gistfile1.coffee

$.fn.e = (eventName, callback) ->
  console.log 'eventName: ' + eventName + ' callback: ' + callback
  $(document).on eventName, this, (event) =>
    console.log 'this.html(): ' + this.html() + ' event.currentTarget: ' + event.currentTarget
    el = $(event.currentTarget)
    callback(event, el)

$('[showmodal]').e 'click', (e, el) ->
  href = el.attr('href')
  console.log 'click callback called! modal: ' + href
  modal = $ href
  show modal