How do I set up server side end points for a backbone.js app using sinatra and codeigniter?

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I want to create single page applications using backbone.js and want to deliver these apps to my client using php and ruby.

I like both Sinatra and codeigniter. How would I go about setting up server side endpoints for my application? Right now I am developing a cloud computing billing calculator.

Where do I create models and collections? On the client and server side?

Sorry @Amit but I feel this question very generic and imposible to offer a proper and concrete answer. — fguillen
– fguillen, Commented Mar 13, 2012 at 15:22
It is generic because I am trying to grasp the situation and not solve a specific problem yet. — Amit Erandole
– Amit Erandole, Commented Mar 13, 2012 at 16:47

Jamund Ferguson · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-13 02:36:37Z

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Backbone is a client-side JavaScript solution offering models, views and collections (of models) that help you manage your data and views on the client-side. Backbone, by default, can populate its client-side models with data from a server using REST APIs.

You can build your server-side models however you want, but (by default) they need to be accessed through a simple REST API like this using the model functions, sync(), fetch() and save():

create → POST /collection
read → GET /collection[/id]
update → PUT /collection/id
delete → DELETE /collection/id

More information can be found here:

http://documentcloud.github.com/backbone/#Sync

Here's an overview of how to create a REST API with code igniter:

http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/working-with-restful-services-in-codeigniter-2/

Here an overview of how to create a REST API with symfony:

http://di-side.com/di-side/services/web-solutions/rest-webservice-symfony/

edited Mar 13, 2012 at 2:36

answered Mar 13, 2012 at 2:08

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2 Comments

Amit Erandole Over a year ago

so do I also have to mirror my client models on the server side?

Jamund Ferguson Over a year ago

@AmitErandole, essentially, yes. Currently, without using some crazy hacks with node.js you can't just use your backbone models on the server.

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