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+/* 
+ *  Global Application Object
+ *  Contains all necessary logic shared across views
+ */
+/*jslint browser: true*/
+define([
+
+    // Libraries.
+    'jquery',
+    'underscore',
+    'backbone',
+    'utils/initHB',
+    'utils/animations',
+    'utils/lazyRequire',
+    'utils/dialogs',
+    'wreqr',
+    'bootstrap',
+    'animate'
+
+], function($, _, Backbone, Handlebars) {
+    'use strict';
+
+    var Application = function(options){
+        this.vent = new Backbone.Wreqr.EventAggregator();
+        _.extend(this, options);
+    };
+
+    // Add Global Helper functions
+    _.extend(Application.prototype, Backbone.Events, {
+
+        // Generates options dict that can be used for xhr requests
+        apiRequest: function(method, data, options) {
+            options || (options = {});
+            options.url = window.pathPrefix + "/api/" + method;
+            options.dataType = "json";
+            if (data) {
+                options.type = "POST";
+                options.data = {};
+                // Convert arguments to json
+                _.keys(data).map(function(key) {
+                    options.data[key] = JSON.stringify(data[key]);
+                });
+            }
+
+            return options;
+        },
+
+        openWebSocket: function(path) {
+            return new WebSocket(window.wsAddress.replace('%s', window.location.hostname) + path);
+        }
+    });
+
+
+    // Returns the app object to be available to other modules through require.js.
+    return new Application();
+});
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