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backbone_htauth

Backbone._sync = Backbone.sync;                                                                                  
Backbone.sync = function(method, model, options) {                                                               
    options = _.extend( options, {                                                                               
        beforeSend: function(xhr) {                                                                              
            xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + window.btoa( localStorage['assembla_username']  + ":" + localStorage['assembla_password'] ) );                                                                                                                                                                            
        } });                                                                                                    
    return Backbone._sync( method, model, options );                                                             
};