Javascript function hooks

Question

EDIT: OK, I believe the following solutions are valid:

1. Use the jQuery AOP plugin. It basically wraps the old function together with the hook into a function

Answer 1

This answer is not definitive, but rather demonstrative of a different technique than those offered thus far. This leverages the fact that a function in Javascript is a first-class object, and as such, a) you can pass it as a value to another function and b) you can add properties to it. Combine these traits with function's built-in "call" (or "apply") methods, and you have yourself a start toward a solution.

var function_itself = function() {
    alert('in function itself');
}
function_itself.PRE_PROCESS = function() {
    alert('in pre_process');
}
function_itself.POST_PROCESS = function() {
    alert('in post_process');
}

var function_processor = function(func) {
    if (func.PRE_PROCESS) {
        func.PRE_PROCESS.call();
    }
    func.call();
    if (func.POST_PROCESS) {
        func.POST_PROCESS.call();
    }        
}