_.extend(Marionette.TemplateCache.prototype, { loadTemplate:function (templateId) { var template; console.log("Loading template '" + templateId + "'"); $.ajax({ url:'_backboneApp//' + templateId + '.html', cache:false, async:false }).done(function (data) { template = data; }).fail(function (data) { console.log("couldn't load template " + this.templateId + " Error: " + data.statusText); template = "<div class='alert alert-error'>Couldn't load template '" + templateId + "'. Status: " + data.statusText + "</div>"; }); return template; } }); _.extend(Marionette.TemplateCache.prototype, { compileTemplate:function (rawTemplate) { return Handlebars.compile(rawTemplate); } });