example-usage.coffee

jQuery ->
  # Simple person model with two attributes
  class Person extends Backbone.Model
    validation:
      age:
        required: true
        min: 10
      name:
        required: true
        msg: "All persons have a name..."
              
  class PersonView extends ItemView
    el: $("#person-form")
    template: Handlebars.compile($("#person-form-template").html())
    events:
      "click #send-btn"      : 'send'
      "click #cancel-btn"    : 'cancel'
        
    send: ->
      @model.validate()
      if @model.isValid() 
        alert "OK!"
        # do some save stuff here
        
    cancel: ->
      @model.clear()
      @render()
          
  
  view = new PersonView(model: new Person())
  view.render()