xos/core/xoslib/static/js/vendor/backbone.marionette.js

// MarionetteJS (Backbone.Marionette)
// ----------------------------------
// v2.0.1
//
// Copyright (c)2014 Derick Bailey, Muted Solutions, LLC.
// Distributed under MIT license
//
// http://marionettejs.com

(function(root, factory) {

  if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
    define(['backbone', 'underscore', 'backbone.wreqr', 'backbone.babysitter'], function(Backbone, _) {
      return (root.Marionette = factory(root, Backbone, _));
    });
  } else if (typeof exports !== 'undefined') {
    var Backbone = require('backbone');
    var _ = require('underscore');
    var Wreqr = require('backbone.wreqr');
    var BabySitter = require('backbone.babysitter');
    module.exports = factory(root, Backbone, _);
  } else {
    root.Marionette = factory(root, root.Backbone, root._);
  }

}(this, function(root, Backbone, _) {
  'use strict';

  var previousMarionette = root.Marionette;

  var Marionette = Backbone.Marionette = {};

  Marionette.VERSION = '2.0.1';

  Marionette.noConflict = function() {
    root.Marionette = previousMarionette;
    return this;
  };

  // Get the Deferred creator for later use
  Marionette.Deferred = Backbone.$.Deferred;

  /* jshint unused: false */
  
  // Helpers
  // -------
  
  // For slicing `arguments` in functions
  var slice = Array.prototype.slice;
  
  function throwError(message, name) {
    var error = new Error(message);
    error.name = name || 'Error';
    throw error;
  }
  
  // Marionette.extend
  // -----------------
  
  // Borrow the Backbone `extend` method so we can use it as needed
  Marionette.extend = Backbone.Model.extend;
  
  // Marionette.getOption
  // --------------------
  
  // Retrieve an object, function or other value from a target
  // object or its `options`, with `options` taking precedence.
  Marionette.getOption = function(target, optionName) {
    if (!target || !optionName) { return; }
    var value;
  
    if (target.options && (target.options[optionName] !== undefined)) {
      value = target.options[optionName];
    } else {
      value = target[optionName];
    }
  
    return value;
  };
  
  // Proxy `Marionette.getOption`
  Marionette.proxyGetOption = function(optionName) {
    return Marionette.getOption(this, optionName);
  };
  
  // Marionette.normalizeMethods
  // ----------------------
  
  // Pass in a mapping of events => functions or function names
  // and return a mapping of events => functions
  Marionette.normalizeMethods = function(hash) {
    var normalizedHash = {}, method;
    _.each(hash, function(fn, name) {
      method = fn;
      if (!_.isFunction(method)) {
        method = this[method];
      }
      if (!method) {
        return;
      }
      normalizedHash[name] = method;
    }, this);
    return normalizedHash;
  };
  
  
  // allows for the use of the @ui. syntax within
  // a given key for triggers and events
  // swaps the @ui with the associated selector
  Marionette.normalizeUIKeys = function(hash, ui) {
    if (typeof(hash) === 'undefined') {
      return;
    }
  
    _.each(_.keys(hash), function(v) {
      var pattern = /@ui.[a-zA-Z_$0-9]*/g;
      if (v.match(pattern)) {
        hash[v.replace(pattern, function(r) {
          return ui[r.slice(4)];
        })] = hash[v];
        delete hash[v];
      }
    });
  
    return hash;
  };
  
  // Mix in methods from Underscore, for iteration, and other
  // collection related features.
  // Borrowing this code from Backbone.Collection:
  // http://backbonejs.org/docs/backbone.html#section-106
  Marionette.actAsCollection = function(object, listProperty) {
    var methods = ['forEach', 'each', 'map', 'find', 'detect', 'filter',
      'select', 'reject', 'every', 'all', 'some', 'any', 'include',
      'contains', 'invoke', 'toArray', 'first', 'initial', 'rest',
      'last', 'without', 'isEmpty', 'pluck'];
  
    _.each(methods, function(method) {
      object[method] = function() {
        var list = _.values(_.result(this, listProperty));
        var args = [list].concat(_.toArray(arguments));
        return _[method].apply(_, args);
      };
    });
  };
  
  // Trigger an event and/or a corresponding method name. Examples:
  //
  // `this.triggerMethod("foo")` will trigger the "foo" event and
  // call the "onFoo" method.
  //
  // `this.triggerMethod("foo:bar")` will trigger the "foo:bar" event and
  // call the "onFooBar" method.
  Marionette.triggerMethod = (function() {
  
    // split the event name on the ":"
    var splitter = /(^|:)(\w)/gi;
  
    // take the event section ("section1:section2:section3")
    // and turn it in to uppercase name
    function getEventName(match, prefix, eventName) {
      return eventName.toUpperCase();
    }
  
    // actual triggerMethod implementation
    var triggerMethod = function(event) {
      // get the method name from the event name
      var methodName = 'on' + event.replace(splitter, getEventName);
      var method = this[methodName];
      var result;
  
      // call the onMethodName if it exists
      if (_.isFunction(method)) {
        // pass all arguments, except the event name
        result = method.apply(this, _.tail(arguments));
      }
  
      // trigger the event, if a trigger method exists
      if (_.isFunction(this.trigger)) {
        this.trigger.apply(this, arguments);
      }
  
      return result;
    };
  
    return triggerMethod;
  })();
  
  // DOMRefresh
  // ----------
  //
  // Monitor a view's state, and after it has been rendered and shown
  // in the DOM, trigger a "dom:refresh" event every time it is
  // re-rendered.
  
  Marionette.MonitorDOMRefresh = (function(documentElement) {
    // track when the view has been shown in the DOM,
    // using a Marionette.Region (or by other means of triggering "show")
    function handleShow(view) {
      view._isShown = true;
      triggerDOMRefresh(view);
    }
  
    // track when the view has been rendered
    function handleRender(view) {
      view._isRendered = true;
      triggerDOMRefresh(view);
    }
  
    // Trigger the "dom:refresh" event and corresponding "onDomRefresh" method
    function triggerDOMRefresh(view) {
      if (view._isShown && view._isRendered && isInDOM(view)) {
        if (_.isFunction(view.triggerMethod)) {
          view.triggerMethod('dom:refresh');
        }
      }
    }
  
    function isInDOM(view) {
      return documentElement.contains(view.el);
    }
  
    // Export public API
    return function(view) {
      view.listenTo(view, 'show', function() {
        handleShow(view);
      });
  
      view.listenTo(view, 'render', function() {
        handleRender(view);
      });
    };
  })(document.documentElement);
  

  /* jshint maxparams: 5 */
  
  // Marionette.bindEntityEvents & unbindEntityEvents
  // ---------------------------
  //
  // These methods are used to bind/unbind a backbone "entity" (collection/model)
  // to methods on a target object.
  //
  // The first parameter, `target`, must have a `listenTo` method from the
  // EventBinder object.
  //
  // The second parameter is the entity (Backbone.Model or Backbone.Collection)
  // to bind the events from.
  //
  // The third parameter is a hash of { "event:name": "eventHandler" }
  // configuration. Multiple handlers can be separated by a space. A
  // function can be supplied instead of a string handler name.
  
  (function(Marionette) {
    'use strict';
  
    // Bind the event to handlers specified as a string of
    // handler names on the target object
    function bindFromStrings(target, entity, evt, methods) {
      var methodNames = methods.split(/\s+/);
  
      _.each(methodNames, function(methodName) {
  
        var method = target[methodName];
        if (!method) {
          throwError('Method "' + methodName +
            '" was configured as an event handler, but does not exist.');
        }
  
        target.listenTo(entity, evt, method);
      });
    }
  
    // Bind the event to a supplied callback function
    function bindToFunction(target, entity, evt, method) {
      target.listenTo(entity, evt, method);
    }
  
    // Bind the event to handlers specified as a string of
    // handler names on the target object
    function unbindFromStrings(target, entity, evt, methods) {
      var methodNames = methods.split(/\s+/);
  
      _.each(methodNames, function(methodName) {
        var method = target[methodName];
        target.stopListening(entity, evt, method);
      });
    }
  
    // Bind the event to a supplied callback function
    function unbindToFunction(target, entity, evt, method) {
      target.stopListening(entity, evt, method);
    }
  
  
    // generic looping function
    function iterateEvents(target, entity, bindings, functionCallback, stringCallback) {
      if (!entity || !bindings) { return; }
  
      // allow the bindings to be a function
      if (_.isFunction(bindings)) {
        bindings = bindings.call(target);
      }
  
      // iterate the bindings and bind them
      _.each(bindings, function(methods, evt) {
  
        // allow for a function as the handler,
        // or a list of event names as a string
        if (_.isFunction(methods)) {
          functionCallback(target, entity, evt, methods);
        } else {
          stringCallback(target, entity, evt, methods);
        }
  
      });
    }
  
    // Export Public API
    Marionette.bindEntityEvents = function(target, entity, bindings) {
      iterateEvents(target, entity, bindings, bindToFunction, bindFromStrings);
    };
  
    Marionette.unbindEntityEvents = function(target, entity, bindings) {
      iterateEvents(target, entity, bindings, unbindToFunction, unbindFromStrings);
    };
  
    // Proxy `bindEntityEvents`
    Marionette.proxyBindEntityEvents = function(entity, bindings) {
      return Marionette.bindEntityEvents(this, entity, bindings);
    };
  
    // Proxy `unbindEntityEvents`
    Marionette.proxyUnbindEntityEvents = function(entity, bindings) {
      return Marionette.unbindEntityEvents(this, entity, bindings);
    };
  })(Marionette);
  

  // Callbacks
  // ---------
  
  // A simple way of managing a collection of callbacks
  // and executing them at a later point in time, using jQuery's
  // `Deferred` object.
  Marionette.Callbacks = function() {
    this._deferred = Marionette.Deferred();
    this._callbacks = [];
  };
  
