From ec97a1cef92d8671e7874555a8e806951836b889 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Ashkenas <jashkenas@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:10:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fixes #1468 -- add a 'request' event that allows folks to
 watch for spinners etc. Passes the XHR on which you can .then, .error, and so
 on.

---
 backbone.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index 83466006..102f1097 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -1475,7 +1475,9 @@
     };
 
     // Make the request, allowing the user to override any Ajax options.
-    return Backbone.ajax(_.extend(params, options));
+    var xhr = Backbone.ajax(_.extend(params, options));
+    model.trigger('request', model, xhr, options);
+    return xhr;
   };
 
   // Set the default implementation of `Backbone.ajax` to proxy through to `$`.