Takes the sweet dojo event functions - dojo.connect, dojo.publish/subscribe, dojo.hitch - and pulls them out. Relies on a few underscore.js methods at the mo, could easily be removed

dojo_events_only.js

var dojo = d = {}
// this file courtesy of the TurboAjax Group, licensed under a Dojo CLA

dojo.hitch = function(/*Object*/scope, /*Function|String*/method /*,...*/){
	//	summary:
	//		Returns a function that will only ever execute in the a given scope.
	//		This allows for easy use of object member functions
	//		in callbacks and other places in which the "this" keyword may
	//		otherwise not reference the expected scope.
	//		Any number of default positional arguments may be passed as parameters 
	//		beyond "method".
	//		Each of these values will be used to "placehold" (similar to curry)
	//		for the hitched function.
	//	scope:
	//		The scope to use when method executes. If method is a string,
	//		scope is also the object containing method.
	//	method:
	//		A function to be hitched to scope, or the name of the method in
	//		scope to be hitched.
	//	example:
	//	|	dojo.hitch(foo, "bar")();
	//		runs foo.bar() in the scope of foo
	//	example:
	//	|	dojo.hitch(foo, myFunction);
	//		returns a function that runs myFunction in the scope of foo
	//	example:
	//		Expansion on the default positional arguments passed along from
	//		hitch. Passed args are mixed first, additional args after.
	//	|	var foo = { bar: function(a, b, c){ console.log(a, b, c); } };
	//	|	var fn = dojo.hitch(foo, "bar", 1, 2);
	//	|	fn(3); // logs "1, 2, 3"
	//	example:
	//	|	var foo = { bar: 2 };
	//	|	dojo.hitch(foo, function(){ this.bar = 10; })();
	//		execute an anonymous function in scope of foo
	
	if(arguments.length > 2){
		return d._hitchArgs.apply(d, arguments); // Function
	}
	if(!method){
		method = scope;
		scope = null;
	}
	if(_.isString(method)){
		scope = scope || d.global;
		if(!scope[method]){ throw(['dojo.hitch: scope["', method, '"] is null (scope="', scope, '")'].join('')); }
		return function(){ return scope[method].apply(scope, arguments || []); }; // Function
	}
	return !scope ? method : function(){ return method.apply(scope, arguments || []); }; // Function
}
// low-level delegation machinery
dojo._listener = {
	// create a dispatcher function
	getDispatcher: function(){
		// following comments pulled out-of-line to prevent cloning them 
		// in the returned function.
		// - indices (i) that are really in the array of listeners (ls) will 
		//   not be in Array.prototype. This is the 'sparse array' trick
		//   that keeps us safe from libs that take liberties with built-in 
		//   objects
		// - listener is invoked with current scope (this)
		return function(){
			var ap=Array.prototype, c=arguments.callee, ls=c._listeners, t=c.target;
			// return value comes from original target function
			var r = t && t.apply(this, arguments);
			// make local copy of listener array so it is immutable during processing
			var i, lls;
			lls = [].concat(ls);

			// invoke listeners after target function
			for(i in lls){
				if(!(i in ap)){
					lls[i].apply(this, arguments);
				}
			}
			// return value comes from original target function
			return r;
		};
	},
	// add a listener to an object
	add: function(/*Object*/ source, /*String*/ method, /*Function*/ listener){
		// Whenever 'method' is invoked, 'listener' will have the same scope.
		// Trying to supporting a context object for the listener led to 
		// complexity. 
		// Non trivial to provide 'once' functionality here
		// because listener could be the result of a dojo.hitch call,
		// in which case two references to the same hitch target would not
		// be equivalent. 
		source = source || dojo.global;
		// The source method is either null, a dispatcher, or some other function
		var f = source[method];
		// Ensure a dispatcher
		if(!f || !f._listeners){
			var d = dojo._listener.getDispatcher();
			// original target function is special
			d.target = f;
			// dispatcher holds a list of listeners
			d._listeners = []; 
			// redirect source to dispatcher
			f = source[method] = d;
		}
		// The contract is that a handle is returned that can 
		// identify this listener for disconnect. 
		//
		// The type of the handle is private. Here is it implemented as Integer. 
		// DOM event code has this same contract but handle is Function 
		// in non-IE browsers.
		//
		// We could have separate lists of before and after listeners.
		return f._listeners.push(listener); /*Handle*/
	},
	// remove a listener from an object
	remove: function(/*Object*/ source, /*String*/ method, /*Handle*/ handle){
		var f = (source || dojo.global)[method];
		// remember that handle is the index+1 (0 is not a valid handle)
		if(f && f._listeners && handle--){
			delete f._listeners[handle];
		}
	}
};

// Multiple delegation for arbitrary methods.

