gistfile1.js

function attachEvent(el, action, callback){
  if (el.addEventListener) {  
    el.addEventListener(action, callback, false);   
  } else if (el.attachEvent)  {  
    el.attachEvent('on' + action, (function (ele) { return callback; })(el) );  
  } 
}
inputKeyup: function (courseType){//event that's triggered on the input keyups
  var currentRequest;
  return function (e){
    var currentThis = this;
    if (this == window){ currentThis = ele; }
console.log("keyup");
console.log(currentThis);
    var val = currentThis.value,
      cachedValues = cachedServerResponses[currentThis.getAttribute("data-course-type")][val];
    }
}

attachEvent(allInputs[m], "keyup", inputKeyup(thisAttr));