JasmineSpec.coffee

describe 'App.HeaderModule', ->

  beforeEach ->
    @headerModule = window.App.HeaderModule

  it 'should exist', ->
    expect(@headerModule).not.toBeUndefined()

  describe 'starting', ->

    beforeEach ->
      @stubbedController = { show: => @calledShow = true }
      @headerControllerStub = sinon.stub window.App.HeaderModule, "HeaderController"
      @headerControllerStub.returns @stubbedController
      @headerModule.start()
    afterEach ->
      @headerControllerStub.restore()
      @headerModule.stop()

    it 'should create the controller with App.headerRegion', ->
      expect(@headerControllerStub).toHaveBeenCalledWith {region: window.App.headerRegion}

    it 'should make the controller show', ->
      expect(@calledShow).toBeTruthy()

MarionetteModule.coffee

HeaderModule = App.module 'HeaderModule'

class HeaderView extends Marionette.CompositeView

class HeaderController extends Marionette.Controller

  initialize: (options) ->
    @region = options.region

  show: ->
    model = new Backbone.Model()
    view = new HeaderModule.HeaderView { model }
    @region.show(view)

HeaderModule.addInitializer ->
  @controller = new HeaderModule.HeaderController { region: App.headerRegion }
  @controller.show()

HeaderModule.export HeaderController, HeaderView