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// get n'th even number:
var numbers = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
var n = Link(numbers).where(function(item) { return item % 2 == 0; }).get(3).toArray(); // returns [4]

// get enemy with lowest health:
var enemies = [{hp: 20}, {hp: 35}, {hp: 15}, {hp: 40}];
var n = Link(enemies).sort(function(a, b) { return a.hp - b.hp; });

// get a person on the map at a location (assume the x, y, and tile function are defined):
var n = Link(GetPersonList()).where(function(name) { return GetPersonTileX(name) == x && GetPersonTileY(name) == y; }).first();

// see if a particular person exists:
var n = Link(GetPersonList()).where(function(name) { return name == "player"; }).length() > 0;

var array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8];
var evens = Link(array).where(n => n % 2 == 0)->each(n => Print(n));

Function.prototype.bind = function (self) {
    var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1), func = this;
    return function () {
        return func.apply(self, args.concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
    };
};

({
    Shop: {
        items: ["item", "item", "item"],

        talk: function() {
            ShowShop(this.items);
        },
    },
});

var world = JSON.stringify(persist.getWorldState());

Debug.alert(persist.getWorldState()[GetCurrentMap()].Shop.items);
Debug.alert(JSON.parse(world)[GetCurrentMap()].Shop.items);

    /* Tie an existing object to a prototype. */
    function tieToPrototype(obj, proto)
    {
        var protoTie = function () {};
        protoTie.prototype = proto;
        var newObj = new protoTie();
        for (var p in obj) {
            if (p in proto && typeof proto[p] == 'object')
                newObj[p] = tieToPrototype(obj[p], proto[p]);
            else
                newObj[p] = obj[p];
        }
        return newObj;
    }

persist.map().Shop.new_var = true;

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/**
* Serialize(obj : object);
*  - Use this to JSON an object; AND preserve the data type.
**/
function Serialize(obj)
{
	function Make(obj) {
		var o = { zztype: obj.constructor.name };
		for (var i in obj) {
			if (!(obj[i] instanceof Array) && typeof obj[i] == "object")
				o[i] = Make(obj[i]);
			else
				o[i] = obj[i];
		}
		return o;
	}
	
	return JSON.stringify(Make(obj));
}

/**
* Deserialize(s : string);
*  - Use this to parse a JSON object; AND restore the methods.
**/
function Deserialize(s)
{
	function Make(o) {
		var obj = new this[o.zztype]();
		for (var i in o) {
			if (!(o[i] instanceof Array) && o[i] typeof "object")
				obj[i] = Make(o[i]);
			else
				obj[i] = o[i];
		}
		delete obj.zztype;
		return obj;
	}
	
	return Make(JSON.parse(s));
}

function Item() {
  this.image = LoadImage("dagger.png"); // an image... which can't be saved to file...
  this.damage = 5; // this however can; even with JSON.
}

// but this method will be stripped during JSON creation
Item.prototype.swing = function() {
  Print("Did " + this.damage + " damage!");
}

var item = new Item();
item.damage += 2; // I upgraded it!!

// serialization keeps an object, well the same object!
var s = Serialize(item);
File.save("item", s); // now I saved it to file!

var o = File.recall("item", "");
item = Deserialize(o);

item.swing(); // prints "Did 7 damage!"
item instanceof Item // returns true