diff --git a/resources/static/dialog/controllers/actions.js b/resources/static/dialog/controllers/actions.js
index 46dd3aabbb4645ecdca8d20d41a465de787010eb..7328e21fea8dcbebbbf803030bc3eb3f8b05e543 100644
--- a/resources/static/dialog/controllers/actions.js
+++ b/resources/static/dialog/controllers/actions.js
@@ -56,20 +56,6 @@ BrowserID.Modules.Actions = (function() {
       if(data.ready) _.defer(data.ready);
     },
 
-    /**
-     * Show an error message
-     * @method doError
-     * @param {string} [template] - template to use, if not given, use "error"
-     * @param {object} [info] - info to send to template
-     */
-    doError: function(template, info) {
-      if(!info) {
-        info = template;
-        template = "error";
-      }
-      this.renderError(template, info);
-    },
-
     doCancel: function() {
       if(onsuccess) onsuccess(null);
     },
diff --git a/resources/static/dialog/controllers/dialog.js b/resources/static/dialog/controllers/dialog.js
index 1d3e57b872a4fc526677fe7189401bfc9a688f71..62043fbc8b67e96be745d0aaeed25ff2cef6eeb7 100644
--- a/resources/static/dialog/controllers/dialog.js
+++ b/resources/static/dialog/controllers/dialog.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BrowserID.Modules.Dialog = (function() {
       errors = bid.Errors,
       dom = bid.DOM,
       win = window,
+      startExternalDependencies = true,
       channel,
       sc;
 
@@ -83,9 +84,12 @@ BrowserID.Modules.Dialog = (function() {
 
   function fixupURL(origin, url) {
     var u;
-    if (/^http/.test(url)) u = URLParse(url);
+    if (typeof(url) !== "string")
+      throw "urls must be strings: (" + url + ")";
+    if (/^http(s)?:\/\//.test(url)) u = URLParse(url);
     else if (/^\//.test(url)) u = URLParse(origin + url);
     else throw "relative urls not allowed: (" + url + ")";
+    // encodeURI limits our return value to [a-z0-9:/?%], excluding <script>
     return encodeURI(u.validate().normalize().toString());
   }
 
@@ -97,8 +101,23 @@ BrowserID.Modules.Dialog = (function() {
 
       win = options.window || window;
 
+      // startExternalDependencies is used in unit testing and can only be set
+      // by the creator/starter of this module.  If startExternalDependencies
+      // is set to false, the channel, state machine, and actions controller
+      // are not started.  These dependencies can interfere with the ability to
+      // unit test this module because they can throw exceptions and show error
+      // messages.
+      startExternalDependencies = true;
+      if (typeof options.startExternalDependencies === "boolean") {
+        startExternalDependencies = options.startExternalDependencies;
+      }
+
       sc.start.call(self, options);
-      startChannel.call(self);
+
+      if (startExternalDependencies) {
+        startChannel.call(self);
+      }
+
       options.ready && _.defer(options.ready);
     },
 
@@ -111,32 +130,51 @@ BrowserID.Modules.Dialog = (function() {
       return this.get(origin_url, {}, success, error);
     },
 
-    get: function(origin_url, params, success, error) {
+    get: function(origin_url, paramsFromRP, success, error) {
       var self=this,
           hash = win.location.hash;
 
       setOrigin(origin_url);
 
-      var actions = startActions.call(self, success, error);
-      startStateMachine.call(self, actions);
 
-      params = params || {};
+      if (startExternalDependencies) {
+        var actions = startActions.call(self, success, error);
+        startStateMachine.call(self, actions);
+      }
+
+      // Security Note: paramsFromRP is the output of a JSON.parse on an
+      // RP-controlled string. Most of these fields are expected to be simple
+      // printable strings (hostnames, usernames, and URLs), but we cannot
+      // rely upon the RP to do that. In particular we must guard against
+      // these strings containing <script> tags. We will populate a new
+      // object ("params") with suitably type-checked properties.
+      var params = {};
       params.hostname = user.getHostname();
 
