    /**
     * @author Jacky Nguyen <jacky@sencha.com>
     * @docauthor Jacky Nguyen <jacky@sencha.com>
     * @class Ext.Base
     *
     * The root of all classes created with {@link Ext#define}
     * All prototype and static members of this class are inherited by any other class
     *
     */
    (function(flexSetter) {

    var Base = Ext.Base = function() {};
        Base.prototype = {
            $className: 'Ext.Base',

            $class: Base,

            /**
             * Get the reference to the current class from which this object was instantiated. Unlike {@link Ext.Base#statics},
             * `this.self` is scope-dependent and it's meant to be used for dynamic inheritance. See {@link Ext.Base#statics}
             * for a detailed comparison
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
             *         statics: {
             *             speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
             *         },
             *
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             alert(this.self.speciesName); / dependent on 'this'
             *
             *             return this;
             *         },
             *
             *         clone: function() {
             *             return new this.self();
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
             *         extend: 'My.Cat',
             *         statics: {
             *             speciesName: 'Snow Leopard'         // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     var cat = new My.Cat();                     // alerts 'Cat'
             *     var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard();     // alerts 'Snow Leopard'
             *
             *     var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
             *     alert(Ext.getClassName(clone));             // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
             *
             * @type Class
             * @protected
             * @markdown
             */
            self: Base,

            /**
             * Default constructor, simply returns `this`
             *
             * @constructor
             * @protected
             * @return {Object} this
             */
            constructor: function() {
                return this;
            },

            /**
             * Initialize configuration for this class. a typical example:
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.awesome.Class', {
             *         // The default config
             *         config: {
             *             name: 'Awesome',
             *             isAwesome: true
             *         },
             *
             *         constructor: function(config) {
             *             this.initConfig(config);
             *
             *             return this;
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     var awesome = new My.awesome.Class({
             *         name: 'Super Awesome'
             *     });
             *
             *     alert(awesome.getName()); // 'Super Awesome'
             *
             * @protected
             * @param {Object} config
             * @return {Object} mixins The mixin prototypes as key - value pairs
             * @markdown
             */
            initConfig: function(config) {
                if (!this.$configInited) {
                    this.config = Ext.Object.merge({}, this.config || {}, config || {});

                    this.applyConfig(this.config);

                    this.$configInited = true;
                }

                return this;
            },

            /**
             * @private
             */
            setConfig: function(config) {
                this.applyConfig(config || {});

                return this;
            },

            /**
             * @private
             */
            applyConfig: flexSetter(function(name, value) {
                var setter = 'set' + Ext.String.capitalize(name);

                if (typeof this[setter] === 'function') {
                    this[setter].call(this, value);
                }

                return this;
            }),

            /**
             * Call the parent's overridden method. For example:
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.own.A', {
             *         constructor: function(test) {
             *             alert(test);
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.own.B', {
             *         extend: 'My.own.A',
             *
             *         constructor: function(test) {
             *             alert(test);
             *
             *             this.callParent([test + 1]);
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.own.C', {
             *         extend: 'My.own.B',
             *
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             alert("Going to call parent's overriden constructor...");
             *
             *             this.callParent(arguments);
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     var a = new My.own.A(1); // alerts '1'
             *     var b = new My.own.B(1); // alerts '1', then alerts '2'
             *     var c = new My.own.C(2); // alerts "Going to call parent's overriden constructor..."
             *                              // alerts '2', then alerts '3'
             *
             * @protected
             * @param {Array/Arguments} args The arguments, either an array or the `arguments` object
             * from the current method, for example: `this.callParent(arguments)`
             * @return {Mixed} Returns the result from the superclass' method
             * @markdown
             */
            callParent: function(args) {
                var method = this.callParent.caller,
                    parentClass, methodName;

                if (!method.$owner) {
                    //<debug error>
                    if (!method.caller) {
                        Ext.Error.raise({
                            sourceClass: Ext.getClassName(this),
                            sourceMethod: "callParent",
                            msg: "Attempting to call a protected method from the public scope, which is not allowed"
                        });
                    }
                    //</debug>

                    method = method.caller;
                }

                parentClass = method.$owner.superclass;
                methodName = method.$name;

