module.js

define(["marionette", "underscore"], function(Marionette, _) {
	return Marionette.Controller.extend({
		mixins: [],

		initialize: function(options) {
			this.mixinModules();

			this.m = {}; // Module models
			this.c = {}; // Module collections
			this.v = {}; // Modules views
			this.p = {}; // Module promises

			this.options = options;
			this.bindActions();
			this.setup();
			this.setupEvents();
		},

		mixinModules: function() {
			var that = this;
			_.each(this.mixins, function(module) {
				// Extend setup methods
				var setup = this.setup;
				this.setup = function() {
					module.prototype.setup.apply(that, arguments);
					setup.apply(that, arguments);
				}

				var setupEvents = this.setupEvents;
				this.setupEvents = function() {
					module.prototype.setupEvents.apply(that, arguments);
					setupEvents.apply(that, arguments);
				}

				// Copy actions and routes
				this.actions   = _.extend(this.actions, module.prototype.actions);
				this.appRoutes = _.extend(this.appRoutes, module.prototype.appRoutes);

				// Copy services methods
				_.each(module.prototype, function(prop, name) {
					if (_.isFunction(prop) && -1 == _.indexOf(["constructor", "setup", "setupEvents"], name)) {
						that[name] = prop;
					}
				});
			}, this);
		},

		bindActions: function() {
			var that = this;

			var beforeAction = function(piped) {
				that.beforeAction();
				return piped;
			}

			var afterAction = function(piped) {
				// Set global module context
				app.setContext(that.name);
				that.afterAction();

				// Mark links to current location as active
				$(".nav-active").removeClass("nav-active");
				$("[href='" + location.hash + "']").addClass("nav-active");

				return piped;
			}

			for (var i in this.actions) {
				this.actions[i] = _.compose(afterAction, _.bind(this.actions[i], this), beforeAction);
			}
		},

		fromCurrentContext: function() {
			return this.name === app.getContext();
		},

		// Initialize collections and stuff
		setup: function() {},

		// Bind some awesome event handlers to stuff
		setupEvents: function() {},

		// Module actions
		actions: {},

		// Before action hook
		beforeAction: function() {},

		// After action hook
		afterAction: function() {},

		// Will be delegated to the main router
		appRoutes: {}
	});
});