view.coffee

class BaseView extends Backbone.View
  template: ""

  # Render hooks.
  beforeFirstRender: ->
  beforeRender: ->
  afterRender: ->
  afterFirstRender: ->

  render: =>
    if !@rendered and @beforeFirstRender() is false
      return
    if @beforeRender() is false
      return

    if @template
      html = @renderTemplate(@template, @model)
      @$el.html html
      
    @$el.show()

    unless @rendered
      @afterFirstRender()
    @rendered = true
    @afterRender()
    @

  renderTemplate: (template, model = null) ->
    context =
      model: model
    context.helpers = @namespace.ViewHelpers?.exports or {}
    context.helpers.template = @renderPartial

    if model
      _.extend context, model.toJSON()

    @renderPartial template, context

  renderPartial: (template, context) =>
    JST["#{@templatesRoot}templates/#{template}"](context)