                //<debug error>
                if (!(methodName in parentClass)) {
                    Ext.Error.raise({
                        sourceClass: Ext.getClassName(this),
                        sourceMethod: methodName,
                        msg: "this.callParent() was called but there's no such method (" + methodName +
                             ") found in the parent class (" + (Ext.getClassName(parentClass) || 'Object') + ")"
                     });
                }
                //</debug>

                return parentClass[methodName].apply(this, args || []);
            },

            /**
             * Get the reference to the class from which this object was instantiated. Note that unlike {@link Ext.Base#self},
             * `this.statics()` is scope-independent and it always returns the class from which it was called, regardless of what
             * `this` points to during run-time
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
             *         statics: {
             *             totalCreated: 0,
             *             speciesName: 'Cat' // My.Cat.speciesName = 'Cat'
             *         },
             *
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             var statics = this.statics();
             *
             *             alert(statics.speciesName);     // always equals to 'Cat' no matter what 'this' refers to
             *                                             // equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
             *
             *             alert(this.self.speciesName);   // dependent on 'this'
             *
             *             statics.totalCreated++;
             *
             *             return this;
             *         },
             *
             *         clone: function() {
             *             var cloned = new this.self;                      // dependent on 'this'
             *
             *             cloned.groupName = this.statics().speciesName;   // equivalent to: My.Cat.speciesName
             *
             *             return cloned;
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.SnowLeopard', {
             *         extend: 'My.Cat',
             *
             *         statics: {
             *             speciesName: 'Snow Leopard'     // My.SnowLeopard.speciesName = 'Snow Leopard'
             *         },
             *
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             this.callParent();
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     var cat = new My.Cat();                 // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Cat'
             *
             *     var snowLeopard = new My.SnowLeopard(); // alerts 'Cat', then alerts 'Snow Leopard'
             *
             *     var clone = snowLeopard.clone();
             *     alert(Ext.getClassName(clone));         // alerts 'My.SnowLeopard'
             *     alert(clone.groupName);                 // alerts 'Cat'
             *
             *     alert(My.Cat.totalCreated);             // alerts 3
             *
             * @protected
             * @return {Class}
             * @markdown
             */
            statics: function() {
                var method = this.statics.caller,
                    self = this.self;

                if (!method) {
                    return self;
                }

                return method.$owner;
            },

            /**
             * Call the original method that was previously overridden with {@link Ext.Base#override}
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             alert("I'm a cat!");
             *
             *             return this;
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     My.Cat.override({
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
             *
             *             var instance = this.callOverridden();
             *
             *             alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
             *
             *             return instance;
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
             *                               // alerts "I'm a cat!"
             *                               // alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
             *
             * @param {Array/Arguments} args The arguments, either an array or the `arguments` object
             * @return {Mixed} Returns the result after calling the overridden method
             * @markdown
             */
            callOverridden: function(args) {
                var method = this.callOverridden.caller;

                //<debug error>
                if (!method.$owner) {
                    Ext.Error.raise({
                        sourceClass: Ext.getClassName(this),
                        sourceMethod: "callOverridden",
                        msg: "Attempting to call a protected method from the public scope, which is not allowed"
                    });
                }

                if (!method.$previous) {
                    Ext.Error.raise({
                        sourceClass: Ext.getClassName(this),
                        sourceMethod: "callOverridden",
                        msg: "this.callOverridden was called in '" + method.$name +
                             "' but this method has never been overridden"
                     });
                }
                //</debug>

                return method.$previous.apply(this, args || []);
            },

            destroy: function() {}
        };