       // verify params
-      if (params.tosURL && params.privacyURL) {
-        try {
-          params.tosURL = fixupURL(origin_url, params.tosURL);
-          params.privacyURL = fixupURL(origin_url, params.privacyURL);
-        } catch(e) {
-          return self.renderError("error", {
-            action: {
-              title: "error in " + origin_url,
-              message: "improper usage of API: " + e
-            }
-          });
+      try {
+        if (paramsFromRP.requiredEmail) {
+          if (!bid.verifyEmail(paramsFromRP.requiredEmail))
+            throw "invalid requiredEmail: (" + paramsFromRP.requiredEmail + ")";
+          params.requiredEmail = paramsFromRP.requiredEmail;
+        }
+        if (paramsFromRP.tosURL && paramsFromRP.privacyURL) {
+          params.tosURL = fixupURL(origin_url, paramsFromRP.tosURL);
+          params.privacyURL = fixupURL(origin_url, paramsFromRP.privacyURL);
         }
+      } catch(e) {
+        // note: renderError accepts HTML and cheerfully injects it into a
+        // frame with a powerful origin. So convert 'e' first.
+        self.renderError("error", {
+          action: {
+            title: "error in " + _.escape(origin_url),
+            message: "improper usage of API: " + _.escape(e)
+          }
+        });
+
+        return e;
       }
+      // after this point, "params" can be relied upon to contain safe data
 
       // XXX Perhaps put this into the state machine.
       self.bind(win, "unload", onWindowUnload);
diff --git a/resources/static/dialog/resources/state.js b/resources/static/dialog/resources/state.js
index 288dd0e0864e3a5668cb994c21ad197b31154542..6ef339ce5c1ee158618a81a9dc00b81cff81430d 100644
--- a/resources/static/dialog/resources/state.js
+++ b/resources/static/dialog/resources/state.js
@@ -46,11 +46,7 @@ BrowserID.State = (function() {
       self.tosURL = info.tosURL;
       requiredEmail = info.requiredEmail;
 
-      if ((typeof(requiredEmail) !== "undefined") && (!bid.verifyEmail(requiredEmail))) {
-        // Invalid format
-        startAction("doError", "invalid_required_email", {email: requiredEmail});
-      }
-      else if (info.email && info.type === "primary") {
+      if (info.email && info.type === "primary") {
         primaryVerificationInfo = info;
         redirectToState("primary_user", info);
       }
diff --git a/resources/static/lib/underscore-min.js b/resources/static/lib/underscore-min.js
index 5983694cfbb5088843e85ce8ea4fcfdfb8dc3836..5a0cb3b008d213ef3ecd3147c51eed08d98e2c54 100644
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+++ b/resources/static/lib/underscore-min.js
@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
-// Underscore.js 1.1.7
-// (c) 2011 Jeremy Ashkenas, DocumentCloud Inc.
+// Underscore.js 1.3.3
+// (c) 2009-2012 Jeremy Ashkenas, DocumentCloud Inc.
 // Underscore is freely distributable under the MIT license.
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diff --git a/resources/static/shared/validation.js b/resources/static/shared/validation.js
index e103085a0cf0bf3de414e0e2323c71ffd34e159b..d49f823719240f0d686f4711406fc7f529b0a821 100644
--- a/resources/static/shared/validation.js
+++ b/resources/static/shared/validation.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ BrowserID.Validation = (function() {
       tooltip = bid.Tooltip;
 
   bid.verifyEmail = function(address) {
+    if (typeof(address) !== "string")
+      return false;
     // Original gotten from http://blog.gerv.net/2011/05/html5_email_address_regexp/
     // changed the requirement that there must be a ldh-str because BrowserID
     // is only used on internet based networks.
diff --git a/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/actions.js b/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/actions.js
index 11c58cd960ce705d77743c6f011ba3b466e0e1a1..8d90d69f88dfd2bcd2b72865732ff267e1593e3a 100644
--- a/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/actions.js
+++ b/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/actions.js
@@ -47,30 +47,6 @@
     }
   });
 
