function appendNodeFactory (Node) {
  /**
   * @constructor AppendNode
   * @extends Node
   * @param {TreeEditor} editor
   * Create a new AppendNode. This is a special node which is created at the
   * end of the list with childs for an object or array
   */
  function AppendNode (editor) {
    /** @type {TreeEditor} */
    this.editor = editor
    this.dom = {}
  }

  AppendNode.prototype = new Node()

  /**
   * Return a table row with an append button.
   * @return {Element} dom   TR element
   */
  AppendNode.prototype.getDom = function () {
    // TODO: implement a new solution for the append node
    const dom = this.dom

    if (dom.tr) {
      return dom.tr
    }

    this._updateEditability()

    // a row for the append button
    const trAppend = document.createElement('tr')
    trAppend.className = 'jsoneditor-append'
    trAppend.node = this
    dom.tr = trAppend

    // TODO: consistent naming

    if (this.editor.options.mode === 'tree') {
      // a cell for the dragarea column
      dom.tdDrag = document.createElement('td')

      // create context menu
      const tdMenu = document.createElement('td')
      dom.tdMenu = tdMenu
      const menu = document.createElement('button')
      menu.type = 'button'
      menu.className = 'jsoneditor-button jsoneditor-contextmenu-button'
      menu.title = 'Click to open the actions menu (Ctrl+M)'
      dom.menu = menu
      tdMenu.appendChild(dom.menu)
    }

    // a cell for the contents (showing text 'empty')
    const tdAppend = document.createElement('td')
    const domText = document.createElement('div')
    domText.appendChild(document.createTextNode('(' + translate('empty') + ')'))
    domText.className = 'jsoneditor-readonly'
    tdAppend.appendChild(domText)
    dom.td = tdAppend
    dom.text = domText

    this.updateDom()

    return trAppend
  }

  /**
   * Append node doesn't have a path
   * @returns {null}
   */
  AppendNode.prototype.getPath = () => null

  /**
   * Append node doesn't have an index
   * @returns {null}
   */
  AppendNode.prototype.getIndex = () => null

  /**
   * Update the HTML dom of the Node
   */
  AppendNode.prototype.updateDom = function (options) {
    const dom = this.dom
    const tdAppend = dom.td
    if (tdAppend) {
      tdAppend.style.paddingLeft = (this.getLevel() * 24 + 26) + 'px'
      // TODO: not so nice hard coded offset
    }

    const domText = dom.text
    if (domText) {
      domText.firstChild.nodeValue = '(' + translate('empty') + ' ' + this.parent.type + ')'
    }

    // attach or detach the contents of the append node:
    // hide when the parent has childs, show when the parent has no childs
    const trAppend = dom.tr
    if (!this.isVisible()) {
      if (dom.tr.firstChild) {
        if (dom.tdDrag) {
          trAppend.removeChild(dom.tdDrag)
        }
        if (dom.tdMenu) {
          trAppend.removeChild(dom.tdMenu)
        }
        trAppend.removeChild(tdAppend)
      }
    } else {
      if (!dom.tr.firstChild) {
        if (dom.tdDrag) {
          trAppend.appendChild(dom.tdDrag)
        }
        if (dom.tdMenu) {
          trAppend.appendChild(dom.tdMenu)
        }
        trAppend.appendChild(tdAppend)
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Check whether the AppendNode is currently visible.
   * the AppendNode is visible when its parent has no childs (i.e. is empty).
   * @return {boolean} isVisible
   */
  AppendNode.prototype.isVisible = function () {
    return (this.parent.childs.length === 0)
  }

  /**
   * Show a contextmenu for this node
   * @param {HTMLElement} anchor   The element to attach the menu to.
   * @param {function} [onClose]   Callback method called when the context menu
   *                               is being closed.
   */
  AppendNode.prototype.showContextMenu = function (anchor, onClose) {
    const node = this

    const appendSubmenu = [
      {
        text: translate('auto'),
        className: 'jsoneditor-type-auto',
        title: translate('autoType'),
        click: function () {
          node._onAppend('', '', 'auto')
        }
      },
      {
        text: translate('array'),
        className: 'jsoneditor-type-array',
        title: translate('arrayType'),
        click: function () {
          node._onAppend('', [])
        }
      },
      {
        text: translate('object'),
        className: 'jsoneditor-type-object',
        title: translate('objectType'),
        click: function () {
          node._onAppend('', {})
        }
      },
      {
        text: translate('string'),
        className: 'jsoneditor-type-string',
        title: translate('stringType'),
        click: function () {
          node._onAppend('', '', 'string')
        }
      }
    ]
    node.addTemplates(appendSubmenu, true)
    let items = [
      // create append button
      {
        text: translate('appendText'),
        title: translate('appendTitleAuto'),
        submenuTitle: translate('appendSubmenuTitle'),
        className: 'jsoneditor-insert',
        click: function () {
          node._onAppend('', '', 'auto')
        },
        submenu: appendSubmenu
      }
    ]

    if (this.editor.options.onCreateMenu) {
      const path = node.parent.getPath()

      items = this.editor.options.onCreateMenu(items, {
        type: 'append',
        path,
        paths: [path]
      })
    }

    const menu = new ContextMenu(items, { close: onClose })
    menu.show(anchor, this.editor.getPopupAnchor())
  }

  /**
   * Handle an event. The event is caught centrally by the editor
   * @param {Event} event
   */
  AppendNode.prototype.onEvent = function (event) {
    const type = event.type
    const target = event.target || event.srcElement
    const dom = this.dom

    // highlight the append nodes parent
    const menu = dom.menu
    if (target === menu) {
      if (type === 'mouseover') {
        this.editor.highlighter.highlight(this.parent)
      } else if (type === 'mouseout') {
        this.editor.highlighter.unhighlight()
      }
    }

    // context menu events
    if (type === 'click' && target === dom.menu) {
      const highlighter = this.editor.highlighter
      highlighter.highlight(this.parent)
      highlighter.lock()
      addClassName(dom.menu, 'jsoneditor-selected')
      this.showContextMenu(dom.menu, () => {
        removeClassName(dom.menu, 'jsoneditor-selected')
        highlighter.unlock()
        highlighter.unhighlight()
      })
    }

    if (type === 'keydown') {
      this.onKeyDown(event)
    }
  }

  return AppendNode
}
A factory function to create an AppendNode, which depends on a Node
@param {Node} Node