thorax.js

Thorax.Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
  constructor: function() {
    var response = Thorax.Router.__super__.constructor.apply(this, arguments);
    initializeRouter.call(this);
    return response;
  },
  route: function(route, name, callback) {
    if (!callback) {
      callback = this[name];
    }
    //add a route:before event that is fired before the callback is called
    return Backbone.Router.prototype.route.call(this, route, name, function() {
      this.trigger.apply(this, ['route:before', route, name].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
      return callback.apply(this, arguments);
    });
  }
});

Thorax.Routers = {};
createRegistryWrapper(Thorax.Router, Thorax.Routers);

function onRoute(router /* , name */) {
  if (this === router) {
    this.trigger.apply(this, ['route'].concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1)));
  }
}