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// Set up the current user
app.services.factory('CurrentUser', function(User) {

  var bootstrapCurrentUser = function() {
    var data = JSON.parse(currentUser);
    var user = new User(data);
    return user;
  }

  return bootstrapCurrentUser() || User.me();

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# E.g. backbone.view.js.coffee
Backbone.View::close = (remove = true) ->
  if remove
    # Remove the view element, unbinding events and destroying data
    @remove()
  else
    # Undelegate events and stop listening without removing the view element
    @undelegateEvents()
    @stopListening()
  

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addToBookmarks = -> 
  e.preventDefault()
  
  title = document.title
  url   = document.location.href
  
  # IE
  if window.external?.AddFavourite
    window.external.AddFavorite(url, title)
  

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window.MyApp =
  Models: {}
  Collections: {}
  Views: {}
  Routers: {}

  initialize: ->
    new MyApp.Routers.Items()
    Backbone.history.start()

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# OPTION 1:
# Automatically wrap everything

do ->
  'use strict'

  return unless window.trackJs?

  for klass in ['View', 'Model', 'Collection', 'Router']
    old = Backbone[klass]

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# Collection.fetch() returns a Xhr that you can store in a variable.
# The request can be aborted if the Xhr readystate is 1,2 or 3.
#
# Note: If readystate == 3 the request has already been sent and the
#       server will continue to process it, the response will be ignored.
 
class App.Routers.Posts extends Backbone.Router
  routes:
    '': 'index'
    ':id': 'show'

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class Shift < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :starts_at, presence: true
  
  def parsable_start_time
    starts_at.strftime("%-I.%M%P") if starts_at
  end

  def parsable_start_time=(time_string)
    self.starts_at = Chronic.parse(time_string)
  end

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def as_json
  super(methods: [:balance, :available])
end

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$.fn.dependentSelect = ->
  $(@).addClass('dependent')
  
  @each ->
    $(@).data('pre', $(@).val())
    
    @disableOthers = ->
      $('select.dependent')
        .not($(@))
        .find("option[value=#{$(@).val()}]")

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# Assume response JSON for `book` looks like this:
#  {
#    id: 1,
#    pages: [{
#      id: 1,
#      chapter: 1,
#      text: 'It was the best of times, '
#    }, {
#      id: 2,
#      chapter: 1,