// A simple module to replace `Backbone.sync` with *localStorage*-based // persistence. Models are given GUIDS, and saved into a JSON object. Simple // as that. // Generate four random hex digits. function S4() { return (((1+Math.random())*0x10000)|0).toString(16).substring(1); }; // Generate a pseudo-GUID by concatenating random hexadecimal. function guid() { return (S4()+S4()+"-"+S4()+"-"+S4()+"-"+S4()+"-"+S4()+S4()+S4()); }; // Our Store is represented by a single JS object in *localStorage*. Create it // with a meaningful name, like the name you'd give a table. var Store = function(name) { this.name = name; var store = localStorage.getItem(this.name); this.data = (store && JSON.parse(store)) || {}; }; _.extend(Store.prototype, { // Save the current state of the **Store** to *localStorage*. save: function() { localStorage.setItem(this.name, JSON.stringify(this.data)); }, // Add a model, giving it a (hopefully)-unique GUID, if it doesn't already // have an id of it's own. create: function(model) { if (!model.id) model.id = model.attributes.id = guid(); this.data[model.id] = model; this.save(); return model; }, // Update a model by replacing its copy in `this.data`. update: function(model) { this.data[model.id] = model; this.save(); return model; }, // Retrieve a model from `this.data` by id. find: function(model) { return this.data[model.id]; }, // Return the array of all models currently in storage. findAll: function() { return _.values(this.data); }, // Delete a model from `this.data`, returning it. destroy: function(model) { delete this.data[model.id]; this.save(); return model; } }); // Override `Backbone.sync` to use delegate to the model or collection's // *localStorage* property, which should be an instance of `Store`. Backbone.sync = function(method, model, success, error) { var resp; var store = model.localStorage || model.collection.localStorage; switch (method) { case "read": resp = model.id ? store.find(model) : store.findAll(); break; case "create": resp = store.create(model); break; case "update": resp = store.update(model); break; case "delete": resp = store.destroy(model); break; } if (resp) { success(resp); } else { error("Record not found"); } };