        // These static properties will be copied to every newly created class with {@link Ext#define}
        Ext.apply(Ext.Base, {
            /**
             * Create a new instance of this Class.
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
             *         ...
             *     });
             *
             *     My.cool.Class.create({
             *         someConfig: true
             *     });
             *
             * @property create
             * @static
             * @type Function
             * @markdown
             */
            create: function() {
                return Ext.create.apply(Ext, [this].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0)));
            },

            /**
             * @private
             */
            own: flexSetter(function(name, value) {
                if (typeof value === 'function') {
                    this.ownMethod(name, value);
                }
                else {
                    this.prototype[name] = value;
                }
            }),

            /**
             * @private
             */
            ownMethod: function(name, fn) {
                var originalFn;

                if (fn.$owner !== undefined && fn !== Ext.emptyFn) {
                    originalFn = fn;

                    fn = function() {
                        return originalFn.apply(this, arguments);
                    };
                }

                //<debug>
                var className;
                className = Ext.getClassName(this);
                if (className) {
                    fn.displayName = className + '#' + name;
                }
                //</debug>
                fn.$owner = this;
                fn.$name = name;

                this.prototype[name] = fn;
            },

            /**
             * Add / override static properties of this class.
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
             *         ...
             *     });
             *
             *     My.cool.Class.addStatics({
             *         someProperty: 'someValue',      // My.cool.Class.someProperty = 'someValue'
             *         method1: function() { ... },    // My.cool.Class.method1 = function() { ... };
             *         method2: function() { ... }     // My.cool.Class.method2 = function() { ... };
             *     });
             *
             * @property addStatics
             * @static
             * @type Function
             * @param {Object} members
             * @markdown
             */
            addStatics: function(members) {
                for (var name in members) {
                    if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                        this[name] = members[name];
                    }
                }

                return this;
            },

            /**
             * Add methods / properties to the prototype of this class.
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.awesome.Cat', {
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             ...
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *      My.awesome.Cat.implement({
             *          meow: function() {
             *             alert('Meowww...');
             *          }
             *      });
             *
             *      var kitty = new My.awesome.Cat;
             *      kitty.meow();
             *
             * @property implement
             * @static
             * @type Function
             * @param {Object} members
             * @markdown
             */
            implement: function(members) {
                var prototype = this.prototype,
                    name, i, member, previous;
                //<debug>
                var className = Ext.getClassName(this);
                //</debug>
                for (name in members) {
                    if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                        member = members[name];

                        if (typeof member === 'function') {
                            member.$owner = this;
                            member.$name = name;
                            //<debug>
                            if (className) {
                                member.displayName = className + '#' + name;
                            }
                            //</debug>
                        }

                        prototype[name] = member;
                    }
                }

                if (Ext.enumerables) {
                    var enumerables = Ext.enumerables;

                    for (i = enumerables.length; i--;) {
                        name = enumerables[i];

                        if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                            member = members[name];
                            member.$owner = this;
                            member.$name = name;
                            prototype[name] = member;
                        }
                    }
                }
            },

            /**
             * Borrow another class' members to the prototype of this class.
             *
             *     Ext.define('Bank', {
             *         money: '$$$',
             *         printMoney: function() {
             *             alert('$$$$$$$');
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     Ext.define('Thief', {
             *         ...
             *     });
             *
             *     Thief.borrow(Bank, ['money', 'printMoney']);
             *
             *     var steve = new Thief();
             *
             *     alert(steve.money); // alerts '$$$'
             *     steve.printMoney(); // alerts '$$$$$$$'
             *
             * @property borrow
             * @static
             * @type Function
             * @param {Ext.Base} fromClass The class to borrow members from
             * @param {Array/String} members The names of the members to borrow
             * @return {Ext.Base} this
             * @markdown
             */
            borrow: function(fromClass, members) {
                var fromPrototype = fromClass.prototype,
                    i, ln, member;

                members = Ext.Array.from(members);

