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+class App.MaintananceWidget extends App.Controller
+  constructor: ->
+    super
+    
+    # bind on event to show message
+    App.Event.bind 'session:maintanance', (data) =>
+      console.log('hannes was here')
+
+
+class Message extends App.ControllerModal
+  constructor: ->
+    super
+    @render()
+
+  render: ->
+    @html App.view('modal')(
+      title:   'Maintanance Message',
+      message: @message
+      detail:  @detail
+      close:   @close
+    )
+    @modalShow(
+      backdrop: false,
+      keyboard: false,
+    )