Javascript coding - rs-hash/GETTHATJOB GitHub Wiki

JavaScript standard built-in classes/methods

  1. Array methods
  2. Promise
  3. DOM

Utility function/class from popular libraries

  1. Debounce
  2. Throttle
  3. curry
  4. Flatten
  5. deep clone

🧠 JavaScript Polyfill & Implementation Questions (Senior Frontend Interview)

A curated collection of hands-on JavaScript implementation and polyfill-style questions. Great for interview prep, pair programming, or team documentation.


✅ Standard Built-in Classes / Methods

Polyfill: Function.prototype.bind
Function.prototype.myBind = function (context, ...args1) {
  const fn = this;
  return function (...args2) {
    return fn.apply(context, [...args1, ...args2]);
  };
};
Polyfill: Object.assign
function myAssign(target, ...sources) {
  if (target == null) throw new TypeError('Cannot convert undefined or null to object');
  let to = Object(target);

  for (let source of sources) {
    if (source != null) {
      for (let key in source) {
        if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, key)) {
          to[key] = source[key];
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return to;
}
Polyfill: Function.prototype.call
Function.prototype.myCall = function (context, ...args) {
  context = context || globalThis;
  const fnSymbol = Symbol();
  context[fnSymbol] = this;
  const result = context[fnSymbol](...args);
  delete context[fnSymbol];
  return result;
};
Deep Clone an Object
function deepClone(obj) {
  if (obj === null || typeof obj !== "object") return obj;
  if (Array.isArray(obj)) return obj.map(deepClone);

  const cloned = {};
  for (let key in obj) {
    if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
      cloned[key] = deepClone(obj[key]);
    }
  }
  return cloned;
}

🧮 Array Methods

Polyfill: Array.prototype.map
Array.prototype.myMap = function (callback, thisArg) {
  const result = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (this.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
      result.push(callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this));
    }
  }
  return result;
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.reduce
Array.prototype.myReduce = function (callback, initialValue) {
  let accumulator = initialValue;
  let i = 0;

  if (accumulator === undefined) {
    if (this.length === 0) throw new TypeError('Reduce of empty array with no initial value');
    accumulator = this[0];
    i = 1;
  }

  for (; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (this.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
      accumulator = callback(accumulator, this[i], i, this);
    }
  }

  return accumulator;
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.filter
Array.prototype.myFilter = function (callback, thisArg) {
  const result = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (this.hasOwnProperty(i) && callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
      result.push(this[i]);
    }
  }
  return result;
};

⏳ Promise

Polyfill: Promise.all
function myPromiseAll(promises) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    let results = [];
    let completed = 0;

    promises.forEach((p, i) => {
      Promise.resolve(p)
        .then((val) => {
          results[i] = val;
          completed++;
          if (completed === promises.length) resolve(results);
        })
        .catch(reject);
    });
  });
}
Implement: sleep(ms) using Promise
function sleep(ms) {
  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}

// Usage
sleep(1000).then(() => console.log("1 second later"));
Implement: retry(fn, retries)
function retry(fn, retries = 3) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    function attempt(count) {
      fn()
        .then(resolve)
        .catch((err) => {
          if (count <= 0) return reject(err);
          attempt(count - 1);
        });
    }
    attempt(retries);
  });
}

🌐 DOM

Event Delegation: Implement a basic delegated click handler
document.getElementById("parent").addEventListener("click", function (e) {
  if (e.target && e.target.matches(".child")) {
    console.log("Child clicked:", e.target.textContent);
  }
});
Detect if Element is in Viewport
function isInViewport(el) {
  const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
  return (
    rect.top >= 0 &&
    rect.left >= 0 &&
    rect.bottom <= (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) &&
    rect.right <= (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)
  );
}
Implement: CustomEvent and dispatch
const myEvent = new CustomEvent('hello', { detail: { msg: 'Hi there' } });

document.addEventListener('hello', (e) => {
  console.log(e.detail.msg);
});

document.dispatchEvent(myEvent);

📦 Utility Functions

Implement: debounce(fn, delay)
function debounce(fn, delay) {
  let timer;
  return function (...args) {
    clearTimeout(timer);
    timer = setTimeout(() => fn.apply(this, args), delay);
  };
}
Implement: throttle(fn, limit)
function throttle(fn, limit) {
  let lastCall = 0;
  return function (...args) {
    const now = Date.now();
    if (now - lastCall >= limit) {
      lastCall = now;
      fn.apply(this, args);
    }
  };
}

🧠 JavaScript Polyfill & Implementation Questions (Senior Frontend Interview)

A curated collection of hands-on JavaScript implementation and polyfill-style questions. Great for interview prep, pair programming, or team documentation.


