Backbone extends Events

backbone.js

@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@
   Events.bind   = Events.on;
   Events.unbind = Events.off;
 
+  // Supply a global event emitter on Backbone itself.
+  _.extend(Backbone, Events);
+
   // Backbone.Model
   // --------------
 

test/events.js

@@ -298,4 +298,13 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     equal(obj.counter, 3);
   });
 
+  test("the Backbone object can on/once/off/trigger", 2, function() {
+    Backbone.on('event', function() { ok(true); });
+    Backbone.once('other-event', function() { ok(true); });
+    Backbone.trigger('event');
+    Backbone.trigger('other-event');
+    Backbone.off('event');
+    Backbone.trigger('event');
+  });
+
 });