JS Routing System (Simplified)

common.coffee

###
  JS Routing and Init System
###
if typeof window.MANIFEST is "undefined"
  window.MANIFEST =
    VIEWS: {}
    UTILS: {}


###
  Clickable Elements
###
MANIFEST.UTILS.CLICKABLE = () ->
  el = $(this)
  sUrl = el.data('link-url')
  if sUrl?
    window.location.href = sUrl
  return true


###
  Django CSRF-safe Ajax Requests
###
MANIFEST.UTILS.CSRF = () ->
  csrfToken = Cookies.get('csrftoken')
  csrfSafeMethod = (method) ->
    return (/^(GET|HEAD|OPTIONS|TRACE)$/.test(method))

  $.ajaxSetup({
    beforeSend: (xhr, settings) ->
      if (!csrfSafeMethod(settings.type) && !this.crossDomain)
        xhr.setRequestHeader("X-CSRFToken", csrfToken)
  })
  return true


###
  Routes for views and common JS
###
MANIFEST.ROUTES =
  # Common elements, initialized on all routes
  'init': () ->
    $('.clickable').on('click', MANIFEST.UTILS.CLICKABLE)  # Bind clickable elements
    MANIFEST.UTILS.CSRF()  # Set up CSRF for Requests
    return true
  'page_map': () ->
    MANIFEST.VIEWS.PageMap()
    return true


###
  Initializer for ROUTES
###
MANIFEST.INIT =
  exec: (view = "init" ) ->
    r = MANIFEST.ROUTES
    if typeof r[view] is "function"
      r[view]()
    return true

  init: () ->
    view = $('body').data('view')
    MANIFEST.INIT.exec('init')
    if view?
      MANIFEST.VIEW = view
      MANIFEST.INIT.exec(view)
    return true


###
  Enter the App
###
$(document).ready(MANIFEST.INIT.init)

view.coffee

MANIFEST.VIEWS.PageMap = (oArgs) ->
  oArgs = oArgs || {}

  # Initialization
  @setup()


MANIFEST.VIEWS.PageMap::setup = () ->
  return true