✅ Standard Built-in Classes / Methods

Polyfill: Object.assign()
if (typeof Object.assign !== 'function') {
  Object.assign = function(target, ...sources) {
    if (target == null) throw new TypeError('Cannot convert undefined or null to object');
    let to = Object(target);
    for (let source of sources) {
      if (source != null) {
        for (let key in source) {
          if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, key)) {
            to[key] = source[key];
          }
        }
      }
    }
    return to;
  };
}
Polyfill: Function.prototype.bind()
if (!Function.prototype.bind) {
  Function.prototype.bind = function(context, ...args) {
    const fn = this;
    return function(...newArgs) {
      return fn.apply(context, [...args, ...newArgs]);
    };
  };
}
Polyfill: Object.create()
if (typeof Object.create !== 'function') {
  Object.create = function(proto) {
    if (proto === null || typeof proto !== 'object') {
      throw new TypeError('Object prototype may only be an Object or null');
    }
    function F() {}
    F.prototype = proto;
    return new F();
  };
}
Implement: debounce(fn, delay)
function debounce(fn, delay) {
  let timer;
  return function (...args) {
    clearTimeout(timer);
    timer = setTimeout(() => fn.apply(this, args), delay);
  };
}
Implement: throttle(fn, interval)
function throttle(fn, interval) {
  let lastTime = 0;
  return function (...args) {
    const now = Date.now();
    if (now - lastTime >= interval) {
      lastTime = now;
      fn.apply(this, args);
    }
  };
}
Polyfill: instanceof
function myInstanceOf(obj, constructor) {
  let proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(obj);
  while (proto !== null) {
    if (proto === constructor.prototype) return true;
    proto = Object.getPrototypeOf(proto);
  }
  return false;
}
Implement: deepClone()
function deepClone(obj, seen = new WeakMap()) {
  if (obj === null || typeof obj !== 'object') return obj;
  if (seen.has(obj)) return seen.get(obj);
  const clone = Array.isArray(obj) ? [] : {};
  seen.set(obj, clone);
  for (let key in obj) {
    if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
      clone[key] = deepClone(obj[key], seen);
    }
  }
  return clone;
}
Implement: custom new → myNew()
function myNew(Constructor, ...args) {
  const obj = Object.create(Constructor.prototype);
  const result = Constructor.apply(obj, args);
  return result !== null && (typeof result === 'object' || typeof result === 'function') ? result : obj;
}
Polyfill: Function.prototype.call()
Function.prototype.myCall = function(context, ...args) {
  context = context || globalThis;
  const fn = Symbol();
  context[fn] = this;
  const result = context[fn](...args);
  delete context[fn];
  return result;
};
Polyfill: Function.prototype.apply()
Function.prototype.myApply = function(context, args) {
  context = context || globalThis;
  const fn = Symbol();
  context[fn] = this;
  const result = context[fn](...(args || []));
  delete context[fn];
  return result;
};
Implement: curry(fn)
function curry(fn) {
  return function curried(...args) {
    if (args.length >= fn.length) {
      return fn(...args);
    } else {
      return function(...nextArgs) {
        return curried(...args, ...nextArgs);
      };
    }
  };
}
Implement: compose() and pipe()
// Compose: right to left
function compose(...fns) {
  return function (initialValue) {
    return fns.reduceRight((acc, fn) => fn(acc), initialValue);
  };
}

// Pipe: left to right
function pipe(...fns) {
  return function (initialValue) {
    return fns.reduce((acc, fn) => fn(acc), initialValue);
  };
}
Implement: once(fn)
function once(fn) {
  let called = false;
  let result;
  return function(...args) {
    if (!called) {
      result = fn.apply(this, args);
      called = true;
    }
    return result;
  };
}

🔹 Array Methods – Polyfill / Implementation Questions

A collection of polyfills and utility implementations for core array behaviors often asked in interviews.