// This unit knows nothing about DOM, but we include DOM aware documentation
// and dontFix argument here to help the autodocs. Actual DOM aware code is in
// event.js.

dojo.connect = function(/*Object|null*/ obj, 
						/*String*/ event, 
						/*Object|null*/ context, 
						/*String|Function*/ method,
						/*Boolean?*/ dontFix){
	// summary:
	//		`dojo.connect` is the core event handling and delegation method in
	//		Dojo. It allows one function to "listen in" on the execution of
	//		any other, triggering the second whenever the first is called. Many
	//		listeners may be attached to a function, and source functions may
	//		be either regular function calls or DOM events.
	//
	// description:
	//		Connects listeners to actions, so that after event fires, a
	//		listener is called with the same arguments passed to the original
	//		function.
	//
	//		Since `dojo.connect` allows the source of events to be either a
	//		"regular" JavaScript function or a DOM event, it provides a uniform
	//		interface for listening to all the types of events that an
	//		application is likely to deal with though a single, unified
	//		interface. DOM programmers may want to think of it as
	//		"addEventListener for everything and anything".
	//
	//		When setting up a connection, the `event` parameter must be a
	//		string that is the name of the method/event to be listened for. If
	//		`obj` is null, `dojo.global` is assumed, meaning that connections
	//		to global methods are supported but also that you may inadvertently
	//		connect to a global by passing an incorrect object name or invalid
	//		reference.
	//
	//		`dojo.connect` generally is forgiving. If you pass the name of a
	//		function or method that does not yet exist on `obj`, connect will
	//		not fail, but will instead set up a stub method. Similarly, null
	//		arguments may simply be omitted such that fewer than 4 arguments
	//		may be required to set up a connection See the examples for details.
	//
	//		The return value is a handle that is needed to 
	//		remove this connection with `dojo.disconnect`.
	//
	// obj: 
	//		The source object for the event function. 
	//		Defaults to `dojo.global` if null.
	//		If obj is a DOM node, the connection is delegated 
	//		to the DOM event manager (unless dontFix is true).
	//
	// event:
	//		String name of the event function in obj. 
	//		I.e. identifies a property `obj[event]`.
	//
	// context: 
	//		The object that method will receive as "this".
	//
	//		If context is null and method is a function, then method
	//		inherits the context of event.
	//	
	//		If method is a string then context must be the source 
	//		object object for method (context[method]). If context is null,
	//		dojo.global is used.
	//
	// method:
	//		A function reference, or name of a function in context. 
	//		The function identified by method fires after event does. 
	//		method receives the same arguments as the event.
	//		See context argument comments for information on method's scope.
	//
	// dontFix:
	//		If obj is a DOM node, set dontFix to true to prevent delegation 
	//		of this connection to the DOM event manager.
	//
	// example:
	//		When obj.onchange(), do ui.update():
	//	|	dojo.connect(obj, "onchange", ui, "update");
	//	|	dojo.connect(obj, "onchange", ui, ui.update); // same
	//
	// example:
	//		Using return value for disconnect:
	//	|	var link = dojo.connect(obj, "onchange", ui, "update");
	//	|	...
	//	|	dojo.disconnect(link);
	//
	// example:
	//		When onglobalevent executes, watcher.handler is invoked:
	//	|	dojo.connect(null, "onglobalevent", watcher, "handler");
	//
	// example:
	//		When ob.onCustomEvent executes, customEventHandler is invoked:
	//	|	dojo.connect(ob, "onCustomEvent", null, "customEventHandler");
	//	|	dojo.connect(ob, "onCustomEvent", "customEventHandler"); // same
	//
	// example:
	//		When ob.onCustomEvent executes, customEventHandler is invoked
	//		with the same scope (this):
	//	|	dojo.connect(ob, "onCustomEvent", null, customEventHandler);
	//	|	dojo.connect(ob, "onCustomEvent", customEventHandler); // same
	//
	// example:
	//		When globalEvent executes, globalHandler is invoked
	//		with the same scope (this):
	//	|	dojo.connect(null, "globalEvent", null, globalHandler);
	//	|	dojo.connect("globalEvent", globalHandler); // same

