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+/*
+   Copyright 2012 IBM
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+window.StatusView = Backbone.View.extend({
+
+    initialize:function () {
+        this.template = _.template(tpl.get('status'));
+        this.model.bind("change", this.render, this);
+    },
+
+    render:function (eventName) {
+        // console.log("rendering status");
+        $(this.el).html(this.template(this.model.toJSON()));
+        //$(this.el).html(this.template());
+        return this;
+    }
+});
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