-  asyncTest("doError with no template - display default error screen", function() {
-    createController({
-      ready: function() {
-        equal(testHelpers.errorVisible(), false, "Error is not yet visible");
-        controller.doError({});
-        ok(testHelpers.errorVisible(), "Error is visible");
-        equal($("#defaultError").length, 1, "default error screen is shown");
-        start();
-      }
-    });
-  });
-
-  asyncTest("doError with with template - display error screen", function() {
-    createController({
-      ready: function() {
-        equal(testHelpers.errorVisible(), false, "Error is not yet visible");
-        controller.doError("invalid_required_email", {email: "email"});
-        equal($("#invalidRequiredEmail").length, 1, "default error screen is shown");
-        ok(testHelpers.errorVisible(), "Error is visible");
-        start();
-      }
-    });
-  });
-
   asyncTest("doProvisionPrimaryUser - start the provision_primary_user service", function() {
     testActionStartsModule("doProvisionPrimaryUser", {email: TEST_EMAIL},
       "provision_primary_user");
diff --git a/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/dialog.js b/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/dialog.js
index ee944e7d4e4b471795188f44523add65d394d051..4190cd915513306d18faa797a3a542aec718676c 100644
--- a/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/dialog.js
+++ b/resources/static/test/cases/controllers/dialog.js
@@ -11,15 +11,18 @@
       network = bid.Network,
       mediator = bid.Mediator,
       testHelpers = bid.TestHelpers,
+      testErrorVisible = testHelpers.testErrorVisible,
+      testErrorNotVisible = testHelpers.testErrorNotVisible,
+      screens = bid.Screens,
       xhr = bid.Mocks.xhr,
+      HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN = "http://testdomain.org",
+      HTTPS_TEST_DOMAIN = "https://testdomain.org",
+      TESTEMAIL = "testuser@testuser.com",
       controller,
       el,
       winMock,
       navMock;
 
-  function reset() {
-  }
-
   function WinMock() {
     this.location.hash = "#1234";
   }
@@ -49,60 +52,59 @@
   };
 
   function createController(config) {
-    var config = $.extend({
-      window: winMock
+    // startExternalDependencies defaults to true, for most of our tests we
+    // want to turn this off to prevent the state machine, channel, and actions
+    // controller from starting up and throwing errors.  This allows us to test
+    // dialog as an individual unit.
+    var options = $.extend({
+      window: winMock,
+      startExternalDependencies: false,
     }, config);
 
     controller = BrowserID.Modules.Dialog.create();
-    controller.start(config);
+    controller.start(options);
   }
 
   module("controllers/dialog", {
     setup: function() {
       winMock = new WinMock();
-      reset();
       testHelpers.setup();
     },
 
     teardown: function() {
       controller.destroy();
-      reset();
       testHelpers.teardown();
     }
   });
 
-  function checkNetworkError() {
-    ok($("#error .contents").text().length, "contents have been written");
-    ok($("#error #action").text().length, "action contents have been written");
-    ok($("#error #network").text().length, "network contents have been written");
-  }
-
   asyncTest("initialization with channel error", function() {
     // Set the hash so that the channel cannot be found.
     winMock.location.hash = "#1235";
     createController({
+      startExternalDependencies: true,
       ready: function() {
-        ok($("#error .contents").text().length, "contents have been written");
+        testErrorVisible();
         start();
       }
     });
   });
 
   asyncTest("initialization with add-on navigator.id.channel", function() {
-    var ok_p = false;
+    var registerControllerCalled = false;
 
