JSHint has an option called validthis, which: […] suppresses warnings about possible strict violations when the code is running in strict mode and you use this in a non-constructor function […], when you are positive that your use of this is valid in strict mode. Use it in the function that JSHint is complaining about, … Read more
So that [some code] makes the myMixin methods available within myModule by just calling mixinMethod1() and have correct scope That’s impossible. You cannot modify a scope by calling a function, especially not from outside. See also Is it possible to import variables in JavaScript? for the design reasons of that. So, what can you do? … Read more
No. Privateness in JavaScript can only be done by scoping (and exporting from them: closures). Those functions that need to access the private variables (and functions), called privileged methods need to be defined inside the constructor. Those methods that don’t (which only interact with public properties or other methods) should be defined on the prototype … Read more
There are at least three different ways to implement the Module Pattern, but the Revealing Module Pattern is the only Module Pattern descendant that has an official name. The Basic Module Pattern The Module Pattern must satisfy the following: Private members live in the closure. Public members are exposed in the return object. But there’s … Read more