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+###
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Andrey Antukh <niwi@niwi.be>
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Jesús Espino Garcia <jespinog@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2014 David Barragán Merino <bameda@dbarragan.com>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+# File: modules/issues/lightboxes.coffee
+###
+
+taiga = @.taiga
+bindOnce = @.taiga.bindOnce
+
+CreateIssueDirective = ($repo, $model, $rs, $rootscope) ->
+    link = ($scope, $el, $attrs) ->
+        $scope.$on "issueform:new", ->
+            $el.removeClass("hidden")
+
+        $scope.$on "$destroy", ->
+            $el.off()
+
+        $el.on "click", ".close", (event) ->
+            event.preventDefault()
+            $el.addClass("hidden")
+
+    return {link:link}
+
+
+module = angular.module("taigaIssues")
+module.directive("tgLbCreateIssue", [
+    "$tgRepo",
+    "$tgModel",
+    "$tgResources",
+    "$rootScope",
+    CreateIssueDirective
+])