Notes for the tabs controller

app/assets/javascripts/darkswarm/controllers/tabs_controller.js.coffee

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+Darkswarm.controller "TabsCtrl", ($scope, $rootScope, $location) ->
+  $scope.active = (tab)->
+    $location.path() == tab
+
+  $scope.tabs = ["contact", "about", "groups", "producers"]
+  for tab in $scope.tabs 
+    $scope[tab] =
+      active: false #$scope.active("/" + tab)
+      path: "/" + tab 
+
+  $scope.$watch ->
+    $location.path() 
+  , (path)->
+    for tab in $scope.tabs
+      $scope[tab].active = $scope.active($scope[tab].path) 
+
+  #$scope.select = (tab)->
+    #$location.path tab.path
+    #
+    #
+    
+# directive -> ng-click -> scope method (not isolated) -> toggle active | change location
+# watch active expression -> change tab appearance
+
+#select = ->
+  #$location.path(tab.path)
+
+#active expression:
+  #"$location.path() == tab.path"
+
+
+# directive -> ng-click -> set active (on isolated scope)
+# ng-class -> change tab appearance
+# two-way binding active attr <-> tab.active
+
+# directive attr (select) -> scope.selectExpression
+# scope.select -> $parse ...
+#
+# in Directive
+# scope.select = $parse(attrs.select)
+# $scope.select($scope)
+#
+# 1: remove reverse binding on tab.active
+# 2: put $parse(attrs.select) onto tab
+# 3: override TabsetController/select to run tab.select() against original tab.$parent