gistfile1.coffee

class AcademicServicesRouter extends Backbone.Router
  routes:
    'records': 'records'
    'financial_aid': 'financial_aid'
    'admissions': 'admissions'
		
  initialize: ({@view}) =>
    @view.bind 'records_selected', => @navigate('/records', true)
    @view.bind 'financial_aid_selected', => @navigate('/financial_aid', true)
    @view.bind 'admissions_selected', => @navigate('/admissions', true)
  	
  records: => @view.show_records()
  financial_aid: => @view.show_financial_aid()
  admissions: => @view.show_admissions()

class ViewThatSelectsRecordsForSomeReason extends Backbone.View
  render: ->
    # build @el
    @$('.records-link').click => @trigger 'records_selected'
	
  some_other_function: ->
    @model.save(
    success: => @trigger 'records_selected'
    )

$(-> new AcademicServicesRouter(view: new ViewThatSelectsRecordsForSomeReason))