diff --git a/src/main/coffeescript/view/ParameterView.coffee b/src/main/coffeescript/view/ParameterView.coffee
deleted file mode 100644
index bac2bcd8..00000000
--- a/src/main/coffeescript/view/ParameterView.coffee
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-class ParameterView extends Backbone.View
-  initialize: ->
-    Handlebars.registerHelper 'isArray',
-      (param, opts) ->
-        if param.type.toLowerCase() == 'array' || param.allowMultiple
-          opts.fn(@)
-        else
-          opts.inverse(@)
-          
-  render: ->
-    type = @model.type || @model.dataType
-
-    if typeof type is 'undefined'
-      schema = @model.schema
-      if schema and schema['$ref']
-        ref = schema['$ref']
-        if ref.indexOf('#/definitions/') is 0
-          type = ref.substring('#/definitions/'.length)
-        else
-          type = ref
-
-    @model.type = type
-    @model.paramType = @model.in || @model.paramType
-    @model.isBody = true if @model.paramType == 'body' or @model.in == 'body'
-    @model.isFile = true if type and type.toLowerCase() == 'file'
-    @model.default = (@model.default || @model.defaultValue)
-
-    if@model.allowableValues
-      @model.isList = true
-
-    template = @template()
-    $(@el).html(template(@model))
-
-    signatureModel =
-      sampleJSON: @model.sampleJSON
-      isParam: true
-      signature: @model.signature
-
-    if @model.sampleJSON
-      signatureView = new SignatureView({model: signatureModel, tagName: 'div'})
-      $('.model-signature', $(@el)).append signatureView.render().el
-    else
-      $('.model-signature', $(@el)).html(@model.signature)
-
-    isParam = false
-
-    if @model.isBody
-      isParam = true
-
-    contentTypeModel =
-      isParam: isParam
-
-    contentTypeModel.consumes = @model.consumes
-
-    if isParam
-      parameterContentTypeView = new ParameterContentTypeView({model: contentTypeModel})
-      $('.parameter-content-type', $(@el)).append parameterContentTypeView.render().el
-
-    else
-      responseContentTypeView = new ResponseContentTypeView({model: contentTypeModel})
-      $('.response-content-type', $(@el)).append responseContentTypeView.render().el
-
-    @
-
-  # Return an appropriate template based on if the parameter is a list, readonly, required
-  template: ->
-    if @model.isList
-      Handlebars.templates.param_list
-    else
-      if @options.readOnly
-        if @model.required
-          Handlebars.templates.param_readonly_required
-        else
-          Handlebars.templates.param_readonly
-      else
-        if @model.required
-          Handlebars.templates.param_required
-        else
-          Handlebars.templates.param
diff --git a/src/main/coffeescript/view/ParameterView.js b/src/main/coffeescript/view/ParameterView.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1253ba8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/coffeescript/view/ParameterView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var ParameterView = Backbone.View.extend({
+  initialize: function(){
+    Handlebars.registerHelper('isArray', function(param, opts) {
+      if (param.type.toLowerCase() === 'array' || param.allowMultiple) {
+        opts.fn(this);
+      } else {
+        opts.inverse(this);
+      }
+    });
+  },
+
+  render: function() {
+    var type = this.model.type || this.model.dataType;
+
+    if (typeof type === 'undefined') {
+      var schema = this.model.schema;
+      if (schema && schema.$ref) {
+        var ref = schema.$ref;
+        if (ref.indexOf('#/definitions/') === 0) {
+          type = ref.substring('#/definitions/'.length);
+        } else {
+          type = ref;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.model.type = type;
+    this.model.paramType = this.model.in || this.model.paramType;
+    this.model.isBody = this.model.paramType === 'body' || this.model.in === 'body';
+    this.model.isFile = type && type.toLowerCase() === 'file';
+    this.model.default = (this.model.default || this.model.defaultValue);
+
+    if (this.model.allowableValues) {
+      this.model.isList = true;
+    }
+
+    var template = this.template();
+    $(this.el).html(template(this.model));
+
+    var signatureModel = {
+      sampleJSON: this.model.sampleJSON,
+      isParam: true,
+      signature: this.model.signature
+    };
+
+    if (this.model.sampleJSON) {
+      var signatureView = new SignatureView({model: signatureModel, tagName: 'div'});
+      $('.model-signature', $(this.el)).append(signatureView.render().el);
+    }
+    else {
+      $('.model-signature', $(this.el)).html(this.model.signature);
+    }
+
+    var isParam = false;
+
+    if (this.model.isBody) {
+      isParam = true;
+    }
+
+    var contentTypeModel = {
+      isParam: isParam
+    };
+
+    contentTypeModel.consumes = this.model.consumes;
+
+    if (isParam) {
+      var parameterContentTypeView = new ParameterContentTypeView({model: contentTypeModel});
+      $('.parameter-content-type', $(this.el)).append(parameterContentTypeView.render().el);
+    }
+
+    else {
+      var responseContentTypeView = new ResponseContentTypeView({model: contentTypeModel});
+      $('.response-content-type', $(this.el)).append(responseContentTypeView.render().el);
+    }
+
+    return this;
+  },
+
+  // Return an appropriate template based on if the parameter is a list, readonly, required
+  template: function(){
+    if (this.model.isList) {
+      return Handlebars.templates.param_list;
+    } else {
+      if (this.options.readOnly) {
+        if (this.model.required) {
+          return Handlebars.templates.param_readonly_required;
+        } else {
+          return Handlebars.templates.param_readonly;
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (this.model.required) {
+          return Handlebars.templates.param_required;
+        } else {
+          return Handlebars.templates.param;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+});
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