// extension for Backbone View
(function(Backbone, _, $, gt) {
    var View = Backbone.SmartView = Backbone.View.extend({
        // call this in your views
        __init: function() {
            this.$el.html(jsTemplate(this.template.id).get());
            this.setJQueryElements();
        },

        setJQueryElements: function() {
            var self = this;
            if (this.elements) {
                this.elements.forEach(function(element) {
                    if (!_.isObject(element)) {
                        self['$' + element] = self.$el.find('.js-' + element);
                    }
                });
            }
        }
    });

})(Backbone, $u, jQuery, _);