How to Implement the noSuchMethod Feature for Properties in JavaScript

In JavaScript, the noSuchMethod feature in implementations like Rhino and SpiderMonkey allows developers to implement dynamic behavior for unimplemented methods. This feature enables proxy objects to return a custom message or perform a specific action when a non-existent method is called.

While there is no direct equivalent for properties in the standard JavaScript language, it is possible to emulate similar functionality using ECMAScript 6 Proxies. The release of ECMAScript 6 has introduced Proxies, a powerful tool that allows you to intercept property access and define custom behavior.

To achieve __noSuchMethod__-like functionality for properties, you can use the following approach:

1. Define a custom Proxy handler that overrides the "get" trap:

get: function(target, property) {
  if (property in target) {
    // Return the property value if it exists
    return target[property];
  } else if (typeof target.__noSuchMethod__ == "function") {
    // Call the __noSuchMethod__ method with the property name
    // as the first argument and any additional arguments as the rest
    return function(...args) {
      return target.__noSuchMethod__.call(target, property, args);
    };
  }
}

2. Create a function to enable this behavior:

function enableNoSuchMethod(obj) {
  return new Proxy(obj, getTrapHandler);
}

3. Use the enableNoSuchMethod function to wrap your proxy objects:

const proxy = enableNoSuchMethod({
  __noSuchMethod__: function(name, args) {
    console.log(`No such property ${name} accessed with ${args}`);
  }
});

console.log(proxy.someProperty); // Logs "No such property someProperty accessed with []"

By applying this approach, you can emulate the behavior of noSuchMethod for properties in JavaScript using ECMAScript 6 Proxies. This technique allows you to dynamically handle property access and provides a way to implement custom behavior when attempting to access non-existent properties.