A simple request mixin for Flight

withRequests.js

/*

this.ajax({
  xhr: {
    url: 'some/thing'
  },
  events: {
    done: 'somethingDone',
    fail: { node: document, event: 'ajaxError' }
  }
})

*/

define(function(require) {
  function withRequests() {
    this.get = function(options) {
      return this.ajax(options, 'get');
    };
    this.post = function(options) {
      return this.ajax(options, 'post');
    };
    this.ajax = function(options, type) {
      var xhr = _.extend(options.xhr, {
        context: this,
        type: type,
        dataType: 'json'
      }),
      events = options.events;

      if (typeof events.before === 'string') {
        this.trigger(events.before);
        delete events.before;
      }

      var req = $.ajax(xhr);
      _.each(events, function(value, key) {
        req[key](function () {
          var args = [].slice.call(arguments, 0);
          if (typeof value === 'string') {
            this.trigger(value, args);
          } else if (typeof value === 'object') {
            this.trigger(value.node, value.event, args);
          }
        });
      });

      return req;
    };
  }

  return withRequests;
});