Private methods in Backbone views

backbone-view-private-methods.js

define('my_view', 

[jquery, underscore, backbone],

function ($, _, Backbone) {
  
  // These will all have "this" bound correctly
  var
    MyView, 
    helpers;
    
  helpers = {
    shouldDoSomething: function () {
      return this.model.canEven();
    }
  };
  
  MyView = Backbone.View.extend({
    
    initialize: function () {
      var self = this;
      
      _.each(helpers, function (helper, key) {
        helpers[key] = _.bind(helpers[key], self);
      });
      
      // carry on
      
      return this;
    },
    
    somethingRequested: function () {
      if (helpers.shouldDoSomething()) {
        // totes do something
      }
      return this;
    }
  });
  
});