Computed properties in Backbone

Question

I have a scenario where the data being manipulated on the client is presented and interacted with in a different way than it is represented on the server.

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Answer 1

Your model should correspond as closely as possible to what you have server side. So stick with start_at and end_at. That will greatly simplify your sync() operations.

On your edit form's View, you can:

1. Compute start_date, start_time, duration through simple functions and call them in the template.
2. Convert to start_at and end_at on submitting.