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Jackbone.js 0.1.0

Why use Jackbone?

Developing Backbone + JQuery Mobile javascript applications is possible, but it's a pain. Jackbone is here to make it as easy as it should.

Summary

Jackbone is a utility library that aims to structure the development of rich HTML5 applications using JQuery Mobile, by extending the Backbone framework. It heavily relies on Backbone, offering specialized classes for your views and router. Additionaly, it defines a controller interface, provide a view manager that handles life and death of the Views and Controllers of your application.

Licence

(c) 2013, Jean-Christophe Hoelt, Fovea.cc

Jackbone is available for use under the MIT software license.

Code for this library was initially extracted from a work for FlightWatching's Checklist application.

Documentation

Make sure you've read Backbone documentation first. This documentation will only cover the additions and differences between Jackbone and Backbone.

Maybe you'd like to check-out some examples first?

• Simple: Hello World
• More advanced: Todo List

##Jackbone.View##

Jackbone views are basically Backbone views with extra features like:

• necessary methods for the management of events binding for hidden but non-deleted views
  • (when cached by Jackbone's ViewManager)
• a child views hierarchy.
• JQueryMobile specific callbacks.

###subviews object.subviews Array of subviews for this view.

###setOptions object.setOptions(options) Change options for this view and its subviews.

###applyOptions object.applyOptions() Called whenever options have been changed. Overload it to run your own custom code.

###callSubviews object.callSubviews(method, arguments...) Call the given method for all subviews. Passing extra arguments is posible, they will be passed to subviews too.

###bindEvents object.bindEvents() Called whenever events binding is required. Overload it to bind your own callbacks to events.

###unbindEvents object.unbindEvents() Called whenever cleaning of events binding is required. Overload it to unbind your own callbacks to events.

###refresh object.refresh() Called whenever a refresh of you view is required. The view already has been rendered, so it's better to only alter it if possible, instead of performing a full re-render.

###onPageBeforeCreate object.onPageBeforeCreate() Called before the page is enhanced by JQuery Mobile. Overload for your own use.

###onPageCreate object.onPageCreate() Called when the page is being enhanced by JQuery Mobile. Overload for your own use.

###onPageBeforeShow object.onPageBeforeShow() Called before the page starts being transitioned to. Overload for your own use.

###onPageShow object.onPageShow() Called when the page is done being transitioned to. Overload for your own use.

###onPageBeforeHide object.onPageBeforeHide() Called before the page starts being transitioned from. Overload for your own use.

###onPageHide object.onPageHide() Called when the page is done being transitioned from. Overload for your own use.

###events object.events events: { 'vclick': 'defaultEvent' } By default, views use a delegated event to check for clicks on elements that define a "route" attribute. defaultEvent() will open the page pointed by the route.

###defaultEvent object.defaultEvent(ev) This is the default event handler.

###ignoreEvent object.ignoreEvent(ev) Provided for conveniance to views willing to ignore certain events.