canjs bridge

jwerty.canBridge.js

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+steal('can/control/modifier', './jwerty.js' function(Control){
+
+/**
+ * Add templated-event-binding with keydown specific bindings
+ * into CanJS(http://www.canjs.us) JavaScript framework.
+ *
+ * For example, the following would bind to keydown on "CTRL+P".
+ *
+ *	can.Control({
+ * 		"keydown:(ctrl+p)":function(elm,ev){
+ *			console.log("ctrl+p was pressed");
+ *		}
+ * 	});
+ *
+ */
+
+// Hang on to original action
+var originalShifter = can.Control._shifter;
+
+// Redefine _isAction to handle new syntax
+can.extend( can.Control, {
+
+	_shifter: function( context, name ) {
+			var fn = originalShifter.apply( this, arguments ),
+			    parts = name.split(":");
+
+		if ( parts[1] && parts[0] === "keydown" ) {
+			fn = jwerty.event(parts[1].replace(/\(|\)/gi,''), fn);
+		}
+
+		return fn;
+	}
+});
+
+});