     // expect registerController to be called.
     winMock.navigator.id = {
       channel : {
         registerController: function(controller) {
-          ok_p = controller.getVerifiedEmail && controller.get;
+          registerControllerCalled = controller.getVerifiedEmail && controller.get;
         }
       }
     };
 
     createController({
+      startExternalDependencies: true,
       ready: function() {
-        ok(ok_p, "registerController was not called with proper controller");
+        ok(registerControllerCalled, "registerController was not called with proper controller");
         start();
       }
     });
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@
 
     createController({
       ready: function() {
-        ok($("#error .contents").text().length == 0, "no error should be reported");
+        testErrorNotVisible();
         start();
       }
     });
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@
 
     createController({
       ready: function() {
-        ok($("#error .contents").text().length == 0, "no error should be reported");
+        testErrorNotVisible();
         start();
       }
     });
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@
       ready: function() {
         mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
           equal(info.type, "primary", "correct type");
-          equal(info.email, "testuser@testuser.com", "email_chosen with correct email");
+          equal(info.email, TESTEMAIL, "email_chosen with correct email");
           equal(info.add, false, "add is not specified with CREATE_EMAIL option");
           start();
         });
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@
       ready: function() {
         mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
           equal(info.type, "primary", "correct type");
-          equal(info.email, "testuser@testuser.com", "email_chosen with correct email");
+          equal(info.email, TESTEMAIL, "email_chosen with correct email");
           equal(info.add, true, "add is specified with ADD_EMAIL option");
           start();
         });
@@ -179,7 +181,6 @@
 
   asyncTest("onWindowUnload", function() {
     createController({
-      requiredEmail: "registered@testuser.com",
       ready: function() {
         var error;
 
@@ -196,6 +197,277 @@
     });
   });
 
+  asyncTest("get with invalid requiredEmail - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          requiredEmail: "bademail"
+        });
+        equal(retval, "invalid requiredEmail: (bademail)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with script containing requiredEmail - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          requiredEmail: "<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>testuser@testuser.com"
+        });
+
+        // If requiredEmail is not properly escaped, scriptRun will be true.
+        equal(typeof window.scriptRun, "undefined", "script was not run");
+        equal(retval, "invalid requiredEmail: (<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>testuser@testuser.com)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with valid requiredEmail - go to start", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        var startInfo;
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          startInfo = info;
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          requiredEmail: TESTEMAIL
+        });
+
+        testHelpers.testObjectValuesEqual(startInfo, {
+          requiredEmail: TESTEMAIL
+        });
+        equal(typeof retval, "undefined", "no error expected");
+        testErrorNotVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with relative tosURL & valid privacyURL - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "relative.html",
+          privacyURL: "/privacy.html"
+        });
+        equal(retval, "relative urls not allowed: (relative.html)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with script containing tosURL - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "relative.html<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>",
+          privacyURL: "/privacy.html"
+        });
+
+        // If tosURL is not properly escaped, scriptRun will be true.
+        equal(typeof window.scriptRun, "undefined", "script was not run");
+        equal(retval, "relative urls not allowed: (relative.html<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with valid tosURL & relative privacyURL - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: "relative.html"
+        });
+        equal(retval, "relative urls not allowed: (relative.html)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with script containing privacyURL - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: "relative.html<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>"
+        });
+
+        // If privacyURL is not properly escaped, scriptRun will be true.
+        equal(typeof window.scriptRun, "undefined", "script was not run");
+        equal(retval, "relative urls not allowed: (relative.html<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with privacyURL - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: "relative.html<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>"
+        });
+
+        // If privacyURL is not properly escaped, scriptRun will be true.
+        equal(typeof window.scriptRun, "undefined", "script was not run");
+        equal(retval, "relative urls not allowed: (relative.html<script>window.scriptRun=true;</script>)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with javascript protocol for privacyURL - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: "javascript:alert(1)"
+        });
+
+        equal(retval, "relative urls not allowed: (javascript:alert(1))", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with invalid httpg protocol for privacyURL - print error screen", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          ok(false, "start should not have been called");
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: "httpg://testdomain.com/privacy.html"
+        });
+
+        equal(retval, "relative urls not allowed: (httpg://testdomain.com/privacy.html)", "expected error");
+        testErrorVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+
+  asyncTest("get with valid absolute tosURL & privacyURL - go to start", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        var startInfo;
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          startInfo = info;
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: "/privacy.html"
+        });
+
+        testHelpers.testObjectValuesEqual(startInfo, {
+          tosURL: HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN + "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN + "/privacy.html"
+        });
+
+        equal(typeof retval, "undefined", "no error expected");
+        testErrorNotVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  asyncTest("get with valid fully qualified http tosURL & privacyURL - go to start", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        var startInfo;
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          startInfo = info;
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN + "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN + "/privacy.html"
+        });
+
+        testHelpers.testObjectValuesEqual(startInfo, {
+          tosURL: HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN + "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN + "/privacy.html"
+        });
+
+        equal(typeof retval, "undefined", "no error expected");
+        testErrorNotVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+
+  asyncTest("get with valid fully qualified https tosURL & privacyURL - go to start", function() {
+    createController({
+      ready: function() {
+        var startInfo;
+        mediator.subscribe("start", function(msg, info) {
+          startInfo = info;
+        });
+
+        var retval = controller.get(HTTP_TEST_DOMAIN, {
+          tosURL: HTTPS_TEST_DOMAIN + "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: HTTPS_TEST_DOMAIN + "/privacy.html"
+        });
+
+        testHelpers.testObjectValuesEqual(startInfo, {
+          tosURL: HTTPS_TEST_DOMAIN + "/tos.html",
+          privacyURL: HTTPS_TEST_DOMAIN + "/privacy.html"
+        });
+        equal(typeof retval, "undefined", "no error expected");
+        testErrorNotVisible();
+        start();
+      }
+    });
+  });
 
