JavaScript中的单例是使用模块模式和闭包实现的。

下面的代码是不言自明的

// Singleton example.
var singleton = (function() {
  var instance;

  function init() {
    var privateVar1 = "this is a private variable";
    var privateVar2 = "another var";

    function pubMethod() {
      // Accessing private variables from inside.
      console.log(this.privateVar1);
      console.log(this.privateVar2);
      console.log("inside of a public method");
    };
  }

  function getInstance() {
    if (!instance) {
      instance = init();
    }
    return instance;
  };

  return {
    getInstance: getInstance
  }
})();

var obj1 = singleton.getInstance();
var obj2 = singleton.getInstance();

console.log(obj1 === obj2); // Check for type and value.

这个知识是基于我正在学习Java，虽然Java和Javascript是不同的，但单例的概念和Java如何做到这一点是一样的。在我看来，JS的类样式本身是干净的，而不是var初始化。

class Singleton {
    // use hashtag which entails that the variable can only be accessed from self scope
    static #instance = null;
    static getInstance() {
        if (this.#instance === null) this.#instance = new Singleton();
        return this.#instance;
    }

    // some class property
    hello = 'world';

    // or initialize the variable in the constructor, depend on your preference
    constructor() {
        // this.hello = 'world';
    }

    /* you can also add parameters on the constructor & getInstance
     * e.g. 
     * static getInstance(param1, param2) {...new Singleton(param1, param2)}
     * constructor(param1, param2) {...}
     */

}




// this is the same code for java and normal way for singleton for class
// just use static so you can get instance


// testing the singleton
var s1,s2;
s1 = Singleton.getInstance();
s2 = Singleton.getInstance();

// you cannot access the property, immediately
if (Singleton.hello === undefined) console.log('getInstance so you can access this');

console.log(s1.hello);
// result: "world"

console.log(s2.hello);
// result: "world"


// set the value of Singleton object
s2.hello = "hi";
    console.log(s1.hello);
    // result: "hi"

    console.log(s2.hello);
    // result: "hi"
// this is just an evidence which means that they are the same even in property level

if (s1 === s2) console.log("S1 & S2 is the same object");
// result: "S1 & S2 is the same object"

// don't use something like `var s1 = new Singleton();`
// this will defeat your purpose of just (1 object), one instance of class

Christian C. Salvadó和zzzzBov的回答都给出了精彩的答案，但只是添加我自己的解释，基于我已经从PHP/Zend框架转向了沉重的Node.js开发，其中单例模式是常见的。

以下注释记录的代码基于以下需求:

函数对象的一个且只有一个实例可以被实例化 实例不是公开可用的，只能通过公共方法访问 构造函数不是公开可用的，只有在没有可用实例的情况下才可以实例化 构造函数的声明必须允许修改其原型链。这将允许构造函数从其他原型继承，并为实例提供“公共”方法

我的代码与zzzzBov的答案非常相似，除了我在构造函数中添加了一个原型链和更多的注释，这些注释应该有助于那些来自PHP或类似语言的人将传统的OOP转换为JavaScript的原型性质。它可能不是最简单的，但我相信它是最合适的。

// Declare 'Singleton' as the returned value of a self-executing anonymous function
var Singleton = (function () {
    "use strict";
    // 'instance' and 'constructor' should not be available in a "public" scope
    // here they are "private", thus available only within
    // the scope of the self-executing anonymous function
    var _instance=null;
    var _constructor = function (name) {
        this.name = name || 'default';
    }

    // Prototypes will be "public" methods available from the instance
    _constructor.prototype.getName = function () {
        return this.name;
    }

    // Using the module pattern, return a static object
    // which essentially is a list of "public static" methods
    return {
        // Because getInstance is defined within the same scope
        // it can access the "private" 'instance' and 'constructor' vars
        getInstance:function (name) {
            if (!_instance) {
                console.log('creating'); // This should only happen once
                _instance = new _constructor(name);
            }
            console.log('returning');
            return _instance;
        }
    }

})(); // Self execute

// Ensure 'instance' and 'constructor' are unavailable
// outside the scope in which they were defined
// thus making them "private" and not "public"
console.log(typeof _instance); // undefined
console.log(typeof _constructor); // undefined

// Assign instance to two different variables
var a = Singleton.getInstance('first');
var b = Singleton.getInstance('second'); // passing a name here does nothing because the single instance was already instantiated

