Express.js + Backbone.js demo project

This project demonstrates how a simple application can be created with JavaScript thechnologies. It works as a simple SPA. The main page contains a hardcoded grid of documents. Clicking on a document application navigates to document details page.

The application is splited into client part to serve html pages and service part to provide data api.

Used technologies

• Express.js
• Backbone.js
• Backbone.Marionette
• RequireJs
• Handlebars

Installation

Make sure node.js and grunt-cli are installed.

Clone github repository

$ git clone git@github.com:SSidorchick/express-backbone-demo.git

Service

Move to service folder

Install npm dependencies

$ npm install

Run app

$ node app.js

Client

Move to client folder

Install npm dependencies

$ npm install

Install bower dependencies

$ bower install

Run app

$ grunt

TODO

• Create controller for Document model and move the views creation from Router to it
• Splite Handlebars templates in parts for each Backbone view respectively
• Remove Backbone Events usage and introduce event object that can be used by view to trigger events and controller to add handlers on this event
• Add RequireJs code compilation for production environment
• Add package management for JavaScript libraries such as Backbone, Handlebars, etc