  _.extend(Marionette.Callbacks.prototype, {
  
    // Add a callback to be executed. Callbacks added here are
    // guaranteed to execute, even if they are added after the
    // `run` method is called.
    add: function(callback, contextOverride) {
      var promise = _.result(this._deferred, 'promise');
  
      this._callbacks.push({cb: callback, ctx: contextOverride});
  
      promise.then(function(args) {
        if (contextOverride){ args.context = contextOverride; }
        callback.call(args.context, args.options);
      });
    },
  
    // Run all registered callbacks with the context specified.
    // Additional callbacks can be added after this has been run
    // and they will still be executed.
    run: function(options, context) {
      this._deferred.resolve({
        options: options,
        context: context
      });
    },
  
    // Resets the list of callbacks to be run, allowing the same list
    // to be run multiple times - whenever the `run` method is called.
    reset: function() {
      var callbacks = this._callbacks;
      this._deferred = Marionette.Deferred();
      this._callbacks = [];
  
      _.each(callbacks, function(cb) {
        this.add(cb.cb, cb.ctx);
      }, this);
    }
  });
  
  // Marionette Controller
  // ---------------------
  //
  // A multi-purpose object to use as a controller for
  // modules and routers, and as a mediator for workflow
  // and coordination of other objects, views, and more.
  Marionette.Controller = function(options) {
    this.triggerMethod = Marionette.triggerMethod;
    this.options = options || {};
  
    if (_.isFunction(this.initialize)) {
      this.initialize(this.options);
    }
  };
  
  Marionette.Controller.extend = Marionette.extend;
  
  // Controller Methods
  // --------------
  
  // Ensure it can trigger events with Backbone.Events
  _.extend(Marionette.Controller.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
    destroy: function() {
      var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
      this.triggerMethod.apply(this, ['before:destroy'].concat(args));
      this.triggerMethod.apply(this, ['destroy'].concat(args));
  
      this.stopListening();
      this.off();
    },
  
    // import the `triggerMethod` to trigger events with corresponding
    // methods if the method exists
    triggerMethod: Marionette.triggerMethod,
  
    // Proxy `getOption` to enable getting options from this or this.options by name.
    getOption: Marionette.proxyGetOption
  
  });
  
  /* jshint maxcomplexity: 10, maxstatements: 27 */
  
  // Region
  // ------
  //
  // Manage the visual regions of your composite application. See
  // http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/12/12/composite-js-apps-regions-and-region-managers/
  
  Marionette.Region = function(options) {
    this.options = options || {};
    this.el = this.getOption('el');
  
    // Handle when this.el is passed in as a $ wrapped element.
    this.el = this.el instanceof Backbone.$ ? this.el[0] : this.el;
  
    if (!this.el) {
      throwError('An "el" must be specified for a region.', 'NoElError');
    }
  
    this.$el = this.getEl(this.el);
  
    if (this.initialize) {
      var args = Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments);
      this.initialize.apply(this, args);
    }
  };
  
  
  // Region Class methods
  // -------------------
  
  _.extend(Marionette.Region, {
  
    // Build an instance of a region by passing in a configuration object
    // and a default region class to use if none is specified in the config.
    //
    // The config object should either be a string as a jQuery DOM selector,
    // a Region class directly, or an object literal that specifies both
    // a selector and regionClass:
    //
    // ```js
    // {
    //   selector: "#foo",
    //   regionClass: MyCustomRegion
    // }
    // ```
    //
    buildRegion: function(regionConfig, defaultRegionClass) {
      var regionIsString = _.isString(regionConfig);
      var regionSelectorIsString = _.isString(regionConfig.selector);
      var regionClassIsUndefined = _.isUndefined(regionConfig.regionClass);
      var regionIsClass = _.isFunction(regionConfig);
  
      if (!regionIsClass && !regionIsString && !regionSelectorIsString) {
        throwError('Region must be specified as a Region class,' +
          'a selector string or an object with selector property');
      }
  
      var selector, RegionClass;
  
      // get the selector for the region
  
      if (regionIsString) {
        selector = regionConfig;
      }
  
      if (regionConfig.selector) {
        selector = regionConfig.selector;
        delete regionConfig.selector;
      }
  
      // get the class for the region
  
      if (regionIsClass) {
        RegionClass = regionConfig;
      }
  
      if (!regionIsClass && regionClassIsUndefined) {
        RegionClass = defaultRegionClass;
      }
  
      if (regionConfig.regionClass) {
        RegionClass = regionConfig.regionClass;
        delete regionConfig.regionClass;
      }
  
      if (regionIsString || regionIsClass) {
        regionConfig = {};
      }
  
      regionConfig.el = selector;
  
      // build the region instance
      var region = new RegionClass(regionConfig);
  
      // override the `getEl` function if we have a parentEl
      // this must be overridden to ensure the selector is found
      // on the first use of the region. if we try to assign the
      // region's `el` to `parentEl.find(selector)` in the object
      // literal to build the region, the element will not be
      // guaranteed to be in the DOM already, and will cause problems
      if (regionConfig.parentEl) {
        region.getEl = function(el) {
          if (_.isObject(el)) {
            return Backbone.$(el);
          }
          var parentEl = regionConfig.parentEl;
          if (_.isFunction(parentEl)) {
            parentEl = parentEl();
          }
          return parentEl.find(el);
        };
      }
  
      return region;
    }
  
  });
  
  // Region Instance Methods
  // -----------------------
  
  _.extend(Marionette.Region.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
  
    // Displays a backbone view instance inside of the region.
    // Handles calling the `render` method for you. Reads content
    // directly from the `el` attribute. Also calls an optional
    // `onShow` and `onDestroy` method on your view, just after showing
    // or just before destroying the view, respectively.
    // The `preventDestroy` option can be used to prevent a view from
    // the old view being destroyed on show.
    // The `forceShow` option can be used to force a view to be
    // re-rendered if it's already shown in the region.
  
    show: function(view, options){
      this._ensureElement();
  
      var showOptions = options || {};
      var isDifferentView = view !== this.currentView;
      var preventDestroy =  !!showOptions.preventDestroy;
      var forceShow = !!showOptions.forceShow;
  
      // we are only changing the view if there is a view to change to begin with
      var isChangingView = !!this.currentView;
  
      // only destroy the view if we don't want to preventDestroy and the view is different
      var _shouldDestroyView = !preventDestroy && isDifferentView;
  
      if (_shouldDestroyView) {
        this.empty();
      }
  
      // show the view if the view is different or if you want to re-show the view
      var _shouldShowView = isDifferentView || forceShow;
  
      if (_shouldShowView) {
        view.render();
  
        if (isChangingView) {
          this.triggerMethod('before:swap', view);
        }
  
        this.triggerMethod('before:show', view);
        this.triggerMethod.call(view, 'before:show');
  
        this.attachHtml(view);
        this.currentView = view;
  
        if (isChangingView) {
          this.triggerMethod('swap', view);
        }
  
        this.triggerMethod('show', view);
  
        if (_.isFunction(view.triggerMethod)) {
          view.triggerMethod('show');
        } else {
          this.triggerMethod.call(view, 'show');
        }
  
        return this;
      }
  
      return this;
    },
  
    _ensureElement: function(){
      if (!_.isObject(this.el)) {
        this.$el = this.getEl(this.el);
        this.el = this.$el[0];
      }
  
      if (!this.$el || this.$el.length === 0) {
        throwError('An "el" ' + this.$el.selector + ' must exist in DOM');
      }
    },
  
    // Override this method to change how the region finds the
    // DOM element that it manages. Return a jQuery selector object.
    getEl: function(el) {
      return Backbone.$(el);
    },
  
    // Override this method to change how the new view is
    // appended to the `$el` that the region is managing
    attachHtml: function(view) {
      // empty the node and append new view
      this.el.innerHTML='';
      this.el.appendChild(view.el);
    },
  
    // Destroy the current view, if there is one. If there is no
    // current view, it does nothing and returns immediately.
    empty: function() {
      var view = this.currentView;
      if (!view || view.isDestroyed) { return; }
  
      this.triggerMethod('before:empty', view);
  
      // call 'destroy' or 'remove', depending on which is found
      if (view.destroy) { view.destroy(); }
      else if (view.remove) { view.remove(); }
  
      this.triggerMethod('empty', view);
  
      delete this.currentView;
    },
  
    // Attach an existing view to the region. This
    // will not call `render` or `onShow` for the new view,
    // and will not replace the current HTML for the `el`
    // of the region.
    attachView: function(view) {
      this.currentView = view;
    },
  
    // Reset the region by destroying any existing view and
    // clearing out the cached `$el`. The next time a view
    // is shown via this region, the region will re-query the
    // DOM for the region's `el`.
    reset: function() {
      this.empty();
  
      if (this.$el) {
        this.el = this.$el.selector;
      }
  
      delete this.$el;
    },
  
    // Proxy `getOption` to enable getting options from this or this.options by name.
    getOption: Marionette.proxyGetOption,
  
    // import the `triggerMethod` to trigger events with corresponding
    // methods if the method exists
    triggerMethod: Marionette.triggerMethod
  });
  
  // Copy the `extend` function used by Backbone's classes
  Marionette.Region.extend = Marionette.extend;
  
  // Marionette.RegionManager
  // ------------------------
  //
  // Manage one or more related `Marionette.Region` objects.
  Marionette.RegionManager = (function(Marionette) {
  
    var RegionManager = Marionette.Controller.extend({
      constructor: function(options) {
        this._regions = {};
        Marionette.Controller.call(this, options);
      },
  
      // Add multiple regions using an object literal, where
      // each key becomes the region name, and each value is
      // the region definition.
      addRegions: function(regionDefinitions, defaults) {
        var regions = {};
  
