(proof-of-concept) Zappa with runInContext() to provide glocal vars

explained.coffee

zappa =
  run: (f)->
    # Re-compile the function in a context that contains the Zappa
    # methods as globals.
    vm = require 'vm'
    code = 'zappa_code='+f.toString()

    views = {}
    router = {}

    context =

      view: (name,code) ->
        views[name] = code

      render: (name) ->
        views[name].apply(this_object)

      get: (location,code) ->
        router[location] = code

    try
      vm.runInNewContext code, context, 'zappa.run() in bob.coffee'
    catch error
      console.log "Error = #{error}"

    context.zappa_code()

    # The following code gets called from the httpServer's router.
    this_object =  # Populated from request, etc.
      params:
        foo: 3
        bar: 5
      request:
        url: 'http://localhost'

    console.log router['/'].apply(this_object)

zappa.run ->

  get '/', ->
    render 'bob'

  view 'bob', ->
    "Hello bob, #{@params.foo}"

gistfile1.coffee

zappa =
  run: (f)->
    vm = require 'vm'
    code = 'zappa_code='+f.toString()

    this_object =
      params:
        foo: 3
        bar: 5
      request:
        url: 'http://localhost'

    views = {}
    router = {}

    context =

      view: (name,code) ->
        views[name] = code

      render: (name) ->
        views[name].apply(this_object)

      get: (location,code) ->
        router[location] = code

    try
      vm.runInNewContext code, context, 'zappa.run() in bob.coffee'
    catch error
      console.log "Error = #{error}"

    context.zappa_code()

    console.log router['/'].apply(this_object)

zappa.run ->

  get '/', ->
    render 'bob'

  view 'bob', ->
    "Hello bob, #{@params.foo}"