Backbone models connected with Faye based backend (frontend written in CoffeeScript)

game.coffee

$ ->
  # === CONFIGURATION
  GAME_DIV_ID = '#game'
  FAYE_URL = 'http://localhost:9292/faye'

  # === APPLICATION
  GameModel = Backbone.Model.extend {}

  GameView = Backbone.View.extend {
    el: $(GAME_DIV_ID)
    templates: window.JST
    events: {}

    initialize: ->
      _.bindAll @, 'render'
      @model.bind 'change', @render

    render: ->
      state = @model.get 'state'
      content = @templates[state] @model.attributes
      $(@el).html content
      @
  }

  # === SETUP-GLUE
  start_game = ->
    game = new GameModel()
    app = new GameView model: game

    faye = new Faye.Client FAYE_URL
    faye.subscribe '/**', (message) ->
      console.log 'FAYE'
      game.set message

  # === START CONDITION
  start_game() if $(GAME_DIV_ID)