RequireJS shim to use Backbone-associations.js.

main.js

require.config({
    paths: {
        'jquery': 'vendor/jquery',
        // -----------------------------------
        // Use AMD versions of Backbone/Underscore : https://github.com/amdjs
        'underscore': 'vendor/underscore-amd', 
        'backbone': 'vendor/backbone-amd',
        // -----------------------------------
        'backbone-associations': 'vendor/backbone-associations'
    },      
    // Define shim-config
    // For more details : http://requirejs.org/docs/api.html#config-shim
    shim: {
	    'underscore': {
	      exports: '_'
	    },
	   'backbone': {
	      deps: ["underscore", "jquery"],
	      exports: "Backbone"
	    },
        // Define dependency for Backbone-associations
	    'backbone-associations': ["backbone"]
	}
});

define([
	'jquery',
	'underscore',
	'backbone',
    
    //Add requirement for Backbone-associations module
    'backbone-associations'

], function ($, _, Backbone) {
    var Location = Backbone.AssociatedModel.extend({
        defaults: {
            add1 : "",
            add2 : null,
            zip : "",
            state : ""
        }
    });

    var Project = Backbone.AssociatedModel.extend({
        relations: [
            {
                type: Backbone.Many,//nature of the relation
                key: 'locations', //attribute of Project
                relatedModel:Location //AssociatedModel for attribute key
            }
        ],
        defaults: {
            name : "",
            number : 0,
            locations : []
        }
    });
    
    var Employee = Backbone.AssociatedModel.extend({
    	relations: [
    	    {
                type: Backbone.One,
                key: 'manager',

                // Self reference
                relatedModel: Backbone.Self
                
                //OR
                //define relatedModel as function                
                /*relatedModel: function() {                	
                   return Employee;
                }*/               
            }
    	],
    	defaults: {
    	    fname: '',
    	    lname: '',
    	    age: -1,
    	    sex: 'M',
    	    manager: null
    	}
    });
    
    return {
        'Location': Location,
        'Project': Project,
        'Employee': Employee
    };
});