gistfile1.txt

    Y.on('delegate', function(e) {
        var tgt = e.target;
        e.halt();
        var uri  = tgt.get('href');
        var cfg = { 
            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'text/html; charset=utf-8' } 
        };
        if ( tgt.hasClass('rest-delete') )
            cfg.method = 'DELETE';
        else if ( tgt.hasClass('rest-post') )
            cfg.method = 'POST';
        else if ( tgt.hasClass('rest-put') )
            cfg.method = 'PUT';
        else if ( tgt.hasClass('rest-get') ) 
            cfg.method = 'GET';

        /* On complete, delete the parent element */
        var extra = [];
        var completeHandler = RestEventHandler.complete;
        if ( tgt.hasClass('delete-parent') ) {
        }
        else if ( tgt.hasClass('replace-parent') ) {
            extra.push('frontend-replace-parent=1');
            completeHandler = RestEventHandler.completeAndReplace;
        }
        else if ( tgt.hasClass('popup-response') ) {
            completeHandler = RestEventHandler.completeAndPopup;
            overlay.set("align", { node: tgt, points:[Y.WidgetPositionExt.TR, Y.WidgetPositionExt.TR]}); 
        }

        if ( uri.indexOf('?') > 0 ) 
            uri += '&' + extra.join('&');
        else
            uri += '?' + extra.join('&');

        Y.on('io:start',    RestEventHandler.start, this, [ tgt ]);
        Y.on('io:complete', completeHandler, this, [ tgt ]);
        Y.on('io:abort',    RestEventHandler.abort, this, [ tgt ]);
        Y.on('io:failure',  RestEventHandler.failure, this, [ tgt ]);

        var request = Y.io(uri, cfg);
    }, document.body, 'click', 'a.rest-delete, a.rest-post, a.rest-get, a.rest-put');