util.coffee in luca-0.9.6

- old
+ new

@@ -1,18 +1,30 @@
 # Takes an string like "deep.nested.value" and an object like window
 # and returns the value of window.deep.nested.value.  useful for defining
 # references on objects which don't yet exist, as strings, which get
 # evaluated at runtime when such references will be available
 Luca.util.resolve = (accessor, source_object)->
-  source_object ||= (window || global)
-  _( accessor.split(/\./) ).inject (obj,key)->
-    obj = obj?[key]
-  , source_object
+  try
+    source_object ||= (window || global)
+    resolved = _( accessor.split(/\./) ).inject (obj,key)->
+      obj = obj?[key]
+    , source_object
+  catch e
+    console.log "Error resolving", accessor, source_object
+    throw e
+    
+  resolved
 
 # A better name for Luca.util.nestedValue
 Luca.util.nestedValue = Luca.util.resolve
 
+Luca.util.argumentsLogger = (prompt)->
+  ()-> console.log prompt, arguments
+
+Luca.util.read = (property, args...)->
+  if _.isFunction(property) then property.apply(@, args) else property
+
 # turns a word like form_view into FormView
 Luca.util.classify = (string="")->
   _.string.camelize( _.string.capitalize( string ) )
 
 # looks up a method on an object by its event trigger
@@ -103,5 +115,6 @@
 # valid types are success, warning, important, info, inverse
 Luca.util.badge = (contents="", type, baseClass="badge")->
   cssClass = baseClass
   cssClass += " #{ baseClass }-#{ type }" if type?
   Luca.util.make("span",{class:cssClass},contents)
+