A Proxy
allows you to trap what happens when you try to get a property value off of an object and do some behavior before the value is accessed. For example, you could check the name of the property and always return a certain value or even check if the property is undefined and return some default. The options are unlimited.
"use strict"
let person = {
name: "John"
}
let handler = {
get(target, key) {
if (key === "name") {
return "Mindy"
}
if (Reflect.has(target, key)) {
return Reflect.get(target, key)
}
return "You tried to access something undefined"
}
}
person = new Proxy(person, handler)
console.log(person.name) // "Mindy"
console.log(person.age) // "You tried to access something undefined"