Models in the Backbone.js library.
Questions tagged [backbone-model]
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"Too much recursion" backbone error
I am using BackboneJS for my application. In my scenario, I have a collection (say booksCollection) with list of all the books (say model Book). I need to get a certain book based on the id and pass it to a view. I have the following code:
var book…

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How to pass a model(data) from one view to another in Backbone and edit/delete it?
I have a web application using BackboneJS. In this application, I have a LayoutView.js file in which there is a Backbone View (called LayoutView). LayoutView has other functions (methods) that call other views. I am fetching some data in the…

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Backbone.js post model
I have a model which id is a code that must be written by the user and this code will be the primary key on the DB.
So, to create a new register I need to write the code but when i call the save() method I'm expecting one POST, but because de…

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How to embed a model object within another model object
I am trying to create a model object which contains another model object using the following code
//create a question object to be embedded
question = new…

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display fetched result of backbonejs model
I'm trying to show single model fetch result in html form
Here is my backbone.js part:
window.Category = Backbone.Model.extend({
urlRoot : "../myWs/category/"
});
window.CategoryView = Backbone.View.extend({
el : $('#category_details'),
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Backbone -- Can a model and a collection have their own separate urls?
I plan on doing separate fetches for an individual model and its collection, but would like the collection to follow the same structure of the model.
Currently, I have separate urls for each, but its crashing on a jQuery error Uncaught TypeError:…

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GET, PUT and DELETE requests on an external api with backbone.js
I have a model named TodoModel and a collection named Todos. The url that I use to fetch data is an external api, hence I am overriding my collection's url function as
url:function(){
return "http://abc.com/data"
}
This works fine when I write…

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How can I tell my javascript to wait until the server is done?
In my web app, I have a page where users can copy books from their library.
On the website, when a user clicks the copy button, the app executes this bit of Backbone.js code:
clonebook: function () {
var self = this;
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How do you clone an entire backbone model?
I have a large backbone model that is fairly complex and contains nested arrays and objects.
If I clone using the backbone method, like this:
var model2 = model1.clone();
It will clone the top-level properties and arrays, but anything deeper, is…

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Backbone model with a function in defaults returning object to use in jquery template
I have a model something like this and I want to access those object's key's values in a jquery template
var Item = Backbone.Model.extend({
defaults : {
name : "abc"
designation: "def"
},
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Is there a way to pass .Net Core 2 appsettings.json properties down to backbone components?
In my appsettings.json file, I have a flag that I can set to enable or disable a learning assignment called "Telescope", like this:
"Telescope": {
"Enable": false
},
In my Startup.cs, I can successfully check to see if it is enabled or…

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BackboneJS, save method is fired twice
I have an app in which I am not using Backbone Views, only Backbone Models.
The structure is the one that follows.
#html
Personal
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backbone js more than one class and function not working
When I tried with a single class and property it works fine. But if I'm using it with multiple class properties, it throws an error, such that mixchi is not a function.
var sinchan = Backbone.Model.extend({}, {
himavari: function() {
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Backbone model.set on a nested object in the response
I have an API response that has a nested object like below -
{
name: '',
age: '',
departments: {
size: '',
head: ''
}
}
How do I set the head attribute of the departments object?
I tried doing the…

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Structure of Backbone Models and Collections based on JSON
I have this web app that tracks daily nutrients consumption through foods and presents them in a neat timeline.
I am new to Backbone and I am trying to structure my models and collections. How can I model the following JSON into Backbone…

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