Backbone with a tree view widget

Question

I\'m evaluating the Backbone javascript framework for use in a project that will display a hierarchical model in a tree view widget (think the Windows file browser).

Answer 1

Good question, Yes, i've done this before

I've been using backbone relational since ( http://backbonerelational.org/ ) 2013 , and it works fine for me.

My scenario is similar to yours, I have a complicated JSON file with a lot of collections and collection inside collection.

With this plugin you can do things like:

• Has an array of relation definitions. It means that you can define a tree of collections/models. more here ( http://backbonerelational.org/#RelationalModel-relations )

• Specify the type of the relation, exmple: Some collection could have one or more that one reference to a relation type.

class product extends Backbone.RelationalModel //just an example.

relations: [
    {
        type : Backbone.Many
        key : 'the name of model or collection'
    }

Take a read on the documentation. It works good.

Another good plugin that help me in my implementation was Model Binder ( https://github.com/theironcook/Backbone.ModelBinder ) It helps to bind views with models.

I'm doing ok with these plugins, everything is working.

Hope it helps.