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View Constructor:
this.configure(options);
this._reset();
this.render(); 


Base View
.el - conventional root element reference for every view
.toElement - returns this.el
.childViews - Array of child views
<optional> cleanup - calls cleanup on all child views
.destroy - el remove and cleanup
._reset - clears dom beneath the root node and calls cleanup on all childViews
._tagName property (optional) defaults to div
._klassName property (optional) added as underscored css class


DOM Utilities
.setMode - sets css class and js mode on a view...allows mode grouping
.attachCallbacks - create bound callbacks via css selectors
-- no more .get in zenview --

- template should always be inserted into the views root element


Configurable
.configure - takes default_options and extends it with passed in options
- if a setter exists with the option key name call it with the value as arguments


Bindable - provides conventional hooks for model observation
.on[Property]Changed
.onModelChanged
.onModelAdded
.onModelRemoved
.onModelUpdated


.setModel - conventional way to set a model binding for a view