ClickElsewhereMixin (an Ember mixin used to detect clicks outside a view) Original Attribution: Alex Speller's gist at https://gist.github.com/alexspeller/6251054

gistfile1.coffee

#original attribution https://gist.github.com/alexspeller/6251054

bound = (fnName) -> Ember.computed fnName -> @get(fnName).bind(@)

App.ClickElsewhereMixin = Ember.Mixin.create

  #use this method hook to define your desired behavior
  onClickElsewhere: Ember.K

  #bound version of our instance method
  clickHandler: bound "elsewhereHandler"  

  #logic for determining of a click has landed anywhere but our view
  elsewhereHandler: (e) ->
    element = @get "element"
    $target = $ e.target
    thisIsElement = $target.closest(element).length is 1
    unless thisIsElement then @onClickElsewhere event

  #attach event listener to window when view in DOM
  didInsertElement: ->
    @_super.apply(@, arguments)
    $(window).on "click", @get "clickHandler"

  #remove window event listener when view removed from DOM
  willDestroyElement: ->
    $(window).off "click", @get "clickHandler"
    @_super.apply(@, arguments)