How can Coffescript access functions from other assets?

Question

So I have two controllers, hotels and videos. I want the hotels.js.coffee to be able to access functions created in videos.js.coffee but I get a "is not defined" error.

I'm new to CoffeeScript so any clues would be appreciated.

Answer 1

CoffeeScript will compile your coffee to JS wrapped in a self-executing function with the scope of the window (function{}).call(this);

So in videos.js.coffee you can write something like:

    @getVideo: (id) ->

and the getVideo function will be bound to the window object.

Answer 2

CoffeScript runs inside an anonymous function, so declared funcitons in the same file, aren't exported as global functions.

Try something like this to declare global functions:

window.myFunction = ->
    //some code