        _.each(regionDefinitions, function(definition, name) {
          if (_.isString(definition)) {
            definition = {selector: definition};
          }
  
          if (definition.selector) {
            definition = _.defaults({}, definition, defaults);
          }
  
          var region = this.addRegion(name, definition);
          regions[name] = region;
        }, this);
  
        return regions;
      },
  
      // Add an individual region to the region manager,
      // and return the region instance
      addRegion: function(name, definition) {
        var region;
  
        var isObject = _.isObject(definition);
        var isString = _.isString(definition);
        var hasSelector = !!definition.selector;
  
        if (isString || (isObject && hasSelector)) {
          region = Marionette.Region.buildRegion(definition, Marionette.Region);
        } else if (_.isFunction(definition)) {
          region = Marionette.Region.buildRegion(definition, Marionette.Region);
        } else {
          region = definition;
        }
  
        this.triggerMethod('before:add:region', name, region);
  
        this._store(name, region);
  
        this.triggerMethod('add:region', name, region);
        return region;
      },
  
      // Get a region by name
      get: function(name) {
        return this._regions[name];
      },
  
      // Gets all the regions contained within
      // the `regionManager` instance.
      getRegions: function(){
        return _.clone(this._regions);
      },
  
      // Remove a region by name
      removeRegion: function(name) {
        var region = this._regions[name];
        this._remove(name, region);
      },
  
      // Empty all regions in the region manager, and
      // remove them
      removeRegions: function() {
        _.each(this._regions, function(region, name) {
          this._remove(name, region);
        }, this);
      },
  
      // Empty all regions in the region manager, but
      // leave them attached
      emptyRegions: function() {
        _.each(this._regions, function(region) {
          region.empty();
        }, this);
      },
  
      // Destroy all regions and shut down the region
      // manager entirely
      destroy: function() {
        this.removeRegions();
        Marionette.Controller.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
      },
  
      // internal method to store regions
      _store: function(name, region) {
        this._regions[name] = region;
        this._setLength();
      },
  
      // internal method to remove a region
      _remove: function(name, region) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:remove:region', name, region);
        region.empty();
        region.stopListening();
        delete this._regions[name];
        this._setLength();
        this.triggerMethod('remove:region', name, region);
      },
  
      // set the number of regions current held
      _setLength: function() {
        this.length = _.size(this._regions);
      }
  
    });
  
    Marionette.actAsCollection(RegionManager.prototype, '_regions');
  
    return RegionManager;
  })(Marionette);
  

  // Template Cache
  // --------------
  
  // Manage templates stored in `<script>` blocks,
  // caching them for faster access.
  Marionette.TemplateCache = function(templateId) {
    this.templateId = templateId;
  };
  
  // TemplateCache object-level methods. Manage the template
  // caches from these method calls instead of creating
  // your own TemplateCache instances
  _.extend(Marionette.TemplateCache, {
    templateCaches: {},
  
    // Get the specified template by id. Either
    // retrieves the cached version, or loads it
    // from the DOM.
    get: function(templateId) {
      var cachedTemplate = this.templateCaches[templateId];
  
      if (!cachedTemplate) {
        cachedTemplate = new Marionette.TemplateCache(templateId);
        this.templateCaches[templateId] = cachedTemplate;
      }
  
      return cachedTemplate.load();
    },
  
    // Clear templates from the cache. If no arguments
    // are specified, clears all templates:
    // `clear()`
    //
    // If arguments are specified, clears each of the
    // specified templates from the cache:
    // `clear("#t1", "#t2", "...")`
    clear: function() {
      var i;
      var args = slice.call(arguments);
      var length = args.length;
  
      if (length > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
          delete this.templateCaches[args[i]];
        }
      } else {
        this.templateCaches = {};
      }
    }
  });
  
  // TemplateCache instance methods, allowing each
  // template cache object to manage its own state
  // and know whether or not it has been loaded
  _.extend(Marionette.TemplateCache.prototype, {
  
    // Internal method to load the template
    load: function() {
      // Guard clause to prevent loading this template more than once
      if (this.compiledTemplate) {
        return this.compiledTemplate;
      }
  
      // Load the template and compile it
      var template = this.loadTemplate(this.templateId);
      this.compiledTemplate = this.compileTemplate(template);
  
      return this.compiledTemplate;
    },
  
    // Load a template from the DOM, by default. Override
    // this method to provide your own template retrieval
    // For asynchronous loading with AMD/RequireJS, consider
    // using a template-loader plugin as described here:
    // https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/wiki/Using-marionette-with-requirejs
    loadTemplate: function(templateId) {
      var template = Backbone.$(templateId).html();
  
      if (!template || template.length === 0) {
        throwError('Could not find template: "' + templateId + '"', 'NoTemplateError');
      }
  
      return template;
    },
  
    // Pre-compile the template before caching it. Override
    // this method if you do not need to pre-compile a template
    // (JST / RequireJS for example) or if you want to change
    // the template engine used (Handebars, etc).
    compileTemplate: function(rawTemplate) {
      return _.template(rawTemplate);
    }
  });
  
  // Renderer
  // --------
  
  // Render a template with data by passing in the template
  // selector and the data to render.
  Marionette.Renderer = {
  
    // Render a template with data. The `template` parameter is
    // passed to the `TemplateCache` object to retrieve the
    // template function. Override this method to provide your own
    // custom rendering and template handling for all of Marionette.
    render: function(template, data) {
      if (!template) {
        throwError('Cannot render the template since its false, null or undefined.',
          'TemplateNotFoundError');
      }
  
      var templateFunc;
      if (typeof template === 'function') {
        templateFunc = template;
      } else {
        templateFunc = Marionette.TemplateCache.get(template);
      }
  
      return templateFunc(data);
    }
  };
  

  /* jshint maxlen: 114, nonew: false */
  // Marionette.View
  // ---------------
  
  // The core view class that other Marionette views extend from.
  Marionette.View = Backbone.View.extend({
  
    constructor: function(options) {
      _.bindAll(this, 'render');
  
      // this exposes view options to the view initializer
      // this is a backfill since backbone removed the assignment
      // of this.options
      // at some point however this may be removed
      this.options = _.extend({}, _.result(this, 'options'), _.isFunction(options) ? options.call(this) : options);
      // parses out the @ui DSL for events
      this.events = this.normalizeUIKeys(_.result(this, 'events'));
  
      if (_.isObject(this.behaviors)) {
        new Marionette.Behaviors(this);
      }
  
      Backbone.View.apply(this, arguments);
  
      Marionette.MonitorDOMRefresh(this);
      this.listenTo(this, 'show', this.onShowCalled);
    },
  
    // Get the template for this view
    // instance. You can set a `template` attribute in the view
    // definition or pass a `template: "whatever"` parameter in
    // to the constructor options.
    getTemplate: function() {
      return this.getOption('template');
    },
  
    // Mix in template helper methods. Looks for a
    // `templateHelpers` attribute, which can either be an
    // object literal, or a function that returns an object
    // literal. All methods and attributes from this object
    // are copies to the object passed in.
    mixinTemplateHelpers: function(target) {
      target = target || {};
      var templateHelpers = this.getOption('templateHelpers');
      if (_.isFunction(templateHelpers)) {
        templateHelpers = templateHelpers.call(this);
      }
      return _.extend(target, templateHelpers);
    },
  
  
    normalizeUIKeys: function(hash) {
      var ui = _.result(this, 'ui');
      var uiBindings = _.result(this, '_uiBindings');
      return Marionette.normalizeUIKeys(hash, uiBindings || ui);
    },
  
    // Configure `triggers` to forward DOM events to view
    // events. `triggers: {"click .foo": "do:foo"}`
    configureTriggers: function() {
      if (!this.triggers) { return; }
  
      var triggerEvents = {};
  
      // Allow `triggers` to be configured as a function
      var triggers = this.normalizeUIKeys(_.result(this, 'triggers'));
  
      // Configure the triggers, prevent default
      // action and stop propagation of DOM events
      _.each(triggers, function(value, key) {
  
        var hasOptions = _.isObject(value);
        var eventName = hasOptions ? value.event : value;
  
        // build the event handler function for the DOM event
        triggerEvents[key] = function(e) {
  
          // stop the event in its tracks
          if (e) {
            var prevent = e.preventDefault;
            var stop = e.stopPropagation;
  
            var shouldPrevent = hasOptions ? value.preventDefault : prevent;
            var shouldStop = hasOptions ? value.stopPropagation : stop;
  
            if (shouldPrevent && prevent) { prevent.apply(e); }
            if (shouldStop && stop) { stop.apply(e); }
          }
  
          // build the args for the event
          var args = {
            view: this,
            model: this.model,
            collection: this.collection
          };
  
          // trigger the event
          this.triggerMethod(eventName, args);
        };
  
      }, this);
  
      return triggerEvents;
    },
  
    // Overriding Backbone.View's delegateEvents to handle
    // the `triggers`, `modelEvents`, and `collectionEvents` configuration
    delegateEvents: function(events) {
      this._delegateDOMEvents(events);
      this.bindEntityEvents(this.model, this.getOption('modelEvents'));
      this.bindEntityEvents(this.collection, this.getOption('collectionEvents'));
    },
  
    // internal method to delegate DOM events and triggers
    _delegateDOMEvents: function(events) {
      events = events || this.events;
      if (_.isFunction(events)) { events = events.call(this); }
  
      // normalize ui keys
      events = this.normalizeUIKeys(events);
  
      var combinedEvents = {};
  
      // look up if this view has behavior events
      var behaviorEvents = _.result(this, 'behaviorEvents') || {};
      var triggers = this.configureTriggers();
  
      // behavior events will be overriden by view events and or triggers
      _.extend(combinedEvents, behaviorEvents, events, triggers);
  
      Backbone.View.prototype.delegateEvents.call(this, combinedEvents);
    },
  
    // Overriding Backbone.View's undelegateEvents to handle unbinding
    // the `triggers`, `modelEvents`, and `collectionEvents` config
    undelegateEvents: function() {
      var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
      Backbone.View.prototype.undelegateEvents.apply(this, args);
      this.unbindEntityEvents(this.model, this.getOption('modelEvents'));
      this.unbindEntityEvents(this.collection, this.getOption('collectionEvents'));
    },
  
