javascripts/dashing.coffee in smashing-1.0.0 vs javascripts/dashing.coffee in smashing-1.1.0

@@ -44,29 +44,35 @@
     type = Batman.Filters.dashize(@view)
     $(@node).addClass("widget widget-#{type} #{@id}")
 
   @accessor 'updatedAtMessage', ->
     if updatedAt = @get('updatedAt')
-      timestamp = new Date(updatedAt * 1000)
+      timestamp = new Date(updatedAt)
       hours = timestamp.getHours()
       minutes = ("0" + timestamp.getMinutes()).slice(-2)
       "Last updated at #{hours}:#{minutes}"
 
   @::on 'ready', ->
     Dashing.Widget.fire 'ready'
 
     # In case the events from the server came before the widget was rendered
     lastData = Dashing.lastEvents[@id]
     if lastData
+      lastData = @select(lastData)
       @mixin(lastData)
       @onData(lastData)
 
   receiveData: (data) =>
+    data = @select(data)
     @mixin(data)
     @onData(data)
 
   onData: (data) =>
     # Widgets override this to handle incoming data
+
+  select: (data) =>
+    # Widgets override this to transform data before it is applied to the model
+    return data
 
 Dashing.AnimatedValue =
   get: Batman.Property.defaultAccessor.get
   set: (k, to) ->
     if !to? || isNaN(to)