sandplate2.applicationView = Backbone.View.extend({
    el: 'div',

  template: _.template($("appl.ejs").html()),

  initialize: function(){
    console.log("Application view initialize");

    _.bindAll(this, "render");

    this.render();
  },

  render: function(){
    console.log("Application view rendering");
    this.$el.html(this.template());
    return this;
  }
});

Backbone.LayoutManager.configure({
  manage: true,

  paths: {
    layout: "templates/layouts/",
    template: "templates/"
  },

  fetch: function(path) {
    path = path + ".html";

    if (!JST[path]) {
      $.ajax({ url: app.root + path, async: false }).then(function(contents) {
        JST[path] = Handlebars.compile(contents);
      });
    }

    return JST[path];
  }
});