    // Internal method, handles the `show` event.
    onShowCalled: function() {},
  
    // Internal helper method to verify whether the view hasn't been destroyed
    _ensureViewIsIntact: function() {
      if (this.isDestroyed) {
        var err = new Error('Cannot use a view thats already been destroyed.');
        err.name = 'ViewDestroyedError';
        throw err;
      }
    },
  
    // Default `destroy` implementation, for removing a view from the
    // DOM and unbinding it. Regions will call this method
    // for you. You can specify an `onDestroy` method in your view to
    // add custom code that is called after the view is destroyed.
    destroy: function() {
      if (this.isDestroyed) { return; }
  
      var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
  
      this.triggerMethod.apply(this, ['before:destroy'].concat(args));
  
      // mark as destroyed before doing the actual destroy, to
      // prevent infinite loops within "destroy" event handlers
      // that are trying to destroy other views
      this.isDestroyed = true;
      this.triggerMethod.apply(this, ['destroy'].concat(args));
  
      // unbind UI elements
      this.unbindUIElements();
  
      // remove the view from the DOM
      this.remove();
    },
  
    // This method binds the elements specified in the "ui" hash inside the view's code with
    // the associated jQuery selectors.
    bindUIElements: function() {
      if (!this.ui) { return; }
  
      // store the ui hash in _uiBindings so they can be reset later
      // and so re-rendering the view will be able to find the bindings
      if (!this._uiBindings) {
        this._uiBindings = this.ui;
      }
  
      // get the bindings result, as a function or otherwise
      var bindings = _.result(this, '_uiBindings');
  
      // empty the ui so we don't have anything to start with
      this.ui = {};
  
      // bind each of the selectors
      _.each(_.keys(bindings), function(key) {
        var selector = bindings[key];
        this.ui[key] = this.$(selector);
      }, this);
    },
  
    // This method unbinds the elements specified in the "ui" hash
    unbindUIElements: function() {
      if (!this.ui || !this._uiBindings) { return; }
  
      // delete all of the existing ui bindings
      _.each(this.ui, function($el, name) {
        delete this.ui[name];
      }, this);
  
      // reset the ui element to the original bindings configuration
      this.ui = this._uiBindings;
      delete this._uiBindings;
    },
  
    // import the `triggerMethod` to trigger events with corresponding
    // methods if the method exists
    triggerMethod: Marionette.triggerMethod,
  
    // Imports the "normalizeMethods" to transform hashes of
    // events=>function references/names to a hash of events=>function references
    normalizeMethods: Marionette.normalizeMethods,
  
    // Proxy `getOption` to enable getting options from this or this.options by name.
    getOption: Marionette.proxyGetOption,
  
    // Proxy `unbindEntityEvents` to enable binding view's events from another entity.
    bindEntityEvents: Marionette.proxyBindEntityEvents,
  
    // Proxy `unbindEntityEvents` to enable unbinding view's events from another entity.
    unbindEntityEvents: Marionette.proxyUnbindEntityEvents
  });
  
  // Item View
  // ---------
  
  // A single item view implementation that contains code for rendering
  // with underscore.js templates, serializing the view's model or collection,
  // and calling several methods on extended views, such as `onRender`.
  Marionette.ItemView = Marionette.View.extend({
  
    // Setting up the inheritance chain which allows changes to
    // Marionette.View.prototype.constructor which allows overriding
    constructor: function() {
      Marionette.View.apply(this, arguments);
    },
  
    // Serialize the model or collection for the view. If a model is
    // found, `.toJSON()` is called. If a collection is found, `.toJSON()`
    // is also called, but is used to populate an `items` array in the
    // resulting data. If both are found, defaults to the model.
    // You can override the `serializeData` method in your own view
    // definition, to provide custom serialization for your view's data.
    serializeData: function() {
      var data = {};
  
      if (this.model) {
        data = this.model.toJSON();
      }
      else if (this.collection) {
        data = {items: this.collection.toJSON()};
      }
  
      return data;
    },
  
    // Render the view, defaulting to underscore.js templates.
    // You can override this in your view definition to provide
    // a very specific rendering for your view. In general, though,
    // you should override the `Marionette.Renderer` object to
    // change how Marionette renders views.
    render: function() {
      this._ensureViewIsIntact();
  
      this.triggerMethod('before:render', this);
  
      var data = this.serializeData();
      data = this.mixinTemplateHelpers(data);
  
      var template = this.getTemplate();
      var html = Marionette.Renderer.render(template, data);
      this.attachElContent(html);
      this.bindUIElements();
  
      this.triggerMethod('render', this);
  
      return this;
    },
  
    // Attaches the content of a given view.
    // This method can be overriden to optimize rendering,
    // or to render in a non standard way.
    //
    // For example, using `innerHTML` instead of `$el.html`
    //
    // ```js
    // attachElContent: function(html) {
    //   this.el.innerHTML = html;
    //   return this;
    // }
    // ```
    attachElContent: function(html) {
      this.$el.html(html);
  
      return this;
    },
  
    // Override the default destroy event to add a few
    // more events that are triggered.
    destroy: function() {
      if (this.isDestroyed) { return; }
  
      Marionette.View.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
    }
  });
  
  /* jshint maxstatements: 14 */
  
  // Collection View
  // ---------------
  
  // A view that iterates over a Backbone.Collection
  // and renders an individual child view for each model.
  Marionette.CollectionView = Marionette.View.extend({
  
    // used as the prefix for child view events
    // that are forwarded through the collectionview
    childViewEventPrefix: 'childview',
  
    // constructor
    // option to pass `{sort: false}` to prevent the `CollectionView` from
    // maintaining the sorted order of the collection.
    // This will fallback onto appending childView's to the end.
    constructor: function(options){
      var initOptions = options || {};
      this.sort = _.isUndefined(initOptions.sort) ? true : initOptions.sort;
  
      this._initChildViewStorage();
  
      Marionette.View.apply(this, arguments);
  
      this._initialEvents();
      this.initRenderBuffer();
    },
  
    // Instead of inserting elements one by one into the page,
    // it's much more performant to insert elements into a document
    // fragment and then insert that document fragment into the page
    initRenderBuffer: function() {
      this.elBuffer = document.createDocumentFragment();
      this._bufferedChildren = [];
    },
  
    startBuffering: function() {
      this.initRenderBuffer();
      this.isBuffering = true;
    },
  
    endBuffering: function() {
      this.isBuffering = false;
      this._triggerBeforeShowBufferedChildren();
      this.attachBuffer(this, this.elBuffer);
      this._triggerShowBufferedChildren();
      this.initRenderBuffer();
    },
  
    _triggerBeforeShowBufferedChildren: function() {
      if (this._isShown) {
        _.invoke(this._bufferedChildren, 'triggerMethod', 'before:show');
      }
    },
  
    _triggerShowBufferedChildren: function() {
      if (this._isShown) {
        _.each(this._bufferedChildren, function (child) {
          if (_.isFunction(child.triggerMethod)) {
            child.triggerMethod('show');
          } else {
            Marionette.triggerMethod.call(child, 'show');
          }
        });
        this._bufferedChildren = [];
      }
    },
  
    // Configured the initial events that the collection view
    // binds to.
    _initialEvents: function() {
      if (this.collection) {
        this.listenTo(this.collection, 'add', this._onCollectionAdd);
        this.listenTo(this.collection, 'remove', this._onCollectionRemove);
        this.listenTo(this.collection, 'reset', this.render);
  
        if (this.sort) {
          this.listenTo(this.collection, 'sort', this._sortViews);
        }
      }
    },
  
    // Handle a child added to the collection
    _onCollectionAdd: function(child, collection, options) {
      this.destroyEmptyView();
      var ChildView = this.getChildView(child);
      var index = this.collection.indexOf(child);
      this.addChild(child, ChildView, index);
    },
  
    // get the child view by model it holds, and remove it
    _onCollectionRemove: function(model) {
      var view = this.children.findByModel(model);
      this.removeChildView(view);
      this.checkEmpty();
    },
  
    // Override from `Marionette.View` to trigger show on child views
    onShowCalled: function(){
      this.children.each(function(child){
        if (_.isFunction(child.triggerMethod)) {
          child.triggerMethod('show');
        } else {
          Marionette.triggerMethod.call(child, 'show');
        }
      });
    },
  
    // Render children views. Override this method to
    // provide your own implementation of a render function for
    // the collection view.
    render: function() {
      this._ensureViewIsIntact();
      this.triggerMethod('before:render', this);
      this._renderChildren();
      this.triggerMethod('render', this);
      return this;
    },
  
    // Internal method. This checks for any changes in the order of the collection.
    // If the index of any view doesn't match, it will render.
    _sortViews: function(){
      // check for any changes in sort order of views
      var orderChanged = this.collection.find(function(item, index){
        var view = this.children.findByModel(item);
        return view && view._index !== index;
      }, this);
  
      if (orderChanged) {
        this.render();
      }
    },
  
    // Internal method. Separated so that CompositeView can have
    // more control over events being triggered, around the rendering
    // process
    _renderChildren: function() {
      this.startBuffering();
  
      this.destroyEmptyView();
      this.destroyChildren();
  
      if (!this.isEmpty(this.collection)) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:render:collection', this);
        this.showCollection();
        this.triggerMethod('render:collection', this);
      } else {
        this.showEmptyView();
      }
  
      this.endBuffering();
    },
  
    // Internal method to loop through collection and show each child view.
    showCollection: function() {
      var ChildView;
      this.collection.each(function(child, index) {
        ChildView = this.getChildView(child);
        this.addChild(child, ChildView, index);
      }, this);
    },
  