 }());
 
diff --git a/resources/static/test/cases/resources/state.js b/resources/static/test/cases/resources/state.js
index a8d859f1953e82c540e3723183dbc00dcd168b77..16b634350c30c0e48c836aaa93640b9c742afb63 100644
--- a/resources/static/test/cases/resources/state.js
+++ b/resources/static/test/cases/resources/state.js
@@ -376,28 +376,6 @@
     equal(actions.called.doCheckAuth, true, "checking auth on start");
   });
 
-  test("start with invalid requiredEmail - print error screen", function() {
-    mediator.publish("start", {
-      requiredEmail: "bademail"
-    });
-
-    equal(actions.called.doError, true, "error screen is shown");
-  });
-
-  test("start with empty requiredEmail - prints error screen", function() {
-    mediator.publish("start", {
-      requiredEmail: ""
-    });
-
-    equal(actions.called.doError, true, "error screen is shown");
-  });
-
-  test("start with valid requiredEmail - go to doCheckAuth", function() {
-    mediator.publish("start", { requiredEmail: TEST_EMAIL });
-
-    equal(actions.called.doCheckAuth, true, "checking auth on start");
-  });
-
   asyncTest("start to complete successful primary email verification - goto 'primary_user'", function() {
     mediator.subscribe("primary_user", function(msg, info) {
       equal(info.email, TEST_EMAIL, "correct email given");
diff --git a/resources/static/test/testHelpers/helpers.js b/resources/static/test/testHelpers/helpers.js
index 5f72fae9ff39fc56b9b95de99c2b142962d89816..d7909c38ec34113049d0a3d6695a7900148b674f 100644
--- a/resources/static/test/testHelpers/helpers.js
+++ b/resources/static/test/testHelpers/helpers.js
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ BrowserID.TestHelpers = (function() {
       equal(TestHelpers.errorVisible(), true, "error screen is visible");
     },
 
+    testErrorNotVisible: function() {
+      equal(TestHelpers.errorVisible(), false, "error screen is not visible");
+    },
+
     waitVisible: function() {
       return screens.wait.visible;
     },
diff --git a/resources/views/test.ejs b/resources/views/test.ejs
index 5b1890c5630a9ea5cb134fe3c722dbf4c1e44fff..630b4bd062eae6ecc7a18fabc2cbf31cd04745f9 100644
--- a/resources/views/test.ejs
+++ b/resources/views/test.ejs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
     <script src="/lib/hub.js"></script>
     <script src="/lib/module.js"></script>
     <script src="/lib/jschannel.js"></script>
+    <script src="/lib/urlparse.js"></script>
     <script src="mocks/mocks.js"></script>
     <script src="mocks/xhr.js"></script>
     <script src="mocks/templates.js"></script>