gistfile1.js

View.prototype.fire = function(name) {
  var args = [].slice.call(arguments, 1);
  var parent = this.parent;
  var propagate;
  var event;

  if (typeof name === 'object') {
    name = name.name;
    event = name.event;
  }

  this.event = event || {
    target: this,
    stopPropagation: function(){this.propagate = false;}
  };

  // Trigger event
  events.prototype.fire.call(this, args);

  // Propagate by default
  propagate = (event.propagate !== false);

  // Trigger the same event on the parent view
  if (propagate && parent) this.fire.apply(parent, [{name: name, event: event}].concat(args));

  // Remove the event reference
  delete this.event;

  // Allow chaining
  return this;
};