A directive to deal with angular's problem when using $location and anchor links

gistfile1.coffee

myApp = angular.module('myApp')

#Ensures that:
# 1) all links contained in the directive's element that are not handled
#   by angular do a full page reload bypassing html5mode.
# 2) all anchor links are prefixed with the current url so that the base
#    path doesn't interfere

myApp.directive 'externalLinks', ->
  link: (scope, element, attrs, controller) ->
    element
      .find("a:not([ng-click])")
      .attr("target", "_self")

    loc = window.location
    urlWithoutHash = "#{loc.protocol}//#{loc.host}#{loc.pathname}"

    element
      .find("a[href^='#']")
      .attr 'href', ->
        urlWithoutHash + @hash