DrowsyDromedary usage with Backbone.js

drowsy_backbone.js

var drowsyUrl = 'http://localhost:9292';
var db = 'fridge';

/** Set up a basic Model class for Drowsy that we will extend from **/

var DrowsyModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
  idAttribute: '_id',
  // needed to deal with the way Drowsy returns ObjectIds
  parse: function(data) {
    data._id = data._id.$oid;
    return data;
  }
});

/** A class representing a single vegetable **/

var Vegetable = DrowsyModel.extend({
  urlRoot: drowsyUrl + '/' + db + '/vegetables'
});

/** A class representing a collection of vegetables **/

var Vegetables = Backbone.Collection.extend({
  model: Vegetable,
  url: drowsyUrl + '/' + db + '/vegetables'
});


/** Okay we're ready to start using it... **/

// instantiate a new vegetable
var veg = new Vegetable({type: "broccoli", colour: "green", quantity: 4});

// now submit it to the database
veg.save();

// or if we want confirmation
veg.save({success: function () { console.log("Saved!"); }});



// retrieve all green vegetables, sorted by quantity in descending order

var greenVeggies = new Vegetables();
greenVeggies.fetch({
  data: { 
    selector: JSON.stringify({colour: "green"}), 
    sort: JSON.stringify(['quantity', 'DESC'])
  }  
});

// now get the first vegetable in the collection we retrieved
var veg = greenVeggies.first();