Polyfill: Array.prototype.map()
Array.prototype.myMap = function(callback, thisArg) {
  const result = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (i in this) {
      result.push(callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this));
    }
  }
  return result;
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.reduce()
Array.prototype.myReduce = function(callback, initialValue) {
  if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
    throw new TypeError(callback + ' is not a function');
  }

  let accumulator = initialValue;
  let i = 0;

  if (accumulator === undefined) {
    if (this.length === 0) {
      throw new TypeError('Reduce of empty array with no initial value');
    }
    accumulator = this[0];
    i = 1;
  }

  for (; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (i in this) {
      accumulator = callback(accumulator, this[i], i, this);
    }
  }

  return accumulator;
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.filter()
Array.prototype.myFilter = function(callback, thisArg) {
  const result = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (i in this && callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
      result.push(this[i]);
    }
  }
  return result;
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.forEach()
Array.prototype.myForEach = function(callback, thisArg) {
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (i in this) {
      callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this);
    }
  }
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.find()
Array.prototype.myFind = function(callback, thisArg) {
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (i in this && callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
      return this[i];
    }
  }
  return undefined;
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.every()
Array.prototype.myEvery = function(callback, thisArg) {
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (i in this && !callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
      return false;
    }
  }
  return true;
};
Polyfill: Array.prototype.some()
Array.prototype.mySome = function(callback, thisArg) {
  for (let i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
    if (i in this && callback.call(thisArg, this[i], i, this)) {
      return true;
    }
  }
  return false;
};
Implement: flat(depth)
function flat(arr, depth = 1) {
  const result = [];

  (function flatten(subArr, currentDepth) {
    for (let el of subArr) {
      if (Array.isArray(el) && currentDepth > 0) {
        flatten(el, currentDepth - 1);
      } else {
        result.push(el);
      }
    }
  })(arr, depth);

  return result;
}
Implement: deepFlatten()
function deepFlatten(arr) {
  const result = [];

  (function flatten(subArr) {
    for (let el of subArr) {
      if (Array.isArray(el)) {
        flatten(el);
      } else {
        result.push(el);
      }
    }
  })(arr);

  return result;
}
Implement: unique()
function unique(arr) {
  return [...new Set(arr)];
}

// Or using reduce:
function uniqueUsingReduce(arr) {
  return arr.reduce((acc, item) => {
    if (!acc.includes(item)) acc.push(item);
    return acc;
  }, []);
}
Implement: chunk(array, size)
function chunk(arr, size) {
  const result = [];
  for (let i = 0; i < arr.length; i += size) {
    result.push(arr.slice(i, i + size));
  }
  return result;
}

🔹 Promise – Polyfill / Implementation Questions

Essential Promise utilities and polyfills commonly asked in senior frontend interviews and real-world system implementations.


Polyfill: Promise.all()
function myPromiseAll(promises) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const results = [];
    let completed = 0;

    promises.forEach((p, i) => {
      Promise.resolve(p)
        .then(value => {
          results[i] = value;
          completed++;
          if (completed === promises.length) resolve(results);
        })
        .catch(reject);
    });
  });
}
Polyfill: Promise.race()
function myPromiseRace(promises) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    promises.forEach(p => {
      Promise.resolve(p).then(resolve).catch(reject);
    });
  });
}
Polyfill: Promise.allSettled()
function myPromiseAllSettled(promises) {
  return Promise.all(
    promises.map(p =>
      Promise.resolve(p)
        .then(value => ({ status: "fulfilled", value }))
        .catch(reason => ({ status: "rejected", reason }))
    )
  );
}
Polyfill: Promise.resolve() and Promise.reject()
Promise.myResolve = function(value) {
  return new Promise(resolve => resolve(value));
};

Promise.myReject = function(reason) {
  return new Promise((_, reject) => reject(reason));
};
Implement: Basic Promise constructor with .then() chaining
class MyPromise {
  constructor(executor) {
    this.state = 'pending';
    this.value = undefined;
    this.reason = undefined;
    this.onFulfilledCallbacks = [];
    this.onRejectedCallbacks = [];

    const resolve = value => {
      if (this.state === 'pending') {
        this.state = 'fulfilled';
        this.value = value;
        this.onFulfilledCallbacks.forEach(fn => fn(value));
      }
    };

    const reject = reason => {
      if (this.state === 'pending') {
        this.state = 'rejected';
        this.reason = reason;
        this.onRejectedCallbacks.forEach(fn => fn(reason));
      }
    };

    try {
      executor(resolve, reject);
    } catch (e) {
      reject(e);
    }
  }

  then(onFulfilled, onRejected) {
    return new MyPromise((resolve, reject) => {
      const fulfilled = value => {
        try {
          const result = onFulfilled ? onFulfilled(value) : value;
          result instanceof MyPromise ? result.then(resolve, reject) : resolve(result);
        } catch (e) {
          reject(e);
        }
      };

