Step 5 - Render All Conracts
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Create start method in app.js
start: function() { console.log('Contact Manager started!'); }
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Add application initialization block in index.html:
<script> $(function() { ContactManager.start(); }); </script>
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Check in DevTools
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Pass bootstrapping data to start method:
<script> $(function() { ContactManager.start({ contacts: [ { id: 1, name : 'Terrence S. Hatfield', tel: '651-603-1723', email: 'TerrenceSHatfield@rhyta.com' }, { id: 2, name : 'Chris M. Manning', tel: '513-307-5859', email: 'ChrisMManning@dayrep.com' }, { id: 3, name : 'Ricky M. Digiacomo', tel: '918-774-0199', email: 'RickyMDigiacomo@teleworm.us' }, { id: 4, name : 'Michael K. Bayne', tel: '702-989-5145', email: 'MichaelKBayne@rhyta.com' }, { id: 5, name : 'John I. Wilson', tel: '318-292-6700', email: 'JohnIWilson@dayrep.com' }, { id: 6, name : 'Rodolfo P. Robinett', tel: '803-557-9815', email: 'RodolfoPRobinett@jourrapide.com' } ] }); }); </script>
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Create contacts model from passed data in show method and check in DevTolls
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Create simple contacts view (views/contacts.js):
ContactManager.Views.Contacts = Backbone.View.extend({ template: _.template($('#tpl-contacts').html()), render: function() { var html = this.template(); this.$el.html(html); return this; } });
and add template to index.html:
<script type="text/template" id="tpl-contacts"> <h2 class="page-header text-center">List of contacts</h2> <ul class="media-list row contacts-container"></ul> </script>
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<script src="app/js/views/contacts.js"></script>
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Add class to main container and render contacts view to it on app start:
in index.html:
<div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-12 main-container"> </div> </div> </div>
in js/app.js:
var contactsView = new ContactManager.Views.Contacts({ collection: contacts }); $('.main-container').html(contactsView.render().$el);
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Add template for Contact View:
in index.html:<script type="text/template" id="tpl-contact"> <div class="thumbnail"> <img class="media-object" src="app/img/faces/<%- avatar %>"> </div> <div class="media-heading"> <h3> <%- name %> </h3> </div> <div class="media-body"> <dl> <dt>Phone Number:</dt> <dd><%- tel %></dd> <dt>Email:</dt> <dd><%- email %></dd> </dl> </div> <hr> </script>
and js/views/contact.js:
ContactManager.Views.Contact = Backbone.View.extend({ tagName: 'li', className: 'media col-md-6 col-lg-4', template: _.template($('#tpl-contact').html()), render: function() { var html = this.template(this.model.toJSON()); this.$el.append(html); return this; } });
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Render each contact in Contacts view:
ContactManager.Views.Contacts = Backbone.View.extend({ template: _.template($('#tpl-contacts').html()), renderOne: function(contact) { var itemView = new ContactManager.Views.Contact({model: contact}); this.$('.contacts-container').append(itemView.render().$el); }, render: function() { var html = this.template(); this.$el.html(html); this.collection.each(this.renderOne, this); return this; } });