Coffeescript conversion of https://github.com/addyosmani/jquery-plugin-patterns/blob/master/amd%2Bcommonjs/pluginCore.js#L27

pluginCore.coffee

# Module/Plugin core
# Note: the wrapper code you see around the module is what enables
# us to support multiple module formats and specifications by
# mapping the arguments defined to what a specific format expects
# to be present. Our actual module functionality is defined lower
# down, where a named module and exports are demonstrated.
#
# Note that dependencies can just as easily be declared if required
# and should work as demonstrated earlier with the AMD module examples.

(( name, definition ) ->
  theModule = definition()
  # this is considered "safe":
  hasDefine = typeof define is 'function' and define.amd
  # hasDefine = typeof define === 'function',
  hasExports = typeof module isnt 'undefined' and module.exports

  if ( hasDefine ) # AMD Module
    define(theModule)
  else if ( hasExports ) # nodejs module
    module.exports = theModule
  else # Assign to common namespaces or simply the global object (window)
    (this.jQuery || this.ender || this.$ || this)[name] = theModule

)( 'core',  () ->
  module = this
  module.plugins = []
  module.highlightColor = "yellow"
  module.errorColor = "red"

  # define the core module here and return the public API

  # This is the highlight method used by the core highlightAll()
  # method and all of the plugins highlighting elements different
  # colors
  module.highlight = (el,strColor) ->
    if this.jQuery then jQuery(el).css('background', strColor);

  # Expose public methods
  {
    highlightAll : () ->
        module.highlight('div', module.highlightColor)
    plugins :
      module.plugins
  }
)