Backbone Models

Webix JS
1

Hi am considering using Backbone with Webix.
You documentation covers Backbone Collections, Views, and Routers.
However, it omits Backbone Models.

Question: is it possible to bind a Backbone Model to a webix ui component.
e.g: can you bind the value of a text component to a Backbone Model?

2

There is no built in solution for now.
It possible to set the event handlers on both Backbone Model and Webix component and sync them when necessary, it will require a bit of custom coding though.

We will consider adding such functionality in future.

3

This is how I’m doing it currently.
It works, but I’m thinking that there ought to be a way to do this without needing the view id’s.

    var model1 = new Backbone.Model()  

     var WebixView1 = WebixView.extend({
        el: '#div1',
        config: {
            rows: [
                { id: "details", template: function (obj) {
                    return obj.message;
                }}
            ]
        },
        afterRender: function () {
            model1.on('change', function (model) {
                $$("details").data = model.attributes
                $$('details').render()
            })
        }
    })

    new WebixView1().render()

    setInterval(function () {
        model1.set({message:  new Date() + ''})
    }, 1000)