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  ###
  Usage:
  * add model.name property that will be used as a namespace in the json request
  * put this code before your Backbone app code
  * use toJSON() as usual (so there is no namespacing in your templates)
  * your model's data will be sent under model.name key when calling save()
  ###

  # save reference to Backbone.sync
  Backbone.oldSync = Backbone.sync

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//
//     Backbone.Rails.js
//
//     Makes Backbone.js play nicely with the default Rails setup, i.e.,
//     no need to set
//       ActiveRecord::Base.include_root_in_json = false
//     and build all of your models directly from `params` rather than
//     `params[:model]`.
//
//     Load this file after backbone.js and before your application JS.

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# stolen from http://github.com/cschneid/irclogger/blob/master/lib/partials.rb
# and made a lot more robust by me
# this implementation uses erb by default. if you want to use any other template mechanism
# then replace `erb` on line 13 and line 17 with `haml` or whatever
module Sinatra::Partials
  def partial(template, *args)
    template_array = template.to_s.split('/')
    template = template_array[0..-2].join('/') + "/_#{template_array[-1]}"
    options = args.last.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {}
    options.merge!(:layout => false)