	// normalize arguments
	var a=arguments, args=[], i=0;
	// if a[0] is a String, obj was omitted
	args.push(_.isString(a[0]) ? null : a[i++], a[i++]);
	// if the arg-after-next is a String or Function, context was NOT omitted
	var a1 = a[i+1];
	args.push(_.isString(a1)||_.isFunction(a1) ? a[i++] : null, a[i++]);
	// absorb any additional arguments
	for(var l=a.length; i<l; i++){	args.push(a[i]); }
	// do the actual work
	return dojo._connect.apply(this, args); /*Handle*/
}

// used by non-browser hostenvs. always overriden by event.js
dojo._connect = function(obj, event, context, method){
	var l=dojo._listener, h=l.add(obj, event, dojo.hitch(context, method)); 
	return [obj, event, h, l]; // Handle
}

dojo.disconnect = function(/*Handle*/ handle){
	// summary:
	//		Remove a link created by dojo.connect.
	// description:
	//		Removes the connection between event and the method referenced by handle.
	// handle:
	//		the return value of the dojo.connect call that created the connection.
	if(handle && handle[0] !== undefined){
		dojo._disconnect.apply(this, handle);
		// let's not keep this reference
		delete handle[0];
	}
}

dojo._disconnect = function(obj, event, handle, listener){
	listener.remove(obj, event, handle);
}

// topic publish/subscribe

dojo._topics = {};

dojo.subscribe = function(/*String*/ topic, /*Object|null*/ context, /*String|Function*/ method){
	//	summary:
	//		Attach a listener to a named topic. The listener function is invoked whenever the
	//		named topic is published (see: dojo.publish).
	//		Returns a handle which is needed to unsubscribe this listener.
	//	context:
	//		Scope in which method will be invoked, or null for default scope.
	//	method:
	//		The name of a function in context, or a function reference. This is the function that
	//		is invoked when topic is published.
	//	example:
	//	|	dojo.subscribe("alerts", null, function(caption, message){ alert(caption + "\n" + message); });
	//	|	dojo.publish("alerts", [ "read this", "hello world" ]);																	

	// support for 2 argument invocation (omitting context) depends on hitch
	return [topic, dojo._listener.add(dojo._topics, topic, dojo.hitch(context, method))]; /*Handle*/
}

dojo.unsubscribe = function(/*Handle*/ handle){
	//	summary:
	//	 	Remove a topic listener. 
	//	handle:
	//	 	The handle returned from a call to subscribe.
	//	example:
	//	|	var alerter = dojo.subscribe("alerts", null, function(caption, message){ alert(caption + "\n" + message); };
	//	|	...
	//	|	dojo.unsubscribe(alerter);
	if(handle){
		dojo._listener.remove(dojo._topics, handle[0], handle[1]);
	}
}

dojo.publish = function(/*String*/ topic, /*Array*/ args){
	//	summary:
	//	 	Invoke all listener method subscribed to topic.
	//	topic:
	//	 	The name of the topic to publish.
	//	args:
	//	 	An array of arguments. The arguments will be applied 
	//	 	to each topic subscriber (as first class parameters, via apply).
	//	example:
	//	|	dojo.subscribe("alerts", null, function(caption, message){ alert(caption + "\n" + message); };
	//	|	dojo.publish("alerts", [ "read this", "hello world" ]);	

	// Note that args is an array, which is more efficient vs variable length
	// argument list.  Ideally, var args would be implemented via Array
	// throughout the APIs.
	var f = dojo._topics[topic];
	if(f){
		f.apply(this, args||[]);
	}
}

dojo.connectPublisher = function(	/*String*/ topic, 
									/*Object|null*/ obj, 
									/*String*/ event){
	//	summary:
	//	 	Ensure that every time obj.event() is called, a message is published
	//	 	on the topic. Returns a handle which can be passed to
	//	 	dojo.disconnect() to disable subsequent automatic publication on
	//	 	the topic.
	//	topic:
	//	 	The name of the topic to publish.
	//	obj: 
	//	 	The source object for the event function. Defaults to dojo.global
	//	 	if null.
	//	event:
	//	 	The name of the event function in obj. 
	//	 	I.e. identifies a property obj[event].
	//	example:
	//	|	dojo.connectPublisher("/ajax/start", dojo, "xhrGet");
	var pf = function(){ dojo.publish(topic, arguments); }
	return event ? dojo.connect(obj, event, pf) : dojo.connect(obj, pf); //Handle
};