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Backbone.js gives structure to JavaScript-heavy applications through Models with key-value binding and custom events, Collections with a rich enumerable API, and Views with declarative event handling, all tied together by syncing data over a RESTful JSON interface.
Backbone.js gives structure to JavaScript-heavy applications through Models with key-value binding and custom events, Collections with a rich enumerable API, and Views with declarative event handling, all tied together by syncing data over a RESTful JSON interface.Is this a framework or a lightweight library?It's a lightweight library rather than a full framework: it gives you the Model, Collection, and View building blocks for structuring an app but leaves routing style, templating engine, and build tooling choices up to you.
It's a lightweight library rather than a full framework: it gives you the Model, Collection, and View building blocks for structuring an app but leaves routing style, templating engine, and build tooling choices up to you.How do I add Backbone to a project?Include backbone.js in your page (or install the npm package) alongside its required Underscore utility library, then wire your Models and Collections to a backend that speaks RESTful JSON.
Include backbone.js in your page (or install the npm package) alongside its required Underscore utility library, then wire your Models and Collections to a backend that speaks RESTful JSON.Do I need another library alongside Backbone?Yes — Backbone's package.json lists Underscore as its only runtime dependency, since Backbone relies on it for enumerable and utility functions.
Yes — Backbone's package.json lists Underscore as its only runtime dependency, since Backbone relies on it for enumerable and utility functions.Does Backbone need a specific kind of backend?By default Backbone's Models and Collections sync over a RESTful JSON API, so your server needs to speak that pattern unless you override the sync method yourself.
By default Backbone's Models and Collections sync over a RESTful JSON API, so your server needs to speak that pattern unless you override the sync method yourself.What do Collections add on top of Models?Collections are ordered sets of Models that expose a rich set of Underscore-powered enumerable methods (map, filter, sortBy, etc.) plus events for add, remove, and reset actions.
Collections are ordered sets of Models that expose a rich set of Underscore-powered enumerable methods (map, filter, sortBy, etc.) plus events for add, remove, and reset actions.How is Backbone tested?Backbone runs its test suite with Karma plus a separate CoffeeScript model test and ESLint check, with cross-browser testing powered by SauceLabs.
Backbone runs its test suite with Karma plus a separate CoffeeScript model test and ESLint check, with cross-browser testing powered by SauceLabs.What are similar projects?hyperapp, alpine, vue, svelte, angular.js, vuex, socket.io-client, riot
hyperapp, alpine, vue, svelte, angular.js, vuex, socket.io-client, riotWhich topics is it in?restful, mvc, client, model, event-driven, frontend-framework, state-management, web-framework, javascript-library, json, browser, rest-api
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