Backbone Attempt

backbone_app.js

var app = app || {};

$(function(){
    var app.Signature = Backbone.Model.extend({
        initialize: function(){
            return $.ajax({
                url: '/auth/'
            });
        }
    });

    var app.Campaign = Backbone.Model.extend({
        getPublications: function(){
            var campaignPublications = new Publications();
            var signaturePromise = new app.Signature();
            signaturePromise.done(function(signature){
                var date_append = '';
                var now = new Date();
                var today = now.toISOString().slice(0,10);
                date_append = 'metrics=true&sparse=false&endDate=' + today;
                var url = 'https://someserver.com/1/campaigns/' + 2 + '/publications.json?';
                url = url + date_append;
                url = url + '&' + signature;

                var publicationsRetrieval = $.ajax({
                    url: url,
                    dataType: 'json'
                });
                publicationsRetrieval.done(function(response){
                    if (response.publications.length < 1) {
                        campaignPublications.reset();
                    }
                    else {
                        response.publications.forEach(function(publication){
                            if(is_posted(publication.post_at)) {
                                campaignPublications.add(publication);
                            }
                        }, this);
                    }
                });
            });
            return this.campaignPublications;
        },
        list: function(){
            var campaigns = new app.Campaigns();
            var signaturePromise = new app.Signature();
            signaturePromise.done(function(signature){
                var url = 'https://someserver.com/1/campaigns/list.json?';
                url = url + signature;

                var campaignsRetrieval = $.ajax({
                    url: url,
                    dataType: 'json'
                });
                campaignsRetrieval.done(function(response){
                    response.data.own.forEach(function(campaign){
                        campaigns.add(campaign);
                    }, this);
                });
            });
            return this.campaigns;
        }
    });

    var Publication = Backbone.Model.extend({
        list: function(posted){
            var postedPublications = new app.Publications();
            var scheduledPublications = new app.Publications();
            var signaturePromise = new app.Signature();
            signaturePromise.done(function(signature){
                var date_append = '';
                var now = new Date();
                var today = now.toISOString().slice(0,10);
                if (posted) {
                    date_append = 'metrics=true&endDate=' + today;
                }
                else {
                    date_append = 'metrics=false&startDate=' + today;
                }
                var url = 'https://someserver.com/1/publications/list.json?';
                url = url + date_append;
                url = url + '&' + signature;

                var publicationRetrieval = $.ajax({
                    url: url,
                    dataType: 'json'
                });
                publicationRetrieval.done(function(response){
                    response.publications.forEach(function(publication){
                        if (posted) {
                            postedPublications.add(publication);
                        } else {
                            scheduledPublications.add(publication);
                        }
                    }, this);
                });
            });
            if (posted) {
                return this.postedPublications;
            } else {
                return this.scheduledPublications;
            }
        }
    });

    var app.PostedPublications = Backbone.Collection.extend({
        model: app.Publication
    });

    var app.ScheduledPublications = Backbone.Collection.extend({
        model: app.Publication
    });

    var app.Campaigns = Backbone.Collection.extend({
        model: app.Campaign,
        initialize: function (models, options) {
            this.campaigns = app.Campaign.list();
        }
    });

    var app.PublishedCampaigns = Backbone.View.extend({
        initialize: function () {
            this.campaigns = new Campaigns( null, { view: this });
        }
        render: function() {
            var template = Handlebars.compile($("#published-campaign-select").html());
            console.log(this.campaigns);
            $(this.el).html(template({ campaigns: this.campaigns})); 
            return this; 
        }
    });

    function is_posted(post_at){
        var post_date = new Date(post_at);
        return post_date < new Date();
    }

    var pub_campaigns = new app.PublishedCampaigns();

});