`property` method

model.coffee

class athena.lib.Model


  property: (property) =>
    (value) =>
      if value?
        @model.set property, value
      else
        @model.get property

youtube.shell.coffee

class YouTubeShell.Model extends VideoLinkShell.Model


  # get/setter
  startTime: => (@property 'startTime') ...arguments


  # getter only
  getYouTubeAPIData: => (@property 'ytData')()


  # set value from youtube api before returning
  getTotalTime: =>
    if @YouTubeAPI.duration then (@property 'totalTime') @YouTubeAPI.duration
  (@property 'totalTime')()


  # setter only, in case you ever wanted one
  setUngettableValue: =>
    (@property 'ungettableValue') ...arguments
    undefined