    // Internal method to show an empty view in place of
    // a collection of child views, when the collection is empty
    showEmptyView: function() {
      var EmptyView = this.getEmptyView();
  
      if (EmptyView && !this._showingEmptyView) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:render:empty');
  
        this._showingEmptyView = true;
        var model = new Backbone.Model();
        this.addEmptyView(model, EmptyView);
  
        this.triggerMethod('render:empty');
      }
    },
  
    // Internal method to destroy an existing emptyView instance
    // if one exists. Called when a collection view has been
    // rendered empty, and then a child is added to the collection.
    destroyEmptyView: function() {
      if (this._showingEmptyView) {
        this.destroyChildren();
        delete this._showingEmptyView;
      }
    },
  
    // Retrieve the empty view class
    getEmptyView: function() {
      return this.getOption('emptyView');
    },
  
    // Render and show the emptyView. Similar to addChild method
    // but "child:added" events are not fired, and the event from
    // emptyView are not forwarded
    addEmptyView: function(child, EmptyView){
  
      // get the emptyViewOptions, falling back to childViewOptions
      var emptyViewOptions = this.getOption('emptyViewOptions') ||
                            this.getOption('childViewOptions');
  
      if (_.isFunction(emptyViewOptions)){
        emptyViewOptions = emptyViewOptions.call(this);
      }
  
      // build the empty view
      var view = this.buildChildView(child, EmptyView, emptyViewOptions);
  
      // trigger the 'before:show' event on `view` if the collection view
      // has already been shown
      if (this._isShown){
        this.triggerMethod.call(view, 'before:show');
      }
  
      // Store the `emptyView` like a `childView` so we can properly
      // remove and/or close it later
      this.children.add(view);
  
      // Render it and show it
      this.renderChildView(view, -1);
  
      // call the 'show' method if the collection view
      // has already been shown
      if (this._isShown){
        this.triggerMethod.call(view, 'show');
      }
    },
  
    // Retrieve the childView class, either from `this.options.childView`
    // or from the `childView` in the object definition. The "options"
    // takes precedence.
    getChildView: function(child) {
      var childView = this.getOption('childView');
  
      if (!childView) {
        throwError('A "childView" must be specified', 'NoChildViewError');
      }
  
      return childView;
    },
  
    // Render the child's view and add it to the
    // HTML for the collection view at a given index.
    // This will also update the indices of later views in the collection
    // in order to keep the children in sync with the collection.
    addChild: function(child, ChildView, index) {
      var childViewOptions = this.getOption('childViewOptions');
      if (_.isFunction(childViewOptions)) {
        childViewOptions = childViewOptions.call(this, child, index);
      }
  
      var view = this.buildChildView(child, ChildView, childViewOptions);
  
      // increment indices of views after this one
      this._updateIndices(view, true, index);
  
      this._addChildView(view, index);
  
      return view;
    },
  
    // Internal method. This decrements or increments the indices of views after the
    // added/removed view to keep in sync with the collection.
    _updateIndices: function(view, increment, index) {
      if (!this.sort) {
        return;
      }
  
      if (increment) {
        // assign the index to the view
        view._index = index;
  
        // increment the index of views after this one
        this.children.each(function (laterView) {
          if (laterView._index >= view._index) {
            laterView._index++;
          }
        });
      }
      else {
        // decrement the index of views after this one
        this.children.each(function (laterView) {
          if (laterView._index >= view._index) {
            laterView._index--;
          }
        });
      }
    },
  
  
    // Internal Method. Add the view to children and render it at
    // the given index.
    _addChildView: function(view, index) {
      // set up the child view event forwarding
      this.proxyChildEvents(view);
  
      this.triggerMethod('before:add:child', view);
  
      // Store the child view itself so we can properly
      // remove and/or destroy it later
      this.children.add(view);
      this.renderChildView(view, index);
  
      if (this._isShown && !this.isBuffering){
        if (_.isFunction(view.triggerMethod)) {
          view.triggerMethod('show');
        } else {
          Marionette.triggerMethod.call(view, 'show');
        }
      }
  
      this.triggerMethod('add:child', view);
    },
  
    // render the child view
    renderChildView: function(view, index) {
      view.render();
      this.attachHtml(this, view, index);
    },
  
    // Build a `childView` for a model in the collection.
    buildChildView: function(child, ChildViewClass, childViewOptions) {
      var options = _.extend({model: child}, childViewOptions);
      return new ChildViewClass(options);
    },
  
    // Remove the child view and destroy it.
    // This function also updates the indices of
    // later views in the collection in order to keep
    // the children in sync with the collection.
    removeChildView: function(view) {
  
      if (view) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:remove:child', view);
        // call 'destroy' or 'remove', depending on which is found
        if (view.destroy) { view.destroy(); }
        else if (view.remove) { view.remove(); }
  
        this.stopListening(view);
        this.children.remove(view);
        this.triggerMethod('remove:child', view);
  
        // decrement the index of views after this one
        this._updateIndices(view, false);
      }
  
    },
  
    // check if the collection is empty
    isEmpty: function(collection) {
      return !this.collection || this.collection.length === 0;
    },
  
    // If empty, show the empty view
    checkEmpty: function() {
      if (this.isEmpty(this.collection)) {
        this.showEmptyView();
      }
    },
  
    // You might need to override this if you've overridden attachHtml
    attachBuffer: function(collectionView, buffer) {
      collectionView.$el.append(buffer);
    },
  
    // Append the HTML to the collection's `el`.
    // Override this method to do something other
    // than `.append`.
    attachHtml: function(collectionView, childView, index) {
      if (collectionView.isBuffering) {
        // buffering happens on reset events and initial renders
        // in order to reduce the number of inserts into the
        // document, which are expensive.
        collectionView.elBuffer.appendChild(childView.el);
        collectionView._bufferedChildren.push(childView);
      }
      else {
        // If we've already rendered the main collection, append
        // the new child into the correct order if we need to. Otherwise
        // append to the end.
        if (!collectionView._insertBefore(childView, index)){
          collectionView._insertAfter(childView);
        }
      }
    },
  
    // Internal method. Check whether we need to insert the view into
    // the correct position.
    _insertBefore: function(childView, index) {
      var currentView;
      var findPosition = this.sort && (index < this.children.length - 1);
      if (findPosition) {
        // Find the view after this one
        currentView = this.children.find(function (view) {
          return view._index === index + 1;
        });
      }
  
      if (currentView) {
        currentView.$el.before(childView.el);
        return true;
      }
  
      return false;
    },
  
    // Internal method. Append a view to the end of the $el
    _insertAfter: function(childView) {
      this.$el.append(childView.el);
    },
  
    // Internal method to set up the `children` object for
    // storing all of the child views
    _initChildViewStorage: function() {
      this.children = new Backbone.ChildViewContainer();
    },
  
    // Handle cleanup and other destroying needs for the collection of views
    destroy: function() {
      if (this.isDestroyed) { return; }
  
      this.triggerMethod('before:destroy:collection');
      this.destroyChildren();
      this.triggerMethod('destroy:collection');
  
      Marionette.View.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
    },
  
    // Destroy the child views that this collection view
    // is holding on to, if any
    destroyChildren: function() {
      this.children.each(this.removeChildView, this);
      this.checkEmpty();
    },
  
    // Set up the child view event forwarding. Uses a "childview:"
    // prefix in front of all forwarded events.
    proxyChildEvents: function(view) {
      var prefix = this.getOption('childViewEventPrefix');
  
      // Forward all child view events through the parent,
      // prepending "childview:" to the event name
      this.listenTo(view, 'all', function() {
        var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
        var rootEvent = args[0];
        var childEvents = this.normalizeMethods(_.result(this, 'childEvents'));
  
        args[0] = prefix + ':' + rootEvent;
        args.splice(1, 0, view);
  
        // call collectionView childEvent if defined
        if (typeof childEvents !== 'undefined' && _.isFunction(childEvents[rootEvent])) {
          childEvents[rootEvent].apply(this, args.slice(1));
        }
  
        this.triggerMethod.apply(this, args);
      }, this);
    }
  });
  
  /* jshint maxstatements: 17, maxlen: 117 */
  
  // Composite View
  // --------------
  
  // Used for rendering a branch-leaf, hierarchical structure.
  // Extends directly from CollectionView and also renders an
  // a child view as `modelView`, for the top leaf
  Marionette.CompositeView = Marionette.CollectionView.extend({
  
    // Setting up the inheritance chain which allows changes to
    // Marionette.CollectionView.prototype.constructor which allows overriding
    // option to pass '{sort: false}' to prevent the CompositeView from
    // maintaining the sorted order of the collection.
    // This will fallback onto appending childView's to the end.
    constructor: function() {
      Marionette.CollectionView.apply(this, arguments);
    },
  
    // Configured the initial events that the composite view
    // binds to. Override this method to prevent the initial
    // events, or to add your own initial events.
    _initialEvents: function() {
  
      // Bind only after composite view is rendered to avoid adding child views
      // to nonexistent childViewContainer
      this.once('render', function() {
        if (this.collection) {
          this.listenTo(this.collection, 'add', this._onCollectionAdd);
          this.listenTo(this.collection, 'remove', this._onCollectionRemove);
          this.listenTo(this.collection, 'reset', this._renderChildren);
  
          if (this.sort) {
            this.listenTo(this.collection, 'sort', this._sortViews);
          }
        }
      });
  
