Backbone Bridge - jQuery syntax for creating Backbone views

backbone-bridge.coffee

#   Backbone.View + jquery.widget.bridge
#   https://gist.github.com/1641439
#
#   Bridge Backbone views > jQuery.ui widget
#   Allows instantiating BB views using jQuery
#   e.g. $('.slideshow').slideshow()
#
#   requires jquery.ui.widget

class window.Slideshow extends Backbone.View
  
  initialize: (options) ->
    console.log 'Slideshow#initialize'
    console.log $(@el)

##
# Plugin definition
# 

$.fn.slideshow = (options) ->
  options ||= {}
  slideshow = @data('slideshow')
  if (!slideshow)
    @each (idx, el) ->
      options.el = el
      $(el).data('slideshow', new Slideshow(options))