bind auto collections to a url.

3 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/models/auto_collection.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/models/auto_collection.js.coffee
index 796c1872..335e9ad2 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/models/auto_collection.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/models/auto_collection.js.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 class csx.AutoCollection
-  @install: (collectionName, json) ->
-    csx.Collections[collectionName] = @create(json)
-
-  @create: (json) ->
-    new Backbone.Collection(json)
+  @install: (modelName, pluralName, json) ->
+    model = csx.Models[modelName]
+    if _.isUndefined(model)
+      csx.Collections[modelName] = new Backbone.Collection(json)
+    else
+      collection = Backbone.Collection.extend
+        model: model
+        url: "/api/v1/#{pluralName}"
+      csx.Collections[modelName] = new collection(json)
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index d1891af6..74a57170 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
   def backbone_collection_for(items)
     render partial: 'backbone_collection', locals: {
-      collection_name: items.model_name.human,
       items: items,
-      partial_name: items.model_name.plural,
+      model_name: items.model_name.human,
+      plural_name: items.model_name.plural,
     }
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/application/_backbone_collection.html.erb b/app/views/application/_backbone_collection.html.erb
index 38ffb2cb..5dcb4951 100644
--- a/app/views/application/_backbone_collection.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/application/_backbone_collection.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% cache items do %>
   <%= javascript_tag do %>
-    csx.AutoCollection.install('<%= collection_name %>', <%= raw render partial: "application/json/#{partial_name}", locals: { items: items } %>);
+    csx.AutoCollection.install('<%= model_name %>', '<%= plural_name %>', <%= raw render partial: "application/json/#{plural_name}", locals: { items: items } %>);
   <% end %>
 <% end %>