diff --git a/client/directives/mainMenu.js b/client/directives/mainMenu.js
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+module.exports = function (app) {
+    app.directive('mainMenu', function (menu) {
+        return {
+            restrict: 'E',
+            templateUrl: '/views/menu.html',
+            scope: {
+                menu: '=items'
+            },
+            link: function(scope, element){
+                scope.isActive = function (item) {
+                    if (menu.current) {
+                        return item.url == menu.current.url;
+                    } else {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                };
+
+                scope.isValid = function (item) {
+                    return 'url' in item;
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    });
+};
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diff --git a/templates/views/menu.html b/templates/views/menu.html
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+<nav role="navigation" class="main-menu">
+    <li ng-repeat="item in menu" class="{{item.color}}" ng-class="{selected: isActive(item)}">
+        <span ng-hide="isValid(item)">{{item.text}}</span>
+        <a href="{{item.url}}" ng-show="isValid(item)">{{item.text}}</a>
+    </li>
+</nav>
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