gistfile1.js

// the competitor is the atomic entity of a tournament
var Competitor = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults: {
        firstname: "Bye",
        lastname: "",
        team: "None",
        id: Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000)
    }
})

// A match is a pair of teams or individuals (depending on the sport)
// it also has an estimated start time, which is updated by its parent location as it's approached
// the result is set after the match has ended and used as a record by its parent bracket
// the bout is the match id
var Match = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults: {
        homeID: null,
        awayID: null,
        time: "No Estimate",
        result: "None Yet",
        bout: Math.floor(Math.random() * 10000)
    }
    
})

// A location is a queue of matches that are coming up soon
// Identifiers vary with sport (eg. court 1, mat 4, field 2)
var Location = Backbone.Collection.extend({
    model: Match,
    identifier: "None"
})

// A single node for a tree of linked match nodes (referenced by bout#)
// the winners of two seed bouts form a new match called 'matchup'
var BracketNode = Backbone.Model.extend({
    defaults: {
        seedBout1: null,
        seedBout2: null,
        matchup: null
    }
})