      const rejected = reason => {
        try {
          const result = onRejected ? onRejected(reason) : reason;
          result instanceof MyPromise ? result.then(resolve, reject) : reject(result);
        } catch (e) {
          reject(e);
        }
      };

      if (this.state === 'fulfilled') {
        fulfilled(this.value);
      } else if (this.state === 'rejected') {
        rejected(this.reason);
      } else {
        this.onFulfilledCallbacks.push(fulfilled);
        this.onRejectedCallbacks.push(rejected);
      }
    });
  }
}
Implement: retry(fn, retries)
function retry(fn, retries = 3, delay = 0) {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    function attempt(remaining) {
      fn()
        .then(resolve)
        .catch(err => {
          if (remaining <= 0) return reject(err);
          setTimeout(() => attempt(remaining - 1), delay);
        });
    }
    attempt(retries);
  });
}
Implement: sleep(ms)
function sleep(ms) {
  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}

// Example usage:
sleep(1000).then(() => console.log("1 second later"));
Implement: task runner with concurrency control
function runTasks(tasks, limit) {
  const results = [];
  let running = 0;
  let current = 0;

  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    function runNext() {
      if (current === tasks.length && running === 0) return resolve(results);
      while (running < limit && current < tasks.length) {
        const index = current++;
        running++;
        tasks[index]()
          .then(res => {
            results[index] = res;
          })
          .catch(reject)
          .finally(() => {
            running--;
            runNext();
          });
      }
    }

    runNext();
  });
}

// Example usage:
const delayTask = (t) => () => new Promise(res => setTimeout(() => res(t), t));
const taskList = [1000, 500, 300, 400, 700].map(delayTask);
runTasks(taskList, 2).then(console.log); // Logs results in task order
Implement: timeoutPromise(promise, ms)
function timeoutPromise(promise, ms) {
  const timeout = new Promise((_, reject) =>
    setTimeout(() => reject(new Error('Promise timed out')), ms)
  );
  return Promise.race([promise, timeout]);
}

// Example:
timeoutPromise(fetch('/api'), 3000)
  .then(res => console.log('Success'))
  .catch(err => console.error('Timeout:', err.message));

🔹 DOM – Implementation-Based Questions

Useful JavaScript DOM-related polyfills, utilities, and patterns often tested in interviews or used in frameworks.


Implement: Custom addEventListener with event delegation
function delegate(parent, selector, type, callback) {
  parent.addEventListener(type, function(event) {
    const target = event.target.closest(selector);
    if (target && parent.contains(target)) {
      callback.call(target, event);
    }
  });
}

// Example:
delegate(document.body, '.btn', 'click', function(e) {
  console.log('Button clicked:', this.textContent);
});
Implement: querySelectorAll (basic)
function simpleQuerySelectorAll(tag) {
  const result = [];
  (function recurse(node) {
    if (node.tagName === tag.toUpperCase()) {
      result.push(node);
    }
    for (let child of node.children) {
      recurse(child);
    }
  })(document.body);
  return result;
}
Implement: cloneNode (shallow and deep)
function customCloneNode(node, deep = false) {
  const clone = node.cloneNode(false);

  if (deep) {
    for (let child of node.childNodes) {
      clone.appendChild(customCloneNode(child, true));
    }
  }

  return clone;
}
Implement: Virtual DOM diff (basic)
function diff(oldTree, newTree) {
  const patches = [];

  function walk(oNode, nNode, index = 0) {
    if (!oNode) {
      patches.push({ type: 'ADD', node: nNode, index });
    } else if (!nNode) {
      patches.push({ type: 'REMOVE', index });
    } else if (oNode.tag !== nNode.tag) {
      patches.push({ type: 'REPLACE', node: nNode, index });
    } else if (oNode.text !== nNode.text) {
      patches.push({ type: 'TEXT', text: nNode.text, index });
    }

    const max = Math.max(
      oNode?.children?.length || 0,
      nNode?.children?.length || 0
    );

    for (let i = 0; i < max; i++) {
      walk(oNode?.children?.[i], nNode?.children?.[i], i);
    }
  }

  walk(oldTree, newTree);
  return patches;
}
Implement: lightweight templating engine
function renderTemplate(template, data) {
  return template.replace(/\{\{(.*?)\}\}/g, (_, key) => data[key.trim()] ?? '');
}

