *    <p>
        *    The getter function used to massage or normalize the value returned by the get method for the attribute.
        *    The value returned by the getter function is the value which will be returned to the user when they
        *    invoke get.
        *    </p>
        *
        *    <p>getter can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the getter function.</p>
        *    </dd>
        *
        *    <dt>validator &#60;Function | String&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>
        *    <p>
        *    The validator function invoked prior to setting the stored value. Returning
        *    false from the validator function will prevent the value from being stored.
        *    </p>
        *
        *    <p>validator can also be set to a string, representing the name of the instance method to be used as the validator function.</p>
        *    </dd>
        *
        *    <dt>lazyAdd &#60;boolean&#62;</dt>
        *    <dd>Whether or not to delay initialization of the attribute until the first call to get/set it.
        *    This flag can be used to over-ride lazy initialization on a per attribute basis, when adding multiple attributes through
        *    the <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a> method.</dd>
        *
        * </dl>
        *
        * <p>The setter, getter and validator are invoked with the value and name passed in as the first and second arguments, and with
        * the context ("this") set to the host object.</p>
        *
        * <p>Configuration properties outside of the list mentioned above are considered private properties used internally by attribute,
        * and are not intended for public use.</p>
        *
        * @method addAttr
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @param {Object} config An object with attribute configuration property/value pairs, specifying the configuration for the attribute.
        *
        * <p>
        * <strong>NOTE:</strong> The configuration object is modified when adding an attribute, so if you need
        * to protect the original values, you will need to merge the object.
        * </p>
        *
        * @param {boolean} lazy (optional) Whether or not to add this attribute lazily (on the first call to get/set).
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        *
        * @chainable
        */
       addAttr: function(name, config, lazy) {

           Y.log('Adding attribute: ' + name, 'info', 'attribute');

           var host = this, // help compression
               state = host._state,
               value,
               hasValue;

           config = config || {};

           lazy = (LAZY_ADD in config) ? config[LAZY_ADD] : lazy;

           if (lazy && !host.attrAdded(name)) {
               state.addAll(name, {
                   lazy : config,
                   added : true
               });
           } else {

               if (host.attrAdded(name) && !state.get(name, IS_LAZY_ADD)) { Y.log('Attribute: ' + name + ' already exists. Cannot add it again without removing it first', 'warn', 'attribute'); }

               if (!host.attrAdded(name) || state.get(name, IS_LAZY_ADD)) {

                   hasValue = (VALUE in config);

                   if (config.readOnly && !hasValue) { Y.log('readOnly attribute: ' + name + ', added without an initial value. Value will be set on initial call to set', 'warn', 'attribute');}

                   if (hasValue) {
                       // We'll go through set, don't want to set value in config directly
                       value = config.value;
                       delete config.value;
                   }

                   config.added = true;
                   config.initializing = true;

                   state.addAll(name, config);

                   if (hasValue) {
                       // Go through set, so that raw values get normalized/validated
                       host.set(name, value);
                   }

                   state.remove(name, INITIALIZING);
               }
           }

           return host;
       },

       /**
        * Checks if the given attribute has been added to the host
        *
        * @method attrAdded
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute to check.
        * @return {boolean} true if an attribute with the given name has been added, false if it hasn't. This method will return true for lazily added attributes.
        */
       attrAdded: function(name) {
           return !!this._state.get(name, ADDED);
       },

       /**
        * Returns the current value of the attribute. If the attribute
        * has been configured with a 'getter' function, this method will delegate
        * to the 'getter' to obtain the value of the attribute.
        *
        * @method get
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute. If the value of the attribute is an Object,
        * dot notation can be used to obtain the value of a property of the object (e.g. <code>get("x.y.z")</code>)
        *
        * @return {Any} The value of the attribute
        */
       get : function(name) {
           return this._getAttr(name);
       },

       /**
        * Checks whether or not the attribute is one which has been
        * added lazily and still requires initialization.
        *
        * @method _isLazyAttr
        * @private
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute
        * @return {boolean} true if it's a lazily added attribute, false otherwise.
        */
       _isLazyAttr: function(name) {
           return this._state.get(name, LAZY);
       },

