     model: Issue
     url: '/ajax/issues'
 
+# hook into directory
+class Directory extends Backbone.Collection
+    model: MachineAttributes
+    url: '/ajax/directory'
+
 class DashboardView extends Backbone.View
     className: 'dashboard-view'
     template: Handlebars.compile $('#dashboard_view-template').html()
 
     update_data_streams: (datastreams) ->
         timestamp = new Date(Date.now())
-        
+
         for stream in datastreams
            stream.update(timestamp)
 

        if name is 'usa_1' and @.get('name') is 'mem_usage_data'
            console.log name, "in dataset #{@.get('name')} now includes the data", _.map cached_data["01f04592-e403-4abc-a845-83d43f6fd967"], (data_point) -> data_point.get('value')
        ###
        
        # Make sure the new value is non-negative
        new_val = existing_val + delta
        new_val = existing_val if new_val <= 0

class Event extends Backbone.Model

class Issue extends Backbone.Model

# this is a hook into the directory
class MachineAttributes extends Backbone.Model

class ConnectionStatus extends Backbone.Model

