[model,view][s]: (refs #10) refactor to return DocumentList from Dataset.getRows rather than array of simple hashes.

src/model.js

@@ -6,10 +6,23 @@ recline.Dataset = Backbone.Model.extend({
   getLength: function() { 
     return this.rowCount;
   },
+
+  // Get rows (documents) from the backend returning a recline.DocumentList
+  //
+  // TODO: ? rename to getDocuments?
+  //
   // this does not fit very well with Backbone setup. Backbone really expects you to know the ids of objects your are fetching (which you do in classic RESTful ajax-y world). But this paradigm does not fill well with data set up we have here.
   // This also illustrates the limitations of separating the Dataset and the Backend
   getRows: function(numRows, start) {
-    return this.backend.getRows(this.id, numRows, start);
+    var dfd = $.Deferred();
+    this.backend.getRows(this.id, numRows, start).then(function(rows) {
+      var docs = _.map(rows, function(row) {
+        return new recline.Document(row);
+      });
+      var docList = new recline.DocumentList(docs);
+      dfd.resolve(docList);
+    });
+    return dfd.promise();
   }
 });
 

src/view.js

@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ recline.DataExplorer = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
+// DataTable provides a tabular view on a Dataset.
+//
+// Initialize it with a recline.Dataset object.
 recline.DataTable = Backbone.View.extend({
   tagName:  "div",
   className: "data-table-container",
@@ -69,8 +72,8 @@ recline.DataTable = Backbone.View.extend({
   initialize: function() {
     this.el = $(this.el);
     var self = this;
-    this.model.getRows().then(function(rows) {
+    this.model.getRows().then(function(documentList) {
-      self._currentRows = rows;
+      self._currentDocuments = documentList;
       self.render()
     });
     this.state = {};
@@ -199,9 +202,9 @@ recline.DataTable = Backbone.View.extend({
 
   toTemplateJSON: function() {
     var modelData = this.model.toJSON()
-    modelData.rows = _.map(this._currentRows, function(row) {
+    modelData.rows = _.map(this._currentDocuments.models, function(doc) {
       var cellData = _.map(modelData.headers, function(header) {
-        return {header: header, value: row[header]}
+        return {header: header, value: doc.get(header)}
       })
       return { id: 'xxx', cells: cellData }
     })
@@ -280,8 +283,8 @@ recline.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
       graphType: 'line'
     };
     var self = this;
-    this.model.getRows().then(function(rows) {
+    this.model.getRows().then(function(documentList) {
-      self._currentRows = rows;
+      self._currentDocuments = documentList;
       self.render()
     });
   },
@@ -342,8 +345,9 @@ recline.FlotGraph = Backbone.View.extend({
     if (this.chartConfig) {
       $.each(this.chartConfig.series, function (seriesIndex, field) {
         var points = [];
-        $.each(self._currentRows, function (index) {
+        $.each(self._currentDocuments.models, function (index, doc) {
-          var x = this[self.chartConfig.group], y = this[field];
+          var x = doc.get(self.chartConfig.group);
+          var y = doc.get(field);
           if (typeof x === 'string') {
             x = index;
           }

test/model.test.js

@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ test('new Dataset', function () {
     equal(dataset.get('name'), metadata.name);
     equal(dataset.get('headers'), indata.headers);
     equal(dataset.getLength(), 6);
-    dataset.getRows(4, 2).then(function(rows) {
+    dataset.getRows(4, 2).then(function(documentList) {
-      equal(rows[0], indata.rows[2]);
+      deepEqual(indata.rows[2], documentList.models[0].toJSON());
     });
-    dataset.getRows().then(function(rows) {
+    dataset.getRows().then(function(docList) {
-      equal(rows.length, Math.min(10, indata.rows.length));
+      equal(docList.length, Math.min(10, indata.rows.length));
-      equal(rows[0], indata.rows[0]);
+      deepEqual(docList.models[0].toJSON(), indata.rows[0]);
       });
   });
 });
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ test('Webstore Backend', function() {
   });
 
   dataset.fetch().then(function(dataset) {
-    equal(['__id__', 'date', 'geometry', 'amount'], dataset.get('headers'));
+    deepEqual(['__id__', 'date', 'geometry', 'amount'], dataset.get('headers'));
     equal(3, dataset.rowCount)
     // restore mocked method
     $.ajax.restore();
-    dataset.getRows().then(function(rows) {
+    dataset.getRows().then(function(docList) {
       start();
-      equal(3,rows.length)
+      equal(3, docList.length)
-      equal("2009-01-01", rows[0].date);
+      equal("2009-01-01", docList.models[0].get('date'));
     });
   });
 });