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# -------------------------
# application_controller.rb
# -------------------------

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  before_filter :setup_gon

  def setup_gon
    Gon.global.controller = controller_name
    Gon.global.action = action_name
  end

end


# ----------------
# global.js.coffee
# ----------------

# only one dom-ready event to fire on
$ ->
  # get controller and action names
  controller = Appname.global.controller
  action     = Appname.global.action

  # get namespace object, init and actual action method
  namespace  = Appname.controllers[controller]
  init       = namespace["init"]
  method     = namespace[action]

  # bind 'this' to namespace to faciliate storing
  # objects on the parent namespace, making
  # them available to helpers and actions

  init.call namespace if $.isFunction init
  method.call namespace if $.isFunction method


# ----------------
# users.js.coffee
# ----------------

Appname.controllers =
  users:
    init: ->
      @someSetting = {}
    index: ->
      doThing() if @someSetting?