(function() {
  /**
   * Copies all enumerable properties of one js object to another
   * this does not and cannot compete with generic utils.
   * Does not clone or extend fabric.Object subclasses.
   * This is mostly for internal use and has extra handling for fabricJS objects
   * it skips the canvas and group properties in deep cloning.
   * @memberOf fabric.util.object
   * @param {Object} destination Where to copy to
   * @param {Object} source Where to copy from
   * @return {Object}
   */

  function extend(destination, source, deep) {
    // JScript DontEnum bug is not taken care of
    // the deep clone is for internal use, is not meant to avoid
    // javascript traps or cloning html element or self referenced objects.
    if (deep) {
      if (!fabric.isLikelyNode && source instanceof Element) {
        // avoid cloning deep images, canvases,
        destination = source;
      }
      else if (source instanceof Array) {
        destination = [];
        for (var i = 0, len = source.length; i < len; i++) {
          destination[i] = extend({ }, source[i], deep);
        }
      }
      else if (source && typeof source === 'object') {
        for (var property in source) {
          if (property === 'canvas' || property === 'group') {
            // we do not want to clone this props at all.
            // we want to keep the keys in the copy
            destination[property] = null;
          }
          else if (source.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
            destination[property] = extend({ }, source[property], deep);
          }
        }
      }
      else {
        // this sounds odd for an extend but is ok for recursive use
        destination = source;
      }
    }
    else {
      for (var property in source) {
        destination[property] = source[property];
      }
    }
    return destination;
  }

  /**
   * Creates an empty object and copies all enumerable properties of another object to it
   * @memberOf fabric.util.object
   * TODO: this function return an empty object if you try to clone null
   * @param {Object} object Object to clone
   * @return {Object}
   */
  function clone(object, deep) {
    return extend({ }, object, deep);
  }

  /** @namespace fabric.util.object */
  fabric.util.object = {
    extend: extend,
    clone: clone
  };
  fabric.util.object.extend(fabric.util, fabric.Observable);
})();