gistfile1.txt

  getListeners: (channel)->
    branches    = ['root'].concat(channel.split(@pattern))
    numbranches = branches.length
    curr        = @listeners
    
    walk = (a, b)->
      for v,i in a
        if a[i] != b[i] then return false
      return true 
    
    for branch, bcounter in branches
      if typeof curr[branch] == 'object'
        curr = curr[branch]
      
      listeners = []
      trail     = branches.slice(bcounter+1)

      if branch is @wildcard
        freaks = [].concat(curr.ghosts).concat(curr.wanderers)
        if bcounter < (numbranches - 1)
          for freak in freaks
            diff  = freak.markers.length - trail.length
            match = diff >= 0 and walk(trail.reverse(), freak.markers.reverse())
            if match then listeners.push(freak.listener)
          return listeners
        else
          return _.pluck(freaks, 'listener')
      else if bcounter == (numbranches - 1)
        return curr.listeners