4 files changed, 29 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/source4/scripting/ejs/mprutil.c b/source4/scripting/ejs/mprutil.c
index f9813f2597..14d120c45a 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/ejs/mprutil.c
+++ b/source4/scripting/ejs/mprutil.c
@@ -403,3 +403,17 @@ void mprSetThisPtr(int eid, const char *name, void *ptr)
 	struct MprVar *this = mprGetProperty(ejsGetLocalObject(eid), "this", 0);
 	mprSetPtrChild(this, name, ptr);
 }
+
+/*
+  used by object xxx_init() routines to allow for the caller
+  to supply a pre-existing object to add properties to,
+  or create a new object. This makes inheritance easy
+*/
+struct MprVar *mprInitObject(int eid, const char *name, int argc, struct MprVar **argv)
+{
+	if (argc > 0 && mprVarIsObject(argv[0]->type)) {
+		return argv[0];
+	}
+	mpr_Return(eid, mprObject(name));
+	return ejsGetReturnValue(eid);
+}
diff --git a/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_ldb.c b/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_ldb.c
index 0795db9018..f09039731f 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_ldb.c
+++ b/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_ldb.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int ejs_ldbConnect(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, char **argv)
 
 	dbfile = argv[0];
 
-	ldb = ldb_wrap_connect(mprMemCtx(), dbfile, 0, argv+1);
+	ldb = ldb_wrap_connect(mprMemCtx(), dbfile, 0, (const char **)(argv+1));
 	if (ldb == NULL) {
 		ejsSetErrorMsg(eid, "ldb.connect failed to open %s", dbfile);
 	}
@@ -289,10 +289,7 @@ static int ejs_ldbConnect(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, char **argv)
 */
 static int ejs_ldb_init(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, struct MprVar **argv)
 {
-	struct MprVar *ldb;
-	mpr_Return(eid, mprObject("ldb"));
-
-	ldb  = ejsGetReturnValue(eid);
+	struct MprVar *ldb = mprInitObject(eid, "ldb", argc, argv);
 
 	mprSetStringCFunction(ldb, "connect", ejs_ldbConnect);
 	mprSetCFunction(ldb, "search", ejs_ldbSearch);
diff --git a/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_nss.c b/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_nss.c
index a804c14b7f..6111ed57c2 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_nss.c
+++ b/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_nss.c
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ static int ejs_getgrgid(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, struct MprVar **argv)
 */
 static int ejs_nss_init(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, struct MprVar **argv)
 {
-	struct MprVar *nss;
-	mpr_Return(eid, mprObject("nss"));
-
-	nss  = ejsGetReturnValue(eid);
+	struct MprVar *nss = mprInitObject(eid, "nss", argc, argv);
 
 	mprSetCFunction(nss, "getpwnam", ejs_getpwnam);
 	mprSetCFunction(nss, "getpwuid", ejs_getpwuid);
diff --git a/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_sys.c b/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_sys.c
index b1fb854dfb..61b89843dc 100644
--- a/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_sys.c
+++ b/source4/scripting/ejs/smbcalls_sys.c
@@ -193,19 +193,18 @@ static int ejs_sys_file_save(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, char **argv)
 */
 static int ejs_sys_init(MprVarHandle eid, int argc, struct MprVar **argv)
 {
-	struct MprVar obj = mprObject("sys");
-
-	mprSetCFunction(&obj, "interfaces", ejs_sys_interfaces);
-	mprSetCFunction(&obj, "hostname", ejs_sys_hostname);
-	mprSetCFunction(&obj, "nttime", ejs_sys_nttime);
-	mprSetCFunction(&obj, "gmtime", ejs_sys_gmtime);
-	mprSetCFunction(&obj, "ldaptime", ejs_sys_ldaptime);
-	mprSetCFunction(&obj, "httptime", ejs_sys_httptime);
-	mprSetStringCFunction(&obj, "unlink", ejs_sys_unlink);
-	mprSetStringCFunction(&obj, "file_load", ejs_sys_file_load);
-	mprSetStringCFunction(&obj, "file_save", ejs_sys_file_save);
-
-	mpr_Return(eid, obj);
+	struct MprVar *obj = mprInitObject(eid, "sys", argc, argv);
+
+	mprSetCFunction(obj, "interfaces", ejs_sys_interfaces);
+	mprSetCFunction(obj, "hostname", ejs_sys_hostname);
+	mprSetCFunction(obj, "nttime", ejs_sys_nttime);
+	mprSetCFunction(obj, "gmtime", ejs_sys_gmtime);
+	mprSetCFunction(obj, "ldaptime", ejs_sys_ldaptime);
+	mprSetCFunction(obj, "httptime", ejs_sys_httptime);
+	mprSetStringCFunction(obj, "unlink", ejs_sys_unlink);
+	mprSetStringCFunction(obj, "file_load", ejs_sys_file_load);
+	mprSetStringCFunction(obj, "file_save", ejs_sys_file_save);
+
 	return 0;
 }