    },
  
    // Retrieve the `childView` to be used when rendering each of
    // the items in the collection. The default is to return
    // `this.childView` or Marionette.CompositeView if no `childView`
    // has been defined
    getChildView: function(child) {
      var childView = this.getOption('childView') || this.constructor;
  
      if (!childView) {
        throwError('A "childView" must be specified', 'NoChildViewError');
      }
  
      return childView;
    },
  
    // Serialize the collection for the view.
    // You can override the `serializeData` method in your own view
    // definition, to provide custom serialization for your view's data.
    serializeData: function() {
      var data = {};
  
      if (this.model) {
        data = this.model.toJSON();
      }
  
      return data;
    },
  
    // Renders the model once, and the collection once. Calling
    // this again will tell the model's view to re-render itself
    // but the collection will not re-render.
    render: function() {
      this._ensureViewIsIntact();
      this.isRendered = true;
      this.resetChildViewContainer();
  
      this.triggerMethod('before:render', this);
  
      this._renderRoot();
      this._renderChildren();
  
      this.triggerMethod('render', this);
      return this;
    },
  
    _renderChildren: function() {
      if (this.isRendered) {
        Marionette.CollectionView.prototype._renderChildren.call(this);
      }
    },
  
    // Render the root template that the children
    // views are appended to
    _renderRoot: function() {
      var data = {};
      data = this.serializeData();
      data = this.mixinTemplateHelpers(data);
  
      this.triggerMethod('before:render:template');
  
      var template = this.getTemplate();
      var html = Marionette.Renderer.render(template, data);
      this.attachElContent(html);
  
      // the ui bindings is done here and not at the end of render since they
      // will not be available until after the model is rendered, but should be
      // available before the collection is rendered.
      this.bindUIElements();
      this.triggerMethod('render:template');
    },
  
    // Attaches the content of the root.
    // This method can be overriden to optimize rendering,
    // or to render in a non standard way.
    //
    // For example, using `innerHTML` instead of `$el.html`
    //
    // ```js
    // attachElContent: function(html) {
    //   this.el.innerHTML = html;
    //   return this;
    // }
    // ```
    attachElContent: function(html) {
      this.$el.html(html);
  
      return this;
    },
  
    // You might need to override this if you've overridden attachHtml
    attachBuffer: function(compositeView, buffer) {
      var $container = this.getChildViewContainer(compositeView);
      $container.append(buffer);
    },
  
    // Internal method. Append a view to the end of the $el.
    // Overidden from CollectionView to ensure view is appended to
    // childViewContainer
    _insertAfter: function (childView) {
      var $container = this.getChildViewContainer(this);
      $container.append(childView.el);
    },
  
    // Internal method to ensure an `$childViewContainer` exists, for the
    // `attachHtml` method to use.
    getChildViewContainer: function(containerView) {
      if ('$childViewContainer' in containerView) {
        return containerView.$childViewContainer;
      }
  
      var container;
      var childViewContainer = Marionette.getOption(containerView, 'childViewContainer');
      if (childViewContainer) {
  
        var selector = _.isFunction(childViewContainer) ? childViewContainer.call(containerView) : childViewContainer;
  
        if (selector.charAt(0) === '@' && containerView.ui) {
          container = containerView.ui[selector.substr(4)];
        } else {
          container = containerView.$(selector);
        }
  
        if (container.length <= 0) {
          throwError('The specified "childViewContainer" was not found: ' +
            containerView.childViewContainer, 'ChildViewContainerMissingError');
        }
  
      } else {
        container = containerView.$el;
      }
  
      containerView.$childViewContainer = container;
      return container;
    },
  
    // Internal method to reset the `$childViewContainer` on render
    resetChildViewContainer: function() {
      if (this.$childViewContainer) {
        delete this.$childViewContainer;
      }
    }
  });
  
  // LayoutView
  // ----------
  
  // Used for managing application layoutViews, nested layoutViews and
  // multiple regions within an application or sub-application.
  //
  // A specialized view class that renders an area of HTML and then
  // attaches `Region` instances to the specified `regions`.
  // Used for composite view management and sub-application areas.
  Marionette.LayoutView = Marionette.ItemView.extend({
    regionClass: Marionette.Region,
  
    // Ensure the regions are available when the `initialize` method
    // is called.
    constructor: function(options) {
      options = options || {};
  
      this._firstRender = true;
      this._initializeRegions(options);
  
      Marionette.ItemView.call(this, options);
    },
  
    // LayoutView's render will use the existing region objects the
    // first time it is called. Subsequent calls will destroy the
    // views that the regions are showing and then reset the `el`
    // for the regions to the newly rendered DOM elements.
    render: function() {
      this._ensureViewIsIntact();
  
      if (this._firstRender) {
        // if this is the first render, don't do anything to
        // reset the regions
        this._firstRender = false;
      } else {
        // If this is not the first render call, then we need to
        // re-initialize the `el` for each region
        this._reInitializeRegions();
      }
  
      return Marionette.ItemView.prototype.render.apply(this, arguments);
    },
  
    // Handle destroying regions, and then destroy the view itself.
    destroy: function() {
      if (this.isDestroyed) { return; }
  
      this.regionManager.destroy();
      Marionette.ItemView.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
    },
  
    // Add a single region, by name, to the layoutView
    addRegion: function(name, definition) {
      this.triggerMethod('before:region:add', name);
      var regions = {};
      regions[name] = definition;
      return this._buildRegions(regions)[name];
    },
  
    // Add multiple regions as a {name: definition, name2: def2} object literal
    addRegions: function(regions) {
      this.regions = _.extend({}, this.regions, regions);
      return this._buildRegions(regions);
    },
  
    // Remove a single region from the LayoutView, by name
    removeRegion: function(name) {
      this.triggerMethod('before:region:remove', name);
      delete this.regions[name];
      return this.regionManager.removeRegion(name);
    },
  
    // Provides alternative access to regions
    // Accepts the region name
    // getRegion('main')
    getRegion: function(region) {
      return this.regionManager.get(region);
    },
  
    // Get all regions
    getRegions: function(){
      return this.regionManager.getRegions();
    },
  
    // internal method to build regions
    _buildRegions: function(regions) {
      var that = this;
  
      var defaults = {
        regionClass: this.getOption('regionClass'),
        parentEl: function() { return that.$el; }
      };
  
      return this.regionManager.addRegions(regions, defaults);
    },
  
    // Internal method to initialize the regions that have been defined in a
    // `regions` attribute on this layoutView.
    _initializeRegions: function(options) {
      var regions;
      this._initRegionManager();
  
      if (_.isFunction(this.regions)) {
        regions = this.regions(options);
      } else {
        regions = this.regions || {};
      }
  
      // Enable users to define `regions` as instance options.
      var regionOptions = this.getOption.call(options, 'regions');
  
      // enable region options to be a function
      if (_.isFunction(regionOptions)) {
        regionOptions = regionOptions.call(this, options);
      }
  
      _.extend(regions, regionOptions);
  
      this.addRegions(regions);
    },
  
    // Internal method to re-initialize all of the regions by updating the `el` that
    // they point to
    _reInitializeRegions: function() {
      this.regionManager.emptyRegions();
      this.regionManager.each(function(region) {
        region.reset();
      });
    },
  
    // Enable easy overiding of the default `RegionManager`
    // for customized region interactions and buisness specific
    // view logic for better control over single regions.
    getRegionManager: function() {
      return new Marionette.RegionManager();
    },
  
    // Internal method to initialize the region manager
    // and all regions in it
    _initRegionManager: function() {
      this.regionManager = this.getRegionManager();
  
      this.listenTo(this.regionManager, 'before:add:region', function(name) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:add:region', name);
      });
  
      this.listenTo(this.regionManager, 'add:region', function(name, region) {
        this[name] = region;
        this.triggerMethod('add:region', name, region);
      });
  
      this.listenTo(this.regionManager, 'before:remove:region', function(name) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:remove:region', name);
      });
  
      this.listenTo(this.regionManager, 'remove:region', function(name, region) {
        delete this[name];
        this.triggerMethod('remove:region', name, region);
      });
    }
  });
  

  // Behavior
  // -----------
  
  // A Behavior is an isolated set of DOM /
  // user interactions that can be mixed into any View.
  // Behaviors allow you to blackbox View specific interactions
  // into portable logical chunks, keeping your views simple and your code DRY.
  
  Marionette.Behavior = (function(_, Backbone) {
    function Behavior(options, view) {
      // Setup reference to the view.
      // this comes in handle when a behavior
      // wants to directly talk up the chain
      // to the view.
      this.view = view;
      this.defaults = _.result(this, 'defaults') || {};
      this.options  = _.extend({}, this.defaults, options);
  
      // proxy behavior $ method to the view
      // this is useful for doing jquery DOM lookups
      // scoped to behaviors view.
      this.$ = function() {
        return this.view.$.apply(this.view, arguments);
      };
  
      // Call the initialize method passing
      // the arguments from the instance constructor
      this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
    }
  
    _.extend(Behavior.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
      initialize: function() {},
  
      // stopListening to behavior `onListen` events.
      destroy: function() {
        this.stopListening();
      },
  
      // import the `triggerMethod` to trigger events with corresponding
      // methods if the method exists
      triggerMethod: Marionette.triggerMethod,
  
      // Proxy `getOption` to enable getting options from this or this.options by name.
      getOption: Marionette.proxyGetOption,
  
      // Proxy `unbindEntityEvents` to enable binding view's events from another entity.
      bindEntityEvents: Marionette.proxyBindEntityEvents,
  
      // Proxy `unbindEntityEvents` to enable unbinding view's events from another entity.
      unbindEntityEvents: Marionette.proxyUnbindEntityEvents
    });
  
    // Borrow Backbones extend implementation
    // this allows us to setup a proper
    // inheritence pattern that follow in suite
    // with the rest of Marionette views.
    Behavior.extend = Marionette.extend;
  
    return Behavior;
  })(_, Backbone);
  
  /* jshint maxlen: 143, nonew: false */
  // Marionette.Behaviors
  // --------
  
  // Behaviors is a utility class that takes care of
  // glueing your behavior instances to their given View.
  // The most important part of this class is that you
  // **MUST** override the class level behaviorsLookup
  // method for things to work properly.
  
