Arc Map

# this is the show.controller file

@Arc.module "MapApp.Show", (Show, App, Backbone, Marionette, $, _) ->

  # the show controller method is public so we can access it
  Show.Controller =

    init: () ->
      @getZones()
    showMap: (map_view)->
      App.mainRegion.show map_view
      equalize()

    getZones: () ->
      $.getJSON "locations/2/geometries.json", (data) ->
        # were calling the create map method here and passing in the returned data
        Show.Controller.createMap(data)

    createMap: (data) ->
      # here were assigning the data to the attributes argument in the model.
      my_map = new App.Entities.Map(data)
      map_view = new Show.Map
        model: my_map
      @showMap(map_view)


# in the show view you can reference zones as 
zones = this.model.zones




# And of course the backbone Model

@Arc.module "Entities", (Entities, App, Backbone, Marionette, $, _) ->
  class Entities.Map extends Entities.Model
    initialize: (attributes)->
      @zones = attributes