Neat Backbone.View initialization

gistfile1.coffee

class Component extends Backbone.View

  initialize: ->
    for func, args of @options
      if @[func]?
        if _.isArray(args)
          @[func].apply?(@, args)
        else
          @[func].call?(@, args)
      return null
  
  class: (klass) =>
    return @ unless klass?
    @$el.addClass(klass)
    @

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

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


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