/**
 * @namespace fabric.CommonMethods
 */
fabric.CommonMethods = {

  /**
   * Sets object's properties from options
   * @param {Object} [options] Options object
   */
  _setOptions: function(options) {
    for (var prop in options) {
      this.set(prop, options[prop]);
    }
  },

  /**
   * @private
   * @param {Object} [filler] Options object
   * @param {String} [property] property to set the Gradient to
   */
  _initGradient: function(filler, property) {
    if (filler && filler.colorStops && !(filler instanceof fabric.Gradient)) {
      this.set(property, new fabric.Gradient(filler));
    }
  },

  /**
   * @private
   * @param {Object} [filler] Options object
   * @param {String} [property] property to set the Pattern to
   * @param {Function} [callback] callback to invoke after pattern load
   */
  _initPattern: function(filler, property, callback) {
    if (filler && filler.source && !(filler instanceof fabric.Pattern)) {
      this.set(property, new fabric.Pattern(filler, callback));
    }
    else {
      callback && callback();
    }
  },

  /**
   * @private
   */
  _setObject: function(obj) {
    for (var prop in obj) {
      this._set(prop, obj[prop]);
    }
  },

  /**
   * Sets property to a given value. When changing position/dimension -related properties (left, top, scale, angle, etc.) `set` does not update position of object's borders/controls. If you need to update those, call `setCoords()`.
   * @param {String|Object} key Property name or object (if object, iterate over the object properties)
   * @param {Object|Function} value Property value (if function, the value is passed into it and its return value is used as a new one)
   * @return {fabric.Object} thisArg
   * @chainable
   */
  set: function(key, value) {
    if (typeof key === 'object') {
      this._setObject(key);
    }
    else {
      this._set(key, value);
    }
    return this;
  },

  _set: function(key, value) {
    this[key] = value;
  },

  /**
   * Toggles specified property from `true` to `false` or from `false` to `true`
   * @param {String} property Property to toggle
   * @return {fabric.Object} thisArg
   * @chainable
   */
  toggle: function(property) {
    var value = this.get(property);
    if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
      this.set(property, !value);
    }
    return this;
  },

  /**
   * Basic getter
   * @param {String} property Property name
   * @return {*} value of a property
   */
  get: function(property) {
    return this[property];
  }
};