// Example:
const html = renderTemplate('<p>Hello {{ name }}!</p>', { name: 'Alice' });
document.body.innerHTML = html;
Implement: detect if element is in viewport
function isInViewport(el) {
  const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
  return (
    rect.top >= 0 &&
    rect.left >= 0 &&
    rect.bottom <= (window.innerHeight || document.documentElement.clientHeight) &&
    rect.right <= (window.innerWidth || document.documentElement.clientWidth)
  );
}
Polyfill: classList methods (add, remove, toggle, contains)
(function() {
  if (!('classList' in Element.prototype)) {
    Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype, 'classList', {
      get: function() {
        const el = this;
        return {
          add: function(cls) {
            if (!el.className.includes(cls)) el.className += ' ' + cls;
          },
          remove: function(cls) {
            el.className = el.className
              .split(' ')
              .filter(c => c !== cls)
              .join(' ');
          },
          toggle: function(cls) {
            this.contains(cls) ? this.remove(cls) : this.add(cls);
          },
          contains: function(cls) {
            return el.className.split(' ').includes(cls);
          }
        };
      }
    });
  }
})();
Implement: drag and drop (native JS)
function enableDragDrop(draggable, dropZone) {
  draggable.setAttribute('draggable', true);

  draggable.addEventListener('dragstart', e => {
    e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', draggable.id);
  });

  dropZone.addEventListener('dragover', e => e.preventDefault());

  dropZone.addEventListener('drop', e => {
    e.preventDefault();
    const id = e.dataTransfer.getData('text');
    const droppedEl = document.getElementById(id);
    dropZone.appendChild(droppedEl);
  });
}
Implement: CustomEvent and dispatch
const myEvent = new CustomEvent('myCustomEvent', {
  detail: { message: 'Hello from custom event!' }
});

document.addEventListener('myCustomEvent', e => {
  console.log('Custom Event Received:', e.detail.message);
});

document.dispatchEvent(myEvent);

✳️ Bonus – Mixed or Advanced Polyfill / Implementations

Implement: EventEmitter class
class EventEmitter {
  constructor() {
    this.events = {};
  }

  on(event, listener) {
    (this.events[event] ||= []).push(listener);
  }

  off(event, listener) {
    this.events[event] = (this.events[event] || []).filter(l => l !== listener);
  }

  emit(event, ...args) {
    (this.events[event] || []).forEach(listener => listener(...args));
  }
}
Implement: memoize(fn)
function memoize(fn) {
  const cache = new Map();
  return function(...args) {
    const key = JSON.stringify(args);
    if (cache.has(key)) return cache.get(key);
    const result = fn(...args);
    cache.set(key, result);
    return result;
  };
}
Implement: lightweight Redux-like store
function createStore(reducer, initialState) {
  let state = initialState;
  const listeners = [];

  return {
    dispatch(action) {
      state = reducer(state, action);
      listeners.forEach(fn => fn());
    },
    subscribe(listener) {
      listeners.push(listener);
    },
    getState() {
      return state;
    }
  };
}
Implement: async function queue
class AsyncQueue {
  constructor() {
    this.queue = [];
    this.running = false;
  }

  add(task) {
    this.queue.push(task);
    this.run();
  }

  async run() {
    if (this.running) return;
    this.running = true;

    while (this.queue.length) {
      const job = this.queue.shift();
      await job();
    }

    this.running = false;
  }
}
Implement: deepEqual(obj1, obj2)
function deepEqual(a, b) {
  if (a === b) return true;

  if (typeof a !== 'object' || typeof b !== 'object' || !a || !b) {
    return false;
  }

  const keysA = Object.keys(a), keysB = Object.keys(b);
  if (keysA.length !== keysB.length) return false;

  return keysA.every(key => deepEqual(a[key], b[key]));
}
Simulate: async/await using generator
function run(generatorFn) {
  const gen = generatorFn();

  function step(nextFn) {
    let next;
    try {
      next = nextFn();
    } catch (err) {
      return Promise.reject(err);
    }

    if (next.done) return Promise.resolve(next.value);
    return Promise.resolve(next.value).then(
      val => step(() => gen.next(val)),
      err => step(() => gen.throw(err))
    );
  }

  return step(() => gen.next());
}

// Example:
run(function* () {
  const data = yield fetch('/api/data');
  console.log(yield data.json());
});
Implement: scheduler with requestIdleCallback fallback
function schedule(task) {
  if ('requestIdleCallback' in window) {
    requestIdleCallback(task);
  } else {
    setTimeout(task, 50); // fallback
  }
}
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