bunti-node/js/modules/dashboard.js

// js/modules/dashboard.js
// Module reference argument, assigned at the bottom

(function (Dashboard) {

    // Dependencies
    var Util = app.module("util");
    var Room = app.module("room");

    Dashboard.Model = Backbone.Model.extend({
        defaults: {
            rooms: Room.List
        }
    });

    Dashboard.View = Backbone.View.extend({
        el: $('#content'),
        initialize: function () {
            // load the data -- dummy -- struts/node backend
            this.rooms = new Room.List(dataModel.rooms);
        },
        render: function () {
            this.$el.html('');
            _.each(this.rooms.models, function (room) {
                this.renderRoom(room);
            }, this);
            return this;
        },
        renderRoom: function (room) {
            var roomView = new Room.View({
                model: room
            });
            this.$el.append(roomView.render().el);
        },
        renderRoomWithId: function (roomId) {
            this.$el.html('');
            _.each(this.rooms.models, function (room) {
                if (room.get('roomId') == roomId) {
                    this.renderRoom(room);
                }
            }, this);
        }
    });

})(app.module("dashboard"));