Comments on: Test-Driving Backbone Views With JQuery Templates, The Jasmine Gem, and Jasmine-JQuery http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/ Better Than Yesterday Fri, 17 May 2013 03:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Derick Bailey http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-2042 Derick Bailey Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:30:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-2042 i've used symbolic links for this, as well. it works well in *nix based systems (osx, linux, etc). when sharing code with windows users, though, they have to set up the link with a tool that doesn't come directly with windows. tradeoffs... but it's definitely a good option i’ve used symbolic links for this, as well. it works well in *nix based systems (osx, linux, etc). when sharing code with windows users, though, they have to set up the link with a tool that doesn’t come directly with windows. tradeoffs… but it’s definitely a good option

]]> By: Anonymous http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-2039 Anonymous Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:11:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-2039 if cd spec/javascripts/ must ln -s ../../app/views/ ./fixtures if
cd spec/javascripts/
must
ln -s ../../app/views/ ./fixtures

]]> By: Jason http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-1898 Jason Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:32:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-1898 You might want to update the reference to .call() as it is now .bind(). You might want to update the reference to .call() as it is now .bind().

]]> By: Anonymous http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-1839 Anonymous Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:14:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-1839 Not sure loading fixtures would work when using rake jasmine and MVC: since rake jasmine uses WEBrick and ASP.NET MVC another server, you'll get a cross-origin error when attempting to load the MVC fixture. I suppose there is a way around it though, need to have a look at it. Not sure loading fixtures would work when using rake jasmine and MVC: since rake jasmine uses WEBrick and ASP.NET MVC another server, you’ll get a cross-origin error when attempting to load the MVC fixture.
I suppose there is a way around it though, need to have a look at it.

]]> By: Derick Bailey http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-1831 Derick Bailey Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:44:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-1831 nice! my solution well in sinatra, but i can see how this would be better if you're in rails 3.1. thanks for the info! i'll definitely look into this when i get on to a rails 3.1 project :) nice! my solution well in sinatra, but i can see how this would be better if you’re in rails 3.1. thanks for the info! i’ll definitely look into this when i get on to a rails 3.1 project :)

]]> By: Tim Oxley http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-1830 Tim Oxley Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:12:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-1830 I tried this method of importing templates as fixtures, but didn't really like it. Another avenue for template loading which I prefer, is to use Sprockets from Rails 3.1. Sprockets (https://github.com/sstephenson/sprockets) has specific handling for javascript templates. To use your template 'partials' in your tests just require the template and use the JST array: //= require templates/my_template $("#content").html(JST["templates/my_template"](someDatas)); …which is also the exact same way you require and utilize templates in your production JS code. It also feels nice and clean. Also, I wanted to use Handlebars as my template language of choice and thus required a Handlebars engine to Rails 3.1: https://github.com/leshill/handlebars_assets I tried this method of importing templates as fixtures, but didn’t really like it. Another avenue for template loading which I prefer, is to use Sprockets from Rails 3.1.

Sprockets (https://github.com/sstephenson/sprockets) has specific handling for javascript templates. To use your template ‘partials’ in your tests just require the template and use the JST array:

//= require templates/my_template
$(“#content”).html(JST["templates/my_template"](someDatas));

…which is also the exact same way you require and utilize templates in your production JS code. It also feels nice and clean.

Also, I wanted to use Handlebars as my template language of choice and thus required a Handlebars engine to Rails 3.1: https://github.com/leshill/handlebars_assets

]]> By: Dave Ward http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-1794 Dave Ward Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:52:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-1794 Re: template loading, you might be interested in this followup post to the one you linked, if you haven't seen it: http://encosia.com/jquery-templates-composite-rendering-and-remote-loading/ That way you minimize the number of HTTP requests necessary to pull down logically related groups of templates, but you also don't have to burden the initial page load with templates that aren't used immediately. Of course, for templates that *are* used immediately as the page loads, I agree that it does make sense to go ahead and embed those in the view. Re: template loading, you might be interested in this followup post to the one you linked, if you haven’t seen it: http://encosia.com/jquery-templates-composite-rendering-and-remote-loading/

That way you minimize the number of HTTP requests necessary to pull down logically related groups of templates, but you also don’t have to burden the initial page load with templates that aren’t used immediately. Of course, for templates that *are* used immediately as the page loads, I agree that it does make sense to go ahead and embed those in the view.

]]> By: Anonymous http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/2011/09/06/test-driving-backbone-views-with-jquery-templates-the-jasmine-gem-and-jasmine-jquery/#comment-1793 Anonymous Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:57:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/derickbailey/?p=539#comment-1793 http://lostechies.com/johnteague/2010/06/28/unit-testing-your-mvc-views-with-qunit/ if you ever need to do it in MVC.  It's a bit old school now and should be easier with the newer view engines. http://lostechies.com/johnteague/2010/06/28/unit-testing-your-mvc-views-with-qunit/ if you ever need to do it in MVC.  It’s a bit old school now and should be easier with the newer view engines.

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