Backbone.js: Elegant way to check if data ready and if the dataset is empty

Question

I\'m looking for a better solution for two things:

• How can I understand if the data is fetched and ready, I use BasicDealList.on(\"reset\", function()

Answer 1

We needed a way to tell if a RelationalModel's relation had been fetched or not. This is our solution (in Coffeescript).

initialize: (objects, options) ->
  @fetched = false
  @listenTo @, 'sync', -> @fetched = true