                for (i = 0, ln = members.length; i < ln; i++) {
                    member = members[i];

                    this.own(member, fromPrototype[member]);
                }

                return this;
            },

            /**
             * Override prototype members of this class. Overridden methods can be invoked via
             * {@link Ext.Base#callOverridden}
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.Cat', {
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             alert("I'm a cat!");
             *
             *             return this;
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     My.Cat.override({
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             alert("I'm going to be a cat!");
             *
             *             var instance = this.callOverridden();
             *
             *             alert("Meeeeoooowwww");
             *
             *             return instance;
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     var kitty = new My.Cat(); // alerts "I'm going to be a cat!"
             *                               // alerts "I'm a cat!"
             *                               // alerts "Meeeeoooowwww"
             *
             * @property override
             * @static
             * @type Function
             * @param {Object} members
             * @return {Ext.Base} this
             * @markdown
             */
            override: function(members) {
                var prototype = this.prototype,
                    name, i, member, previous;

                for (name in members) {
                    if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                        member = members[name];

                        if (typeof member === 'function') {
                            if (typeof prototype[name] === 'function') {
                                previous = prototype[name];
                                member.$previous = previous;
                            }

                            this.ownMethod(name, member);
                        }
                        else {
                            prototype[name] = member;
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (Ext.enumerables) {
                    var enumerables = Ext.enumerables;

                    for (i = enumerables.length; i--;) {
                        name = enumerables[i];

                        if (members.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
                            if (prototype[name] !== undefined) {
                                previous = prototype[name];
                                members[name].$previous = previous;
                            }

                            this.ownMethod(name, members[name]);
                        }
                    }
                }

                return this;
            },

            /**
             * Used internally by the mixins pre-processor
             * @private
             */
            mixin: flexSetter(function(name, cls) {
                var mixin = cls.prototype,
                    my = this.prototype,
                    i, fn;

                for (i in mixin) {
                    if (mixin.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
                        if (my[i] === undefined) {
                            if (typeof mixin[i] === 'function') {
                                fn = mixin[i];

                                if (fn.$owner === undefined) {
                                    this.ownMethod(i, fn);
                                }
                                else {
                                    my[i] = fn;
                                }
                            }
                            else {
                                my[i] = mixin[i];
                            }
                        }
                        else if (i === 'config' && my.config && mixin.config) {
                            Ext.Object.merge(my.config, mixin.config);
                        }
                    }
                }

                if (my.mixins === undefined) {
                    my.mixins = {};
                }

                my.mixins[name] = mixin;
            }),

            /**
             * Get the current class' name in string format.
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
             *         constructor: function() {
             *             alert(this.self.getName()); // alerts 'My.cool.Class'
             *         }
             *     });
             *
             *     My.cool.Class.getName(); // 'My.cool.Class'
             *
             * @return {String} className
             * @markdown
             */
            getName: function() {
                return Ext.getClassName(this);
            },

            /**
             * Create aliases for existing prototype methods. Example:
             *
             *     Ext.define('My.cool.Class', {
             *         method1: function() { ... },
             *         method2: function() { ... }
             *     });
             *
             *     var test = new My.cool.Class();
             *
             *     My.cool.Class.createAlias({
             *         method3: 'method1',
             *         method4: 'method2'
             *     });
             *
             *     test.method3(); // test.method1()
             *
             *     My.cool.Class.createAlias('method5', 'method3');
             *
             *     test.method5(); // test.method3() -> test.method1()
             *
             * @property createAlias
             * @static
             * @type Function
             * @param {String/Object} alias The new method name, or an object to set multiple aliases. See
             * {@link Ext.Function#flexSetter flexSetter}
             * @param {String/Object} origin The original method name
             * @markdown
             */
            createAlias: flexSetter(function(alias, origin) {
                this.prototype[alias] = this.prototype[origin];
            })
        });

    })(Ext.Function.flexSetter);