Controller-less router

gistfile1.coffee

# Application router
# ==================
#
# Written for https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/89e504dd8313.
# This is how it'd look like without the pattern applied.

class Router extends Backbone.Router

  routes:
    'users/:id/posts' : ->
      @requireLogin =>
        if App.User.drafts.isEmpty()
          App.User.drafts.fetch
            success: =>
              view = new DraftsView model: App.User
              $('body').empty().append view.render().el
        else
          view = new DraftsView model: App.User
          $('body').empty().append view.render().el
          
    'drafts' : ->
      if user = App.Users.get userId
        view = new ViewPosts model: user
        $('body').empty().append view.render().el
      else
        App.Users.fetch id: userId,
          success: =>
            view = new ViewPosts model: user
            $('body').empty().append view.render().el
          error: =>
            # Show not found error
            
  # A few helper method that will be used by 
  # our controllers above.
  requireLogin: (success = ->) ->
    if App.User.loggedIn()
      success()
    else
      @go'/login-required'
      
  go: (path) ->
    @navigate path, trigger: yes