Inheritance in nodejs

To inherit the properties we can use util.inherits method


var util  = require('util')
util.inherits(child, parent)

/**
 * Inherit the prototype methods from one constructor into another.
 *
 * The Function.prototype.inherits from lang.js rewritten as a standalone
 * function (not on Function.prototype). NOTE: If this file is to be loaded
 * during bootstrapping this function needs to be rewritten using some native
 * functions as prototype setup using normal JavaScript does not work as
 * expected during bootstrapping (see mirror.js in r114903).
 *
 * @param {function} ctor Constructor function which needs to inherit the
 * prototype.
 * @param {function} superCtor Constructor function to inherit prototype from.
 */
exports.inherits = function(ctor, superCtor) {
    ctor.super_ = superCtor;
    ctor.prototype = Object.create(superCtor.prototype, {
        constructor: {
            value: ctor,
            enumerable: false,
            writable: true,
            configurable: true
        }
    });

};