CoffeeScript classes and Node.js

base.coffee

class ApplicationBase

  constructor : (arg1, arg2) ->

    # do something with arg1, arg2

    @init()

  init : => # override this

module.exports = ApplicationBase

main.coffee

ApplicationBase = require "#{__dirname}/base"

class Main extends ApplicationBase

  constructor : (arg1, arg2) -> super arg1, arg2

  init : => # overrides base init function

module.exports = Main

test.coffee

Main = require "#{__dirname}/main"

new Main "arg1", "arg2"