make views more useful when created

templates/view.js.erb

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ var <%= object_name %>View = Backbone.View.extend({
     _.bindAll(this, 'render');
   },
   render: function() {
-    $(this.el).html(this.template());
+    $(this.el).html(this.template(this.model.toJSON()));
+    this.$('button').text(this.model.isNew() ? 'Create' : 'Update');
     return this;
   }
 });

templates/view.jst.erb

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-<!-- your <%= object_name %>View template goes here -->
+<!-- your <%= object_name %>View template fields go here -->
+<button />

templates/view_spec.js.erb

@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
 describe('<%= object_name %>View', function() {
-  var view;
+  var view, model;
 
-  it('should render', function() {
-    view = new <%= object_name %>View();
+  describe('new record', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      model = new <%= object_name %>();
+    });
+
+    it('should render with a create button', function() {
+      view = new <%= object_name %>View({model: model});
       view.render();
 
-    expect($(view.el)).toContain('.something');
+      expect(view.$('button')).toHaveText('Create');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('existing record', function() {
+    beforeEach(function() {
+      model = new <%= object_name %>({id: 1});
+    });
+
+    it('should render with an update button', function() {
+      view = new <%= object_name %>View({model: model});
+      view.render();
+
+      expect(view.$('button')).toHaveText('Update');
+    });
   });
 });