Attach instances of javascript classes to DOM nodes

src.js

(function(exports){
  // When the DOM is ready...
  $(function(){
    // ...Find any elements that have a data-view attribute
    $('[data-view]').each(function(){
      // Store a reference to the node and the data-view attribute value.
      var $node = $(this), attr = $node.data('view');      
      // Create an instance of a class with a name that matches the value of attr,
      // pass the node as a parameter to the constructor, and then store the instance
      // in the node's data hash.
      $node.data(attr, new exports[attr]($node));
    });
  });
})(window); // Instead of window, use an object that contains your view definitions.

usage.htm

<script> 
  function AnimalView($element){
    this.$element = $element;
  } 
</script>

<div data-view="AnimalView"></div>

Word!