Backbone Extensions

Info:	See github for the latest source.
Version:	0.1.0
License:	MIT, see LICENSE file.

About

Just some extensions we have found useful for a Supervisory MVC structure:

Utility

• Backbone.proxy

  Translate a concrete event into an abstract event, or simply pass the message up the MVC chain.

Controller

• Backbone.Controller

  An alias for View, for semantic clarity.

Model

• getModelName

  Get the model name from the urlRoot, assuming a URL naming convention of /api/<model_name>.

• toDisplay

  Similar to toJSON, but formats moment.js objects with supplied date format.

Collection

• toDisplay

  Map toDisplay on each model in the collection.

• fetchAndAddOne

  Fetch a model object by id and add it to the collection.

• addUnique

  Add only models not already in collection, rejecting models with duplicate ids.