Make abstract view, make Alert inherit from it

cms/static/js/views/feedback.js

-CMS.Views.Alert = Backbone.View.extend({
-    template: _.template($("#alert-tpl").text()),
+CMS.Views.SystemFeedback = Backbone.View.extend({
     initialize: function() {
-        this.setElement($("#page-alert"));
+        this.setElement(document.getElementById(this.id));
         this.listenTo(this.model, 'change', this.render);
+        return this.render();
     },
     render: function() {
         this.$el.html(this.template(this.model.attributes));
         return this;
     },
     events: {
-        "click .action-alert-close": "hide"
+        "click .action-alert-close": "hide",
+        "click .action-primary": "primaryClick",
+        "click .action-secondary": "secondaryClick"
     },
     hide: function() {
         this.model.set("shown", false);
+    },
+    primaryClick: function() {
+        var primary = this.model.get("actions").primary;
+        if(primary.click) {
+            primary.click(this.model);
+        }
+    },
+    secondaryClick: function(e) {
+        var secondaryList = this.model.get("actions").secondary;
+        if(!secondaryList) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // which secondary action was clicked?
+        var i = _.indexOf(this.$(".action-secondary"), e.target);
+        var secondary = this.model.get("actions").secondary[i];
+        if(secondary.click) {
+            secondary.click(this.model);
+        }
     }
 });
+
+CMS.Views.Alert = CMS.Views.SystemFeedback.extend({
+    template: _.template($("#alert-tpl").text()),
+    id: "page-alert"
+});

cms/static/js/views/server_error.js

 CMS.ServerError = function(model, error) {
-    var m = new CMS.Models.Alert({
+    var m = new CMS.Models.SystemFeedback({
         "type": "error",
         "title": "Server Error",
         "message": error.responseText,
         "close": true
     });
-    new CMS.Views.Alert({model: m}).render();
+    new CMS.Views.Alert({model: m});
+    return m;
 };

cms/templates/base.html

@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@
 </div>
     </script>
     </%text>
-    <script src="${static.url('js/models/alert.js')}"></script>
-    <script src="${static.url('js/views/alert.js')}"></script>
+    <script src="${static.url('js/models/feedback.js')}"></script>
+    <script src="${static.url('js/views/feedback.js')}"></script>
 
     <!-- view -->
     <div class="wrapper wrapper-view">