  Marionette.Behaviors = (function(Marionette, _) {
  
    function Behaviors(view, behaviors) {
      // Behaviors defined on a view can be a flat object literal
      // or it can be a function that returns an object.
      behaviors = Behaviors.parseBehaviors(view, behaviors || _.result(view, 'behaviors'));
  
      // Wraps several of the view's methods
      // calling the methods first on each behavior
      // and then eventually calling the method on the view.
      Behaviors.wrap(view, behaviors, [
        'bindUIElements', 'unbindUIElements',
        'delegateEvents', 'undelegateEvents',
        'behaviorEvents', 'triggerMethod',
        'setElement', 'destroy'
      ]);
    }
  
    var methods = {
      setElement: function(setElement, behaviors) {
        setElement.apply(this, _.tail(arguments, 2));
  
        // proxy behavior $el to the view's $el.
        // This is needed because a view's $el proxy
        // is not set until after setElement is called.
        _.each(behaviors, function(b) {
          b.$el = this.$el;
        }, this);
      },
  
      destroy: function(destroy, behaviors) {
        var args = _.tail(arguments, 2);
        destroy.apply(this, args);
  
        // Call destroy on each behavior after
        // destroying the view.
        // This unbinds event listeners
        // that behaviors have registerd for.
        _.invoke(behaviors, 'destroy', args);
      },
  
      bindUIElements: function(bindUIElements, behaviors) {
        bindUIElements.apply(this);
        _.invoke(behaviors, bindUIElements);
      },
  
      unbindUIElements: function(unbindUIElements, behaviors) {
        unbindUIElements.apply(this);
        _.invoke(behaviors, unbindUIElements);
      },
  
      triggerMethod: function(triggerMethod, behaviors) {
        var args = _.tail(arguments, 2);
        triggerMethod.apply(this, args);
  
        _.each(behaviors, function(b) {
          triggerMethod.apply(b, args);
        });
      },
  
      delegateEvents: function(delegateEvents, behaviors) {
        var args = _.tail(arguments, 2);
        delegateEvents.apply(this, args);
  
        _.each(behaviors, function(b) {
          Marionette.bindEntityEvents(b, this.model, Marionette.getOption(b, 'modelEvents'));
          Marionette.bindEntityEvents(b, this.collection, Marionette.getOption(b, 'collectionEvents'));
        }, this);
      },
  
      undelegateEvents: function(undelegateEvents, behaviors) {
        var args = _.tail(arguments, 2);
        undelegateEvents.apply(this, args);
  
        _.each(behaviors, function(b) {
          Marionette.unbindEntityEvents(b, this.model, Marionette.getOption(b, 'modelEvents'));
          Marionette.unbindEntityEvents(b, this.collection, Marionette.getOption(b, 'collectionEvents'));
        }, this);
      },
  
      behaviorEvents: function(behaviorEvents, behaviors) {
        var _behaviorsEvents = {};
        var viewUI = _.result(this, 'ui');
  
        _.each(behaviors, function(b, i) {
          var _events = {};
          var behaviorEvents = _.clone(_.result(b, 'events')) || {};
          var behaviorUI = _.result(b, 'ui');
  
          // Construct an internal UI hash first using
          // the views UI hash and then the behaviors UI hash.
          // This allows the user to use UI hash elements
          // defined in the parent view as well as those
          // defined in the given behavior.
          var ui = _.extend({}, viewUI, behaviorUI);
  
          // Normalize behavior events hash to allow
          // a user to use the @ui. syntax.
          behaviorEvents = Marionette.normalizeUIKeys(behaviorEvents, ui);
  
          _.each(_.keys(behaviorEvents), function(key) {
            // Append white-space at the end of each key to prevent behavior key collisions.
            // This is relying on the fact that backbone events considers "click .foo" the same as
            // "click .foo ".
  
            // +2 is used because new Array(1) or 0 is "" and not " "
            var whitespace = (new Array(i + 2)).join(' ');
            var eventKey   = key + whitespace;
            var handler    = _.isFunction(behaviorEvents[key]) ? behaviorEvents[key] : b[behaviorEvents[key]];
  
            _events[eventKey] = _.bind(handler, b);
          });
  
          _behaviorsEvents = _.extend(_behaviorsEvents, _events);
        });
  
        return _behaviorsEvents;
      }
    };
  
    _.extend(Behaviors, {
  
      // Placeholder method to be extended by the user.
      // The method should define the object that stores the behaviors.
      // i.e.
      //
      // ```js
      // Marionette.Behaviors.behaviorsLookup: function() {
      //   return App.Behaviors
      // }
      // ```
      behaviorsLookup: function() {
        throw new Error('You must define where your behaviors are stored.' +
          'See https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette' +
          '/blob/master/docs/marionette.behaviors.md#behaviorslookup');
      },
  
      // Takes care of getting the behavior class
      // given options and a key.
      // If a user passes in options.behaviorClass
      // default to using that. Otherwise delegate
      // the lookup to the users `behaviorsLookup` implementation.
      getBehaviorClass: function(options, key) {
        if (options.behaviorClass) {
          return options.behaviorClass;
        }
  
        // Get behavior class can be either a flat object or a method
        return _.isFunction(Behaviors.behaviorsLookup) ? Behaviors.behaviorsLookup.apply(this, arguments)[key] : Behaviors.behaviorsLookup[key];
      },
  
      // Iterate over the behaviors object, for each behavior
      // instantiate it and get its grouped behaviors.
      parseBehaviors: function(view, behaviors) {
        return _.chain(behaviors).map(function(options, key) {
          var BehaviorClass = Behaviors.getBehaviorClass(options, key);
  
          var behavior = new BehaviorClass(options, view);
          var nestedBehaviors = Behaviors.parseBehaviors(view, _.result(behavior, 'behaviors'));
  
          return [behavior].concat(nestedBehaviors);
        }).flatten().value();
      },
  
      // Wrap view internal methods so that they delegate to behaviors. For example,
      // `onDestroy` should trigger destroy on all of the behaviors and then destroy itself.
      // i.e.
      //
      // `view.delegateEvents = _.partial(methods.delegateEvents, view.delegateEvents, behaviors);`
      wrap: function(view, behaviors, methodNames) {
        _.each(methodNames, function(methodName) {
          view[methodName] = _.partial(methods[methodName], view[methodName], behaviors);
        });
      }
    });
  
    return Behaviors;
  
  })(Marionette, _);
  

  // AppRouter
  // ---------
  
  // Reduce the boilerplate code of handling route events
  // and then calling a single method on another object.
  // Have your routers configured to call the method on
  // your object, directly.
  //
  // Configure an AppRouter with `appRoutes`.
  //
  // App routers can only take one `controller` object.
  // It is recommended that you divide your controller
  // objects in to smaller pieces of related functionality
  // and have multiple routers / controllers, instead of
  // just one giant router and controller.
  //
  // You can also add standard routes to an AppRouter.
  
  Marionette.AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
  
    constructor: function(options) {
      Backbone.Router.apply(this, arguments);
  
      this.options = options || {};
  
      var appRoutes = this.getOption('appRoutes');
      var controller = this._getController();
      this.processAppRoutes(controller, appRoutes);
      this.on('route', this._processOnRoute, this);
    },
  
    // Similar to route method on a Backbone Router but
    // method is called on the controller
    appRoute: function(route, methodName) {
      var controller = this._getController();
      this._addAppRoute(controller, route, methodName);
    },
  
    // process the route event and trigger the onRoute
    // method call, if it exists
    _processOnRoute: function(routeName, routeArgs) {
      // find the path that matched
      var routePath = _.invert(this.appRoutes)[routeName];
  
      // make sure an onRoute is there, and call it
      if (_.isFunction(this.onRoute)) {
        this.onRoute(routeName, routePath, routeArgs);
      }
    },
  
    // Internal method to process the `appRoutes` for the
    // router, and turn them in to routes that trigger the
    // specified method on the specified `controller`.
    processAppRoutes: function(controller, appRoutes) {
      if (!appRoutes) { return; }
  
      var routeNames = _.keys(appRoutes).reverse(); // Backbone requires reverted order of routes
  
      _.each(routeNames, function(route) {
        this._addAppRoute(controller, route, appRoutes[route]);
      }, this);
    },
  
    _getController: function() {
      return this.getOption('controller');
    },
  
    _addAppRoute: function(controller, route, methodName) {
      var method = controller[methodName];
  
      if (!method) {
        throwError('Method "' + methodName + '" was not found on the controller');
      }
  
      this.route(route, methodName, _.bind(method, controller));
    },
  
    // Proxy `getOption` to enable getting options from this or this.options by name.
    getOption: Marionette.proxyGetOption
  });
  
  // Application
  // -----------
  
  // Contain and manage the composite application as a whole.
  // Stores and starts up `Region` objects, includes an
  // event aggregator as `app.vent`
  Marionette.Application = function(options) {
    this._initRegionManager();
    this._initCallbacks = new Marionette.Callbacks();
    var globalCh = Backbone.Wreqr.radio.channel('global');
    this.vent = globalCh.vent;
    this.commands = globalCh.commands;
    this.reqres = globalCh.reqres;
    this.submodules = {};
  
    _.extend(this, options);
  };
  
  _.extend(Marionette.Application.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
    // Command execution, facilitated by Backbone.Wreqr.Commands
    execute: function() {
      this.commands.execute.apply(this.commands, arguments);
    },
  
    // Request/response, facilitated by Backbone.Wreqr.RequestResponse
    request: function() {
      return this.reqres.request.apply(this.reqres, arguments);
    },
  
    // Add an initializer that is either run at when the `start`
    // method is called, or run immediately if added after `start`
    // has already been called.
    addInitializer: function(initializer) {
      this._initCallbacks.add(initializer);
    },
  
    // kick off all of the application's processes.
    // initializes all of the regions that have been added
    // to the app, and runs all of the initializer functions
    start: function(options) {
      this.triggerMethod('before:start', options);
      this._initCallbacks.run(options, this);
      this.triggerMethod('start', options);
    },
  
