A nice way to initialize

init.coffee

class Component extends Backbone.View

  initialize: ->
    for func, args of @options
      unless _.isArray(args)
        @[func]?.call(@, args)
      else
        @[func]?.apply(@, args)
      return null

  render: =>
    @

  show: =>
    @delegateEvents(@events)
    @class('show')
    @
  
  class: (klass) =>
    return @ unless klass?
    @$el.addClass(klass)
    @

# Then you can do this
component = new Component
  'class':  'new-component admin'
  'render': true
  'show':   true

# component.el = <div class='new-component admin'></div>


# for the compiled JavaScript:
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