naked and extend example

gistfile1.coffee

Cerego.controller "GroupAdminCtrl", ($scope, $routeParams, $filter, GroupUsersResource,
                                     GroupsResource, GroupsService, GoalListSearchResource,
                                     GoalSearchResource) ->
  # using underscore.extend to set some defaults on the $scope; this is sorta naked as well in the sense that I believe it gets executed on initialization of the controller
  _.extend $scope,
    group_id    : $routeParams.group_id
    group       : GroupsService.group
    
  ... omitted lots of stuff ...
   
  # this is naked code -- its not in a function, so it gets executed every time this controller is instantiated. its like an unwrapped initialize method
  if !GroupsService.group
    GroupsService.group_id = $scope.group_id
    $scope.group = GroupsResource.get group_id: $scope.group_id

  $scope.$watch "group", (group) ->
    GroupsService.group = group