// Ensure 'a' and 'b' are truly equal
console.log(a === b); // true

console.log(a.getName()); // "first"
console.log(b.getName()); // Also returns "first" because it's the same instance as 'a'

请注意，从技术上讲，自执行匿名函数本身就是一个单例函数，Christian C. Salvadó提供的代码很好地演示了这一点。这里唯一的问题是，当构造函数本身是匿名的时，不可能修改构造函数的原型链。

请记住，在JavaScript中，“公共”和“私有”的概念并不像在PHP或Java中那样适用。但是，通过利用JavaScript的函数作用域可用性规则，我们也达到了同样的效果。

function Once() {
    return this.constructor.instance || (this.constructor.instance = this);
}

function Application(name) {
    let app = Once.call(this);

    app.name = name;

    return app;
}

如果你在上课:

class Once {
    constructor() {
        return this.constructor.instance || (this.constructor.instance = this);
    }
}

class Application extends Once {
    constructor(name) {
        super();

        this.name = name;
    }
}

测试:

console.log(new Once() === new Once());

let app1 = new Application('Foobar');
let app2 = new Application('Barfoo');

console.log(app1 === app2);
console.log(app1.name); // Barfoo

我喜欢将单例模式和模块模式结合起来使用，并将初始化时分支与Global NS检查结合起来使用，并将它们包装在一个闭包中。

在初始化单例后环境不会改变的情况下，使用立即调用的object-literal来返回一个充满实用程序的模块，该模块将持续一段时间。

我没有传递任何依赖项，只是在它们自己的小世界中调用单例对象——唯一的目标是:为事件绑定/解绑定创建一个实用程序模块(设备方向/方向变化也可以在这种情况下工作)。

window.onload = ( function( _w ) {
    console.log.apply( console, ['it', 'is', 'on'] );
    ( {
        globalNS : function() {
            var nameSpaces = ["utils", "eventUtils"],
                nsLength = nameSpaces.length,
                possibleNS = null;

            outerLoop:
            for ( var i = 0; i < nsLength; i++ ) {
                if ( !window[nameSpaces[i]] ) {
                    window[nameSpaces[i]] = this.utils;
                    break outerLoop;
                };
            };
        },
        utils : {
            addListener : null,
            removeListener : null
        },
        listenerTypes : {
            addEvent : function( el, type, fn ) {
                el.addEventListener( type, fn, false );
            },
            removeEvent : function( el, type, fn ) {
                el.removeEventListener( type, fn, false );
            },
            attachEvent : function( el, type, fn ) {
                el.attachEvent( 'on'+type, fn );
            },
            detatchEvent : function( el, type, fn ) {
                el.detachEvent( 'on'+type, fn );
            }
        },
        buildUtils : function() {
            if ( typeof window.addEventListener === 'function' ) {
                this.utils.addListener = this.listenerTypes.addEvent;
                this.utils.removeListener = this.listenerTypes.removeEvent;
            } else {
                this.utils.attachEvent = this.listenerTypes.attachEvent;
                this.utils.removeListener = this.listenerTypes.detatchEvent;
            };
            this.globalNS();
        },
        init : function() {
            this.buildUtils();
        }
    } ).init();
} ( window ) );

我认为最简单的方法是声明一个简单的对象文字:

var myInstance = {
  method1: function () {
    // ...
  },
  method2: function () {
    // ...
  }
};

如果你想在你的单例实例上有私有成员，你可以这样做:

var myInstance = (function() {
  var privateVar = '';

  function privateMethod () {
    // ...
  }

  return { // public interface
    publicMethod1: function () {
      // All private members are accessible here
    },
    publicMethod2: function () {
    }
  };
})();

这被称为模块模式，它基本上允许您通过使用闭包来封装对象上的私有成员。

如果你想阻止对单例对象的修改，你可以使用ES5 object .freeze方法冻结它。

这将使对象不可变，防止对其结构和值进行任何修改。

如果你正在使用ES6，你可以很容易地使用ES模块来表示一个单例，你甚至可以通过在模块范围内声明变量来保持私有状态:

// my-singleton.js
const somePrivateState = []

function privateFn () {
  // ...
}

export default {
  method1() {
    // ...
  },
  method2() {
    // ...
  }
}

然后你可以简单地导入单例对象来使用它:

import myInstance from './my-singleton.js'
// ...