febbweiss.github.io/demo/filebrowser-durandal-widget/lib/knockout/src/binding/defaultBindings/css.js

var classesWrittenByBindingKey = '__ko__cssValue';
ko.bindingHandlers['css'] = {
    'update': function (element, valueAccessor) {
        var value = ko.utils.unwrapObservable(valueAccessor());
        if (value !== null && typeof value == "object") {
            ko.utils.objectForEach(value, function(className, shouldHaveClass) {
                shouldHaveClass = ko.utils.unwrapObservable(shouldHaveClass);
                ko.utils.toggleDomNodeCssClass(element, className, shouldHaveClass);
            });
        } else {
            value = ko.utils.stringTrim(String(value || '')); // Make sure we don't try to store or set a non-string value
            ko.utils.toggleDomNodeCssClass(element, element[classesWrittenByBindingKey], false);
            element[classesWrittenByBindingKey] = value;
            ko.utils.toggleDomNodeCssClass(element, value, true);
        }
    }
};