       /**
        * Finishes initializing an attribute which has been lazily added.
        *
        * @method _addLazyAttr
        * @private
        * @param {Object} name The name of the attribute
        */
       _addLazyAttr: function(name, cfg) {
           var state = this._state,
               lazyCfg = state.get(name, LAZY);

           state.add(name, IS_LAZY_ADD, true);
           state.remove(name, LAZY);
           this.addAttr(name, lazyCfg);
       },

       /**
        * Sets the value of an attribute.
        *
        * @method set
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute. If the
        * current value of the attribute is an Object, dot notation can be used
        * to set the value of a property within the object (e.g. <code>set("x.y.z", 5)</code>).
        *
        * @param {Any} value The value to set the attribute to.
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       set : function(name, val) {
           return this._setAttr(name, val);
       },

       /**
        * Allows setting of readOnly/writeOnce attributes. See <a href="#method_set">set</a> for argument details.
        *
        * @method _set
        * @protected
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @param {Any} val The value to set the attribute to.
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       _set : function(name, val) {
           return this._setAttr(name, val, null, true);
       },

       /**
        * Provides the common implementation for the public set and protected _set methods.
        *
        * See <a href="#method_set">set</a> for argument details.
        *
        * @method _setAttr
        * @protected
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @param {Any} value The value to set the attribute to.
        * @param {Object} opts (Optional) Optional event data to be mixed into
        * the event facade passed to subscribers of the attribute's change event.
        * This is currently a hack. There's no real need for the AttributeCore implementation
        * to support this parameter, but breaking it out into AttributeEvents, results in
        * additional function hops for the critical path. May change in 3.5.0 PR3.
        * @param {boolean} force If true, allows the caller to set values for
        * readOnly or writeOnce attributes which have already been set.
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       _setAttr : function(name, val, opts, force)  {

           // HACK - no real reason core needs to know about opts, but
           // it adds fn hops if we want to break it out.
           // Not sure it's worth it for this critical path

           var allowSet = true,
               state = this._state,
               stateProxy = this._stateProxy,
               cfg,
               initialSet,
               strPath,
               path,
               currVal,
               writeOnce,
               initializing;

           if (name.indexOf(DOT) !== -1) {
               strPath = name;
               path = name.split(DOT);
               name = path.shift();
           }

           if (this._isLazyAttr(name)) {
               this._addLazyAttr(name);
           }

           cfg = state.getAll(name, true) || {};

           initialSet = (!(VALUE in cfg));

           if (stateProxy && name in stateProxy && !cfg._bypassProxy) {
               // TODO: Value is always set for proxy. Can we do any better? Maybe take a snapshot as the initial value for the first call to set?
               initialSet = false;
           }

           writeOnce = cfg.writeOnce;
           initializing = cfg.initializing;

           if (!initialSet && !force) {

               if (writeOnce) {
                   Y.log('Set attribute:' + name + ', aborted; Attribute is writeOnce', 'warn', 'attribute');
                   allowSet = false;
               }

               if (cfg.readOnly) {
                   Y.log('Set attribute:' + name + ', aborted; Attribute is readOnly', 'warn', 'attribute');
                   allowSet = false;
               }
           }

           if (!initializing && !force && writeOnce === INIT_ONLY) {
               Y.log('Set attribute:' + name + ', aborted; Attribute is writeOnce: "initOnly"', 'warn', 'attribute');
               allowSet = false;
           }

           if (allowSet) {
               // Don't need currVal if initialSet (might fail in custom getter if it always expects a non-undefined/non-null value)
               if (!initialSet) {
                   currVal =  this.get(name);
               }

               if (path) {
                  val = O.setValue(Y.clone(currVal), path, val);

                  if (val === undefined) {
                      Y.log('Set attribute path:' + strPath + ', aborted; Path is invalid', 'warn', 'attribute');
                      allowSet = false;
                  }
               }

               if (allowSet) {
                   if (!this._fireAttrChange || initializing) {
                       this._setAttrVal(name, strPath, currVal, val);
                   } else {
                       // HACK - no real reason core needs to know about _fireAttrChange, but
                       // it adds fn hops if we want to break it out. Not sure it's worth it for this critical path
                       this._fireAttrChange(name, strPath, currVal, val, opts);
                   }
               }
           }

           return this;
       },

       /**
        * Provides the common implementation for the public get method,
        * allowing Attribute hosts to over-ride either method.
        *
        * See <a href="#method_get">get</a> for argument details.
        *
        * @method _getAttr
        * @protected
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute.
        * @return {Any} The value of the attribute.
        */
       _getAttr : function(name) {
           var host = this, // help compression
               fullName = name,
               state = host._state,
               path,
               getter,
               val,
               cfg;

           if (name.indexOf(DOT) !== -1) {
               path = name.split(DOT);
               name = path.shift();
           }

