routes.js.coffee

routes.js.coffee

match = (path, callback) ->
  $ ->
    param_names = path.match(/:([\w]+)/g)
    regexp = new RegExp('^'+path.replace(/:[\w]+/g,'([\\w]+)')+'$')
    if m = window.location.pathname.match regexp
      m.shift()
      params = {}
      if param_names
        for param_name in param_names
          params[param_name] = m.shift()
      callback.apply this, [params]

window.match = match

# in other file examples
match '/users/:id', (params) -> 
  App.User.Show.instance().setup(params)