// base class
function Class() { }

// base class name
Class.prototype.className = 'Class';

// lists all parent classes and outputs JSON with it
Class.prototype.toString = function() {
    var str = '';
    var next = this.__proto__;
    while(next && next.className) {
        str = next.className + ':' + str;
        next = next.__proto__;
    }
    return str.slice(0, -1) + ' ' + JSON.stringify(this);
};

// check if class implements specific interface
Class.prototype.implements = function(item) {
    var next = this;
    while(next) {
        if (next.classImplementations) {
            for(var i = 0, len = next.classImplementations.length; i < len; i++) {
                if (next.classImplementations[i] == item) {
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        next = next.__proto__;
    }
    return false;
};

// check if class extends another class
Class.prototype.extends = function(item) {
    return this instanceof item;
};

// check typeof class
Class.prototype.typeof = function(item) {
    return item == Class;
};

// implement class extension
Class.extend = function(options) {
    // name is mandatory
    if (! options['name']) throw new Error('name option should be provided for a Class');

    // check for reserved keys
    var reserved = [
        'super',
        'typeof', 'extends', 'implements',
        'className', 'classImplementations', 'classConstructor'
    ];
    reserved.forEach(function(name) {
        if (options[name]) throw new Error('could not extend class ' + options['name'] + ' - ' + name + ' is reserved key');
    });

    // keep in upper scope variables
    var _super               = this.prototype;
    var className            = options['name'];
    var classImplementations = options['implement'];
    var classConstructor     = options['constructor'];

    // class
    function proto(args) {
        args = args || { };

        var i, len;
        // if first, call own constructor as well
        var first = ! args.__secondary;
        args.__secondary = true;

        // call parent constructor
        _super.constructor.call(this, args);
        // for each implementation of parent
        if (_super.classImplementations) {
            for(i = 0, len = _super.classImplementations.length; i < len; i++) {
                // call its constructor
                _super.classImplementations[i].call(this);
            }
        }
        // if parent has consstructor, call it
        if (_super.classConstructor) {
            _super.classConstructor.call(this, args);
        }
        // if first
        if (first) {
            // check and call implementations
            if (classImplementations) {
                for(i = 0, len = classImplementations.length; i < len; i++) {
                    classImplementations[i].call(this, args);
                }
            }
            // call own constructor
            classConstructor.call(this, args);
        }
    }

    // inherit prototype
    proto.prototype = Object.create(this.prototype);

    // implement
    if (options['implement']) {
        options['implement'].forEach(function(item) {
            for(var name in item.prototype) {
                proto.prototype[name] = item.prototype[name];
            }
        });
    }

    // set constructor
    proto.prototype.constructor = proto;

    // a way to call parents method
    proto.prototype.super = function(method, args) {
        if (! (args instanceof Array)) {
            args = [ args ];
        }
        return _super[method].apply(this, args);
    };

    // check for typeof
    proto.prototype.typeof = function(item) {
        return item == proto;
    };

    // rename options
    options['className']            = options['name'];
    options['classConstructor']     = options['constructor'].name != 'Object' ? options['constructor'] : function() { };
    options['classImplementations'] = options['implement'];

    // remove garbage
    delete options['name'];
    delete options['constructor'];
    delete options['implement'];

    // implement own extensions
    for(var name in options) {
        proto.prototype[name] = options[name];
    }

    // allow class to be extended
    proto.extend = Class.extend;

    // return class
    return proto;
};