cleanup

- use prototype-less objects where feasible (minor speed improvement)
- get rid of HOP

lib/utils.js

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function prog1(ret) {
 };
 
 function array_to_hash(a) {
-    var ret = {};
+    var ret = Object.create(null);
     for (var i = 0; i < a.length; ++i)
         ret[a[i]] = true;
     return ret;
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ function find_if(func, array) {
     }
 };
 
-function HOP(obj, prop) {
-    return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(obj, prop);
-};
-
 function repeat_string(str, i) {
     if (i <= 0) return "";
     if (i == 1) return str;
@@ -107,16 +103,16 @@ function defaults(args, defs, croak) {
     if (args === true)
         args = {};
     var ret = args || {};
-    if (croak) for (var i in ret) if (HOP(ret, i) && !HOP(defs, i))
+    if (croak) for (var i in ret) if (ret.hasOwnProperty(i) && !defs.hasOwnProperty(i))
         throw new DefaultsError("`" + i + "` is not a supported option", defs);
-    for (var i in defs) if (HOP(defs, i)) {
-        ret[i] = (args && HOP(args, i)) ? args[i] : defs[i];
+    for (var i in defs) if (defs.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+        ret[i] = (args && args.hasOwnProperty(i)) ? args[i] : defs[i];
     }
     return ret;
 };
 
 function merge(obj, ext) {
-    for (var i in ext) if (HOP(ext, i)) {
+    for (var i in ext) if (ext.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
         obj[i] = ext[i];
     }
     return obj;
@@ -158,7 +154,7 @@ var MAP = (function(){
             }
         }
         else {
-            for (i in a) if (HOP(a, i)) if (doit()) break;
+            for (i in a) if (a.hasOwnProperty(i)) if (doit()) break;
         }
         return top.concat(ret);
     };