Merge constructor._name with _type and use CamelCase for Item types.

node.js/index.js

@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@ var context = vm.createContext({
 // Load Paper.js library files:
 context.include('paper.js');
 
-context.Base.each(context, function(val, key) {
-	if (val && val.prototype instanceof context.Base) {
-		val._name = key;
 // Export all classes through PaperScope:
+context.Base.each(context, function(val, key) {
+	if (val && val.prototype instanceof context.Base)
 		context.PaperScope.prototype[key] = val;
-	}
 });
 context.PaperScope.prototype['Canvas'] = context.Canvas;
 

src/basic/Matrix.js

@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
  * matrix multiplication).
  */
 var Matrix = this.Matrix = Base.extend(/** @lends Matrix# */{
-	_type: 'matrix',
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a 2D affine transform.
 	 *

src/color/Gradient.js

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * @class The Gradient object.
  */
 var Gradient = this.Gradient = Base.extend(/** @lends Gradient# */{
-	_type: 'gradient',
+	_type: 'Gradient',
 
 	// TODO: Should type here be called 'radial' and have it receive a
 	// boolean value?

src/color/GradientColor.js

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * @class The GradientColor object.
  */
 var GradientColor = this.GradientColor = Color.extend(/** @lends GradientColor# */{
-	_type: 'gradientcolor',
+	_type: 'GradientColor',
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a gradient color object.

src/core/Base.js

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ this.Base = Base.inject(/** @lends Base# */{
 	 */
 	toString: function() {
 		return this._id != null
-			?  (this.constructor._name || 'Object') + (this._name
+			?  (this._type || 'Object') + (this._name
 				? " '" + this._name + "'"
 				: ' @' + this._id)
 			: '{ ' + Base.each(this, function(value, key) {

src/core/initialize.js

@@ -10,22 +10,13 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
-// Iterate over all produced Base classes and set the _name property of their
-// constructors to the key under which they are stored. This is a simple hack
-// that allow us to use their names.
-// Setting Function#name is not possible, as that is read-only.
+/*#*/ if (options.version == 'dev') {
+// When in dev mode, also export all classes through PaperScope, to mimick
+// scoping behavior of the built library.
 Base.each(this, function(val, key) {
-	if (val && val.prototype instanceof Base) {
-		val._name = key;
-/*#*/ if (options.version == 'dev') {
-		// If we're in dev mode, also export all classes through PaperScope, to
-		// mimick scoping behavior of the built library.
+	if (val && val.prototype instanceof Base)
 		PaperScope.prototype[key] = val;
-/*#*/ } // options.version == 'dev'
-	}
 });
-
-/*#*/ if (options.version == 'dev') {
 // See paper.js for the non-dev version of this code. We cannot handle dev there
 // due to the seperate loading of all source files, which are only availabe
 // after the execution of paper.js

src/item/Group.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * @extends Item
  */
 var Group = this.Group = Item.extend(/** @lends Group# */{
-	_type: 'group',
+	_type: 'Group',
 	_serializeFields: {
 		children: []
 	},

src/item/Item.js

@@ -2563,7 +2563,7 @@ var Item = this.Item = Base.extend(Callback, {
 			// Exclude Raster items since they never draw a stroke and handle
 			// opacity by themselves (they also don't call _setStyles)
 			if (item._blendMode !== 'normal' || item._opacity < 1
-					&& item._type !== 'raster' && (item._type !== 'path'
+					&& item._type !== 'Raster' && (item._type !== 'Path'
 						|| item.getFillColor() && item.getStrokeColor())) {
 				var bounds = item.getStrokeBounds();
 				if (!bounds.width || !bounds.height)

src/item/Layer.js

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * @extends Group
  */
 var Layer = this.Layer = Group.extend(/** @lends Layer# */{
-	_type: 'layer',
+	_type: 'Layer',
 	// DOCS: improve constructor code example.
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new Layer item and places it at the end of the

src/item/PlacedSymbol.js

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * @extends PlacedItem
  */
 var PlacedSymbol = this.PlacedSymbol = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends PlacedSymbol# */{
-	_type: 'placedsymbol',
+	_type: 'PlacedSymbol',
 	_boundsSelected: true,
 	_serializeFields: {
 		symbol: null

src/item/Raster.js

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * @extends PlacedItem
  */
 var Raster = this.Raster = PlacedItem.extend(/** @lends Raster# */{
-	_type: 'raster',
+	_type: 'Raster',
 	_boundsSelected: true,
 	_serializeFields: {
 		source: null

src/paper.js

@@ -127,10 +127,7 @@ var paper = new function() {
 /*#*/ } // options.svg
 
 /*#*/ include('core/PaperScript.js');
-
-/*#*/ if (options.browser) {
 /*#*/ include('core/initialize.js');
-/*#*/ } // options.browser
 
 /*#*/ if (options.version != 'dev') {
 // Finally inject the classes set on 'this' into the PaperScope class and create

src/path/CompoundPath.js

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * @extends PathItem
  */
 var CompoundPath = this.CompoundPath = PathItem.extend(/** @lends CompoundPath# */{
-	_type: 'compoundpath',
+	_type: 'CompoundPath',
 	_serializeFields: {
 		pathData: ''
 	},
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var CompoundPath = this.CompoundPath = PathItem.extend(/** @lends CompoundPath#
 
 	insertChild: function(index, item, _cloning) {
 		// Only allow the insertion of paths
-		if (item._type !== 'path')
+		if (item._type !== 'Path')
 			return null;
 		item = this.base(index, item);
 		// All children except for the bottom one (first one in list) are set

src/path/Path.js

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 // DOCS: Explain that path matrix is always applied with each transformation.
 var Path = this.Path = PathItem.extend(/** @lends Path# */{
-	_type: 'path',
+	_type: 'Path',
 	_serializeFields: {
 		pathData: ''
 	},

src/path/Segment.js

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * objects that are connected by this segment.
  */
 var Segment = this.Segment = Base.extend(/** @lends Segment# */{
-	_type: 'segment',
+	_type: 'Segment',
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new Segment object.

src/project/Symbol.js

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * to be updated with every transformation.
  */
 var Symbol = this.Symbol = Base.extend(/** @lends Symbol# */{
-	_type: 'symbol',
+	_type: 'Symbol',
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates a Symbol item.

src/svg/SvgExport.js

@@ -386,13 +386,13 @@ new function() {
 	}
 
 	var exporters = {
-		group: exportGroup,
-		layer: exportGroup,
-		raster: exportRaster,
-		pointtext: exportText,
-		placedsymbol: exportPlacedSymbol,
-		path: exportPath,
-		compoundpath: exportCompoundPath
+		Group: exportGroup,
+		Layer: exportGroup,
+		Raster: exportRaster,
+		PointText: exportText,
+		PlacedSymbol: exportPlacedSymbol,
+		Path: exportPath,
+		CompoundPath: exportCompoundPath
 	};
 
 	function applyStyle(item, node) {

src/svg/SvgImport.js

@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ new function() {
 			importer = importers[type],
 			item = importer && importer(node, type);
 		// See importGroup() for an explanation of this filtering:
-		if (item && item._type !== 'group')
+		if (item && item._type !== 'Group')
 			item = applyAttributes(item, node);
 		// Clear definitions at the end of import?
 		if (clearDefs)

src/text/PointText.js

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
  * @extends TextItem
  */
 var PointText = this.PointText = TextItem.extend(/** @lends PointText# */{
-	_type: 'pointtext',
+	_type: 'PointText',
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a point text item
 	 *