CoffeeScript function created in app/assets/javascript not found

Question

In my CoffeeScript file, clients.js.coffee,

myFunction = (variable) -> 

I created a function in CoffeeScript in app/assets/javascript. But when I try to call that function, the console shows me an error saying function not found.

I check the source of the page and it shows that the script is loaded:

<script src="/assets/clients.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script> 

This is what was found inside the script source:

(function() {   var myFunction;    myFunction = function(variable) {} }).call(this); 

Any idea what am I missing? What should I do to call the function?

Answer 1

To make it accessible from outside, all you need to do is add an '@' in front. This will attach the function to the window object.

@myFunction = (variable) -> 

Answer 2

Bind it to the window

myFunction = (variable) ->   alert('zzzzzzzz')  window.myFunction = myFunction