           // On Demand - Should be rare - handles out of order valueFn references
           if (host._tCfgs && host._tCfgs[name]) {
               cfg = {};
               cfg[name] = host._tCfgs[name];
               delete host._tCfgs[name];
               host._addAttrs(cfg, host._tVals);
           }

           // Lazy Init
           if (host._isLazyAttr(name)) {
               host._addLazyAttr(name);
           }

           val = host._getStateVal(name);

           getter = state.get(name, GETTER);

           if (getter && !getter.call) {
               getter = this[getter];
           }

           val = (getter) ? getter.call(host, val, fullName) : val;
           val = (path) ? O.getValue(val, path) : val;

           return val;
       },

       /**
        * Gets the stored value for the attribute, from either the
        * internal state object, or the state proxy if it exits
        *
        * @method _getStateVal
        * @private
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute
        * @return {Any} The stored value of the attribute
        */
       _getStateVal : function(name) {
           var stateProxy = this._stateProxy;
           return stateProxy && (name in stateProxy) && !this._state.get(name, BYPASS_PROXY) ? stateProxy[name] : this._state.get(name, VALUE);
       },

       /**
        * Sets the stored value for the attribute, in either the
        * internal state object, or the state proxy if it exits
        *
        * @method _setStateVal
        * @private
        * @param {String} name The name of the attribute
        * @param {Any} value The value of the attribute
        */
       _setStateVal : function(name, value) {
           var stateProxy = this._stateProxy;
           if (stateProxy && (name in stateProxy) && !this._state.get(name, BYPASS_PROXY)) {
               stateProxy[name] = value;
           } else {
               this._state.add(name, VALUE, value);
           }
       },

       /**
        * Updates the stored value of the attribute in the privately held State object,
        * if validation and setter passes.
        *
        * @method _setAttrVal
        * @private
        * @param {String} attrName The attribute name.
        * @param {String} subAttrName The sub-attribute name, if setting a sub-attribute property ("x.y.z").
        * @param {Any} prevVal The currently stored value of the attribute.
        * @param {Any} newVal The value which is going to be stored.
        *
        * @return {booolean} true if the new attribute value was stored, false if not.
        */
       _setAttrVal : function(attrName, subAttrName, prevVal, newVal) {

           var host = this,
               allowSet = true,
               cfg = this._state.getAll(attrName, true) || {},
               validator = cfg.validator,
               setter = cfg.setter,
               initializing = cfg.initializing,
               name = subAttrName || attrName,
               retVal,
               valid;

           if (validator) {
               if (!validator.call) {
                   // Assume string - trying to keep critical path tight, so avoiding Lang check
                   validator = this[validator];
               }
               if (validator) {
                   valid = validator.call(host, newVal, name);

                   if (!valid && initializing) {
                       newVal = cfg.defaultValue;
                       valid = true; // Assume it's valid, for perf.
                   }
               }
           }

           if (!validator || valid) {
               if (setter) {
                   if (!setter.call) {
                       // Assume string - trying to keep critical path tight, so avoiding Lang check
                       setter = this[setter];
                   }
                   if (setter) {
                       retVal = setter.call(host, newVal, name);

                       if (retVal === INVALID_VALUE) {
                           Y.log('Attribute: ' + attrName + ', setter returned Attribute.INVALID_VALUE for value:' + newVal, 'warn', 'attribute');
                           allowSet = false;
                       } else if (retVal !== undefined){
                           Y.log('Attribute: ' + attrName + ', raw value: ' + newVal + ' modified by setter to:' + retVal, 'info', 'attribute');
                           newVal = retVal;
                       }
                   }
               }

               if (allowSet) {
                   if(!subAttrName && (newVal === this._getStateVal(attrName)) && !Lang.isObject(newVal)) {
                       Y.log('Attribute: ' + attrName + ', value unchanged:' + newVal, 'warn', 'attribute');
                       allowSet = false;
                   } else {
                       // Store value
                       if (!(INIT_VALUE in cfg)) {
                           cfg.initValue = newVal;
                       }
                       host._setStateVal(attrName, newVal);
                   }
               }