    // Add regions to your app.
    // Accepts a hash of named strings or Region objects
    // addRegions({something: "#someRegion"})
    // addRegions({something: Region.extend({el: "#someRegion"}) });
    addRegions: function(regions) {
      return this._regionManager.addRegions(regions);
    },
  
    // Empty all regions in the app, without removing them
    emptyRegions: function() {
      this._regionManager.emptyRegions();
    },
  
    // Removes a region from your app, by name
    // Accepts the regions name
    // removeRegion('myRegion')
    removeRegion: function(region) {
      this._regionManager.removeRegion(region);
    },
  
    // Provides alternative access to regions
    // Accepts the region name
    // getRegion('main')
    getRegion: function(region) {
      return this._regionManager.get(region);
    },
  
    // Get all the regions from the region manager
    getRegions: function(){
      return this._regionManager.getRegions();
    },
  
    // Create a module, attached to the application
    module: function(moduleNames, moduleDefinition) {
  
      // Overwrite the module class if the user specifies one
      var ModuleClass = Marionette.Module.getClass(moduleDefinition);
  
      // slice the args, and add this application object as the
      // first argument of the array
      var args = slice.call(arguments);
      args.unshift(this);
  
      // see the Marionette.Module object for more information
      return ModuleClass.create.apply(ModuleClass, args);
    },
  
    // Internal method to set up the region manager
    _initRegionManager: function() {
      this._regionManager = new Marionette.RegionManager();
  
      this.listenTo(this._regionManager, 'before:add:region', function(name) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:add:region', name);
      });
  
      this.listenTo(this._regionManager, 'add:region', function(name, region) {
        this[name] = region;
        this.triggerMethod('add:region', name, region);
      });
  
      this.listenTo(this._regionManager, 'before:remove:region', function(name) {
        this.triggerMethod('before:remove:region', name);
      });
  
      this.listenTo(this._regionManager, 'remove:region', function(name, region) {
        delete this[name];
        this.triggerMethod('remove:region', name, region);
      });
    },
  
    // import the `triggerMethod` to trigger events with corresponding
    // methods if the method exists
    triggerMethod: Marionette.triggerMethod
  });
  
  // Copy the `extend` function used by Backbone's classes
  Marionette.Application.extend = Marionette.extend;
  
  /* jshint maxparams: 9 */
  
  // Module
  // ------
  
  // A simple module system, used to create privacy and encapsulation in
  // Marionette applications
  Marionette.Module = function(moduleName, app, options) {
    this.moduleName = moduleName;
    this.options = _.extend({}, this.options, options);
    // Allow for a user to overide the initialize
    // for a given module instance.
    this.initialize = options.initialize || this.initialize;
  
    // Set up an internal store for sub-modules.
    this.submodules = {};
  
    this._setupInitializersAndFinalizers();
  
    // Set an internal reference to the app
    // within a module.
    this.app = app;
  
    // By default modules start with their parents.
    this.startWithParent = true;
  
    if (_.isFunction(this.initialize)) {
      this.initialize(moduleName, app, this.options);
    }
  };
  
  Marionette.Module.extend = Marionette.extend;
  
  // Extend the Module prototype with events / listenTo, so that the module
  // can be used as an event aggregator or pub/sub.
  _.extend(Marionette.Module.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
  
    // Initialize is an empty function by default. Override it with your own
    // initialization logic when extending Marionette.Module.
    initialize: function() {},
  
    // Initializer for a specific module. Initializers are run when the
    // module's `start` method is called.
    addInitializer: function(callback) {
      this._initializerCallbacks.add(callback);
    },
  
    // Finalizers are run when a module is stopped. They are used to teardown
    // and finalize any variables, references, events and other code that the
    // module had set up.
    addFinalizer: function(callback) {
      this._finalizerCallbacks.add(callback);
    },
  
    // Start the module, and run all of its initializers
    start: function(options) {
      // Prevent re-starting a module that is already started
      if (this._isInitialized) { return; }
  
      // start the sub-modules (depth-first hierarchy)
      _.each(this.submodules, function(mod) {
        // check to see if we should start the sub-module with this parent
        if (mod.startWithParent) {
          mod.start(options);
        }
      });
  
      // run the callbacks to "start" the current module
      this.triggerMethod('before:start', options);
  
      this._initializerCallbacks.run(options, this);
      this._isInitialized = true;
  
      this.triggerMethod('start', options);
    },
  
    // Stop this module by running its finalizers and then stop all of
    // the sub-modules for this module
    stop: function() {
      // if we are not initialized, don't bother finalizing
      if (!this._isInitialized) { return; }
      this._isInitialized = false;
  
      this.triggerMethod('before:stop');
  
      // stop the sub-modules; depth-first, to make sure the
      // sub-modules are stopped / finalized before parents
      _.each(this.submodules, function(mod) { mod.stop(); });
  
      // run the finalizers
      this._finalizerCallbacks.run(undefined, this);
  
      // reset the initializers and finalizers
      this._initializerCallbacks.reset();
      this._finalizerCallbacks.reset();
  
      this.triggerMethod('stop');
    },
  
    // Configure the module with a definition function and any custom args
    // that are to be passed in to the definition function
    addDefinition: function(moduleDefinition, customArgs) {
      this._runModuleDefinition(moduleDefinition, customArgs);
    },
  
    // Internal method: run the module definition function with the correct
    // arguments
    _runModuleDefinition: function(definition, customArgs) {
      // If there is no definition short circut the method.
      if (!definition) { return; }
  
      // build the correct list of arguments for the module definition
      var args = _.flatten([
        this,
        this.app,
        Backbone,
        Marionette,
        Backbone.$, _,
        customArgs
      ]);
  
      definition.apply(this, args);
    },
  
    // Internal method: set up new copies of initializers and finalizers.
    // Calling this method will wipe out all existing initializers and
    // finalizers.
    _setupInitializersAndFinalizers: function() {
      this._initializerCallbacks = new Marionette.Callbacks();
      this._finalizerCallbacks = new Marionette.Callbacks();
    },
  
    // import the `triggerMethod` to trigger events with corresponding
    // methods if the method exists
    triggerMethod: Marionette.triggerMethod
  });
  
  // Class methods to create modules
  _.extend(Marionette.Module, {
  
    // Create a module, hanging off the app parameter as the parent object.
    create: function(app, moduleNames, moduleDefinition) {
      var module = app;
  
      // get the custom args passed in after the module definition and
      // get rid of the module name and definition function
      var customArgs = slice.call(arguments);
      customArgs.splice(0, 3);
  
      // Split the module names and get the number of submodules.
      // i.e. an example module name of `Doge.Wow.Amaze` would
      // then have the potential for 3 module definitions.
      moduleNames = moduleNames.split('.');
      var length = moduleNames.length;
  
      // store the module definition for the last module in the chain
      var moduleDefinitions = [];
      moduleDefinitions[length - 1] = moduleDefinition;
  
      // Loop through all the parts of the module definition
      _.each(moduleNames, function(moduleName, i) {
        var parentModule = module;
        module = this._getModule(parentModule, moduleName, app, moduleDefinition);
        this._addModuleDefinition(parentModule, module, moduleDefinitions[i], customArgs);
      }, this);
  
      // Return the last module in the definition chain
      return module;
    },
  
    _getModule: function(parentModule, moduleName, app, def, args) {
      var options = _.extend({}, def);
      var ModuleClass = this.getClass(def);
  
      // Get an existing module of this name if we have one
      var module = parentModule[moduleName];
  
      if (!module) {
        // Create a new module if we don't have one
        module = new ModuleClass(moduleName, app, options);
        parentModule[moduleName] = module;
        // store the module on the parent
        parentModule.submodules[moduleName] = module;
      }
  
      return module;
    },
  
    // ## Module Classes
    //
    // Module classes can be used as an alternative to the define pattern.
    // The extend function of a Module is identical to the extend functions
    // on other Backbone and Marionette classes.
    // This allows module lifecyle events like `onStart` and `onStop` to be called directly.
    getClass: function(moduleDefinition) {
      var ModuleClass = Marionette.Module;
  
      if (!moduleDefinition) {
        return ModuleClass;
      }
  
      // If all of the module's functionality is defined inside its class,
      // then the class can be passed in directly. `MyApp.module("Foo", FooModule)`.
      if (moduleDefinition.prototype instanceof ModuleClass) {
        return moduleDefinition;
      }
  
      return moduleDefinition.moduleClass || ModuleClass;
    },
  
    // Add the module definition and add a startWithParent initializer function.
    // This is complicated because module definitions are heavily overloaded
    // and support an anonymous function, module class, or options object
    _addModuleDefinition: function(parentModule, module, def, args) {
      var fn = this._getDefine(def);
      var startWithParent = this._getStartWithParent(def, module);
  
      if (fn) {
        module.addDefinition(fn, args);
      }
  
      this._addStartWithParent(parentModule, module, startWithParent);
    },
  
    _getStartWithParent: function(def, module) {
      var swp;
  
      if (_.isFunction(def) && (def.prototype instanceof Marionette.Module)) {
        swp = module.constructor.prototype.startWithParent;
        return _.isUndefined(swp) ? true : swp;
      }
  
      if (_.isObject(def)) {
        swp = def.startWithParent;
        return _.isUndefined(swp) ? true : swp;
      }
  
      return true;
    },
  
    _getDefine: function(def) {
      if (_.isFunction(def) && !(def.prototype instanceof Marionette.Module)) {
        return def;
      }
  
      if (_.isObject(def)) {
        return def.define;
      }
  
      return null;
    },
  
    _addStartWithParent: function(parentModule, module, startWithParent) {
      module.startWithParent = module.startWithParent && startWithParent;
  
      if (!module.startWithParent || !!module.startWithParentIsConfigured) {
        return;
      }
  
      module.startWithParentIsConfigured = true;
  
      parentModule.addInitializer(function(options) {
        if (module.startWithParent) {
          module.start(options);
        }
      });
    }
  });
  

  return Marionette;
}));