more javascript updates

templates/app_helper.js.erb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 _.extend(Backbone.Collection.prototype, {
   ensureFetched: function(callback) {
-    if (this.length == 0 || this._alreadyEnsureFetched) {
+    if (this._alreadyEnsureFetched) {
       var _this = this;
       var _refresher = function() {
         _this.unbind('refresh', _refresher);
@@ -17,3 +17,13 @@ _.extend(Backbone.Collection.prototype, {
   }
 });
 
+_.extend(Backbone.View.prototype, {
+  attributes: function() {
+    var attrs = {};
+    var _this = this;
+    _.each(this.attributeFields, function(field) {
+      attrs[field] = _this.$('input[name="' + field + '"]').val();
+    });
+    return attrs;
+  }
+});

templates/collection_view.js.erb

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 var <%= plural_object_name %>View = Backbone.View.extend({
+  events: {
+    'click button.new': 'addNew'
+  },
   template: JST['<%= plural_underscore_name %>/list'],
-  initialize: function(collection) {
-    _.bindAll(this, 'render', 'addOne', 'addAll');
+  initialize: function() {
+    _.bindAll(this, 'render', 'addOne', 'addAll', 'new');
 
-    this.collection = collection;
     this.collection.bind('refresh', this.addAll);
 
     this.render();
@@ -19,5 +21,8 @@ var <%= plural_object_name %>View = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
   addAll: function() {
     this.collection.each(this.addOne);
+  },
+  addNew: function() {
+
   }
 });

templates/collection_view.jst.erb

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 <div class="list"></div>
+<button class="new">Create</button>
+

templates/collection_view_spec.js.erb

@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ describe('<%= plural_object_name %>View', function() {
   });
 
   it('should render', function() {
-    view = new <%= plural_object_name %>View(collection);
+    view = new <%= plural_object_name %>View({collection: collection});
     view.render();
 
     expect($(view.el)).toContain('.list');
+    expect($(view.el)).toContain('button.new');
+  });
+
+  it('should add a new model when new is clicked', function() {
+
   });
 });

templates/view.js.erb

@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 var <%= object_name %>View = Backbone.View.extend({
+  events: {
+    'click button.save': 'save'
+  },
+  attributeFields: [],
   template: JST['<%= underscore_name %>s/view'],
   initialize: function() {
-    _.bindAll(this, 'render');
+    _.bindAll(this, 'render', 'save');
+
+    this.model.bind('change', this.render);
   },
   render: function() {
     $(this.el).html(this.template(this.model.toJSON()));
-    this.$('button').text(this.model.isNew() ? 'Create' : 'Update');
+    this.$('button.save').text(this.model.isNew() ? 'Create' : 'Update');
     return this;
+  },
+  save: function() {
+    this.model.save(this.attributes());
   }
 });
 

templates/view_spec.js.erb

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('<%= object_name %>View', function() {
       view = new <%= object_name %>View({model: model});
       view.render();
 
-      expect(view.$('button')).toHaveText('Create');
+      expect(view.$('button.save')).toHaveText('Create');
     });
   });
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('<%= object_name %>View', function() {
       view = new <%= object_name %>View({model: model});
       view.render();
 
-      expect(view.$('button')).toHaveText('Update');
+      expect(view.$('button.save')).toHaveText('Update');
     });
   });
 });