whole_func_string: function robohydraHeadType(settings) {
      var parentClass = settings.parentClass || RoboHydraHead;
  
      var newConstructorFunction = function(props) {
          if (!props && settings.defaultProps) {
              deprecationWarning("deprecated 'defaultProps', please use 'defaultPropertyObject' instead");
              props = settings.defaultProps;
          }
          props = props || settings.defaultPropertyObject || {};
  
          // Checks mandatory and optional properties
          this._importProperties(newConstructorFunction, props);
  
          var parentPropBuilder =
                  settings.parentPropertyBuilder || function() { return {}; };
          if (settings.parentPropBuilder) {
              deprecationWarning("deprecated 'parentPropBuilder', please use 'parentPropertyBuilder' instead");
              parentPropBuilder = settings.parentPropBuilder;
          }
          var parentProps = parentPropBuilder.call(this);
          IMPLICIT_OPTIONAL_PROPS.forEach(function(p) {
              var propName = typeof p === 'object' ? p.name : p;
              if (! (propName in parentProps)) {
                  parentProps[propName] = this[propName];
              }
          }, this);
          parentClass.call(this, parentProps);
  
          this.type = settings.name || '<undefined>';
          if (typeof settings.init === 'function') {
              settings.init.call(this);
          }
      };
  
      newConstructorFunction.mandatoryProperties =
          settings.mandatoryProperties || [];
      newConstructorFunction.optionalProperties =
          (settings.optionalProperties || []).concat(IMPLICIT_OPTIONAL_PROPS);
      newConstructorFunction.prototype = new parentClass();
  
      return newConstructorFunction;
  }
func_code_string: function robohydraHeadType(settings) {
      var parentClass = settings.parentClass || RoboHydraHead;
  
      var newConstructorFunction = function(props) {
          if (!props && settings.defaultProps) {
              deprecationWarning("deprecated 'defaultProps', please use 'defaultPropertyObject' instead");
              props = settings.defaultProps;
          }
          props = props || settings.defaultPropertyObject || {};
  
          // Checks mandatory and optional properties
          this._importProperties(newConstructorFunction, props);
  
          var parentPropBuilder =
                  settings.parentPropertyBuilder || function() { return {}; };
          if (settings.parentPropBuilder) {
              deprecationWarning("deprecated 'parentPropBuilder', please use 'parentPropertyBuilder' instead");
              parentPropBuilder = settings.parentPropBuilder;
          }
          var parentProps = parentPropBuilder.call(this);
          IMPLICIT_OPTIONAL_PROPS.forEach(function(p) {
              var propName = typeof p === 'object' ? p.name : p;
              if (! (propName in parentProps)) {
                  parentProps[propName] = this[propName];
              }
          }, this);
          parentClass.call(this, parentProps);
  
          this.type = settings.name || '<undefined>';
          if (typeof settings.init === 'function') {
              settings.init.call(this);
          }
      };
  
      newConstructorFunction.mandatoryProperties =
          settings.mandatoryProperties || [];
      newConstructorFunction.optionalProperties =
          (settings.optionalProperties || []).concat(IMPLICIT_OPTIONAL_PROPS);
      newConstructorFunction.prototype = new parentClass();
  
      return newConstructorFunction;
  }
func_documentation_string: Convenience function to create new types of heads. It takes care of a bit of inheritance hassle.