General

Methods for configuring and extending the portal.

trueTypeOf()
Gets the accurate type for an object.
Syntax 
/**
 * @param  {*}      obj The object to get the typeof
 * @return {String}     The type
 */
portal.trueType(obj)
Example 
// returns "array"
var type = _portal.trueTypeOf([]);
extend()
Extends the portal object with new methods and properties.
Syntax 
/**
 * @param  {*} fn The function/object/etc. to add
 */
portal.extend(name, fn)
Example 
// Add the sayHi() method
portal.extend('sayHi', function (name) {
    alert('Hello, ' + name);
});
 
// alerts "Hello, Hal"
portal.sayHi('Hal');
warn()
When in debug mode, logs a warning to the console. Otherwise, does nothing.
Syntax 
/**
 * @param {String} msg The warning to log
 */
portal.warn(msg)
Example 
// If in debug mode, logs "Hey, you can't do that" to the console as a warning
portal.warn('Hey, you can\'t do that!');
err()
When in debug mode, throws an error in the console. Otherwise, does nothing.
Syntax 
/**
 * @param  {String} msg The error message
 */
portal.err(msg)
Example 
// If in debug mode, throws the following error: "Uh oh, something went wrong!"
portal.err('Uh oh, something went wrong!');