           } else {
               Y.log('Attribute:' + attrName + ', Validation failed for value:' + newVal, 'warn', 'attribute');
               allowSet = false;
           }

           return allowSet;
       },

       /**
        * Sets multiple attribute values.
        *
        * @method setAttrs
        * @param {Object} attrs  An object with attributes name/value pairs.
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        * @chainable
        */
       setAttrs : function(attrs) {
           return this._setAttrs(attrs);
       },

       /**
        * Implementation behind the public setAttrs method, to set multiple attribute values.
        *
        * @method _setAttrs
        * @protected
        * @param {Object} attrs  An object with attributes name/value pairs.
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        * @chainable
        */
       _setAttrs : function(attrs) {
           for (var attr in attrs) {
               if ( attrs.hasOwnProperty(attr) ) {
                   this.set(attr, attrs[attr]);
               }
           }
           return this;
       },

       /**
        * Gets multiple attribute values.
        *
        * @method getAttrs
        * @param {Array | boolean} attrs Optional. An array of attribute names. If omitted, all attribute values are
        * returned. If set to true, all attributes modified from their initial values are returned.
        * @return {Object} An object with attribute name/value pairs.
        */
       getAttrs : function(attrs) {
           return this._getAttrs(attrs);
       },

       /**
        * Implementation behind the public getAttrs method, to get multiple attribute values.
        *
        * @method _getAttrs
        * @protected
        * @param {Array | boolean} attrs Optional. An array of attribute names. If omitted, all attribute values are
        * returned. If set to true, all attributes modified from their initial values are returned.
        * @return {Object} An object with attribute name/value pairs.
        */
       _getAttrs : function(attrs) {
           var host = this,
               o = {},
               i, l, attr, val,
               modifiedOnly = (attrs === true);

           // TODO - figure out how to get all "added"
           attrs = (attrs && !modifiedOnly) ? attrs : O.keys(host._state.data);

           for (i = 0, l = attrs.length; i < l; i++) {
               // Go through get, to honor cloning/normalization
               attr = attrs[i];
               val = host.get(attr);

               if (!modifiedOnly || host._getStateVal(attr) != host._state.get(attr, INIT_VALUE)) {
                   o[attr] = host.get(attr);
               }
           }

           return o;
       },

       /**
        * Configures a group of attributes, and sets initial values.
        *
        * <p>
        * <strong>NOTE:</strong> This method does not isolate the configuration object by merging/cloning.
        * The caller is responsible for merging/cloning the configuration object if required.
        * </p>
        *
        * @method addAttrs
        * @chainable
        *
        * @param {Object} cfgs An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
        * @param {Object} values An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply.
        * Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
        * @param {boolean} lazy Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set.
        * Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration.
        * See <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a>.
        *
        * @return {Object} A reference to the host object.
        */
       addAttrs : function(cfgs, values, lazy) {
           var host = this; // help compression
           if (cfgs) {
               host._tCfgs = cfgs;
               host._tVals = host._normAttrVals(values);
               host._addAttrs(cfgs, host._tVals, lazy);
               host._tCfgs = host._tVals = null;
           }

           return host;
       },

       /**
        * Implementation behind the public addAttrs method.
        *
        * This method is invoked directly by get if it encounters a scenario
        * in which an attribute's valueFn attempts to obtain the
        * value an attribute in the same group of attributes, which has not yet
        * been added (on demand initialization).
        *
        * @method _addAttrs
        * @private
        * @param {Object} cfgs An object with attribute name/configuration pairs.
        * @param {Object} values An object with attribute name/value pairs, defining the initial values to apply.
        * Values defined in the cfgs argument will be over-written by values in this argument unless defined as read only.
        * @param {boolean} lazy Whether or not to delay the intialization of these attributes until the first call to get/set.
        * Individual attributes can over-ride this behavior by defining a lazyAdd configuration property in their configuration.
        * See <a href="#method_addAttr">addAttr</a>.
        */
       _addAttrs : function(cfgs, values, lazy) {
           var host = this, // help compression
               attr,
               attrCfg,
               value;

           for (attr in cfgs) {
               if (cfgs.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {

                   // Not Merging. Caller is responsible for isolating configs
                   attrCfg = cfgs[attr];
                   attrCfg.defaultValue = attrCfg.value;

                   // Handle simple, complex and user values, accounting for read-only
                   value = host._getAttrInitVal(attr, attrCfg, host._tVals);

                   if (value !== undefined) {
                       attrCfg.value = value;
                   }

                   if (host._tCfgs[attr]) {
                       delete host._tCfgs[attr];
                   }

                   host.addAttr(attr, attrCfg, lazy);
               }
           }
       },

       /**
        * Utility method to protect an attribute configuration
        * hash, by merging the entire object and the individual
        * attr config objects.
        *
        * @method _protectAttrs
        * @protected
        * @param {Object} attrs A hash of attribute to configuration object pairs.
        * @return {Object} A protected version of the attrs argument.
        */
       _protectAttrs : function(attrs) {
           if (attrs) {
               attrs = Y.merge(attrs);
               for (var attr in attrs) {
                   if (attrs.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
                       attrs[attr] = Y.merge(attrs[attr]);
                   }
               }
           }
           return attrs;
       },

       /**
        * Utility method to normalize attribute values. The base implementation
        * simply merges the hash to protect the original.
        *
        * @method _normAttrVals
        * @param {Object} valueHash An object with attribute name/value pairs
        *
        * @return {Object}
        *
        * @private
        */
       _normAttrVals : function(valueHash) {
           return (valueHash) ? Y.merge(valueHash) : null;
       },

       /**
        * Returns the initial value of the given attribute from
        * either the default configuration provided, or the
        * over-ridden value if it exists in the set of initValues
        * provided and the attribute is not read-only.
        *
        * @param {String} attr The name of the attribute
        * @param {Object} cfg The attribute configuration object
        * @param {Object} initValues The object with simple and complex attribute name/value pairs returned from _normAttrVals
        *
        * @return {Any} The initial value of the attribute.
        *
        * @method _getAttrInitVal
        * @private
        */
       _getAttrInitVal : function(attr, cfg, initValues) {
           var val, valFn;
           // init value is provided by the user if it exists, else, provided by the config
           if (!cfg.readOnly && initValues && initValues.hasOwnProperty(attr)) {
               val = initValues[attr];
           } else {
               val = cfg.value;
               valFn = cfg.valueFn;

               if (valFn) {
                   if (!valFn.call) {
                       valFn = this[valFn];
                   }
                   if (valFn) {
                       val = valFn.call(this);
                   }
               }
           }

           Y.log('initValue for ' + attr + ':' + val, 'info', 'attribute');

           return val;
       },

       /**
        * Utility method to set up initial attributes defined during construction, either through the constructor.ATTRS property, or explicitly passed in.
        *
        * @method _initAttrs
        * @protected
        * @param attrs {Object} The attributes to add during construction (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These can also be defined on the constructor being augmented with Attribute by defining the ATTRS property on the constructor.
        * @param values {Object} The initial attribute values to apply (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>). These are not merged/cloned. The caller is responsible for isolating user provided values if required.
        * @param lazy {boolean} Whether or not to add attributes lazily (passed through to <a href="#method_addAttrs">addAttrs</a>).
        */
       _initAttrs : function(attrs, values, lazy) {
           // ATTRS support for Node, which is not Base based
           attrs = attrs || this.constructor.ATTRS;

           var Base = Y.Base,
               BaseCore = Y.BaseCore,
               baseInst = (Base && Y.instanceOf(this, Base)),
               baseCoreInst = (!baseInst && BaseCore && Y.instanceOf(this, BaseCore));

           if ( attrs && !baseInst && !baseCoreInst) {
               this.addAttrs(this._protectAttrs(attrs), values, lazy);
           }
       }
   };

   Y.AttributeCore = AttributeCore;