Add named routes to your Backbone application.

Usage

Include the plugin after all dependencies.

<script src="/javascripts/underscore.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/javascripts/json2.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/javascripts/jquery.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/javascripts/backbone.js type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/javascripts/backbone_named_routes.js type="text/javascript"></script>

Given a Backbone Router:

var Workspace = Backbone.Router.extend({
  routes: {
    "help":                 "help",    // #help
    "search/:query":        "search",  // #search/kiwis
    "search/:query/p:page": "search"   // #search/kiwis/p7
  }
});

This plugin provides a helper attribute that provides named routes which can be

... accessed on Backbone Routers

var router = new Workspace();

router.helper.helpPath();
=> "/help"

router.helper.searchPath("kiwis");
=> "/search/kiwis"

router.helper.searchPath("kiwis", 7);
=> "/search/kiwis/p7"

... accessed on Backbone Views

var view = new Backbone.View();

view.helper.helpPath();
=> "/help"

view.helper.searchPath("kiwis");
=> "/search/kiwis"

view.helper.searchPath("kiwis", 7);
=> "/search/kiwis/p7"

... mixed into Backbone Models, Collections, and other objects.

_(Backbone.Model.prototype).extend({
  helper: Backbone.NamedRoutes
});

var model = new Backbone.Model();

model.helper.helpPath();
=> "/help"

model.helper.searchPath("kiwis");
=> "/search/kiwis"

model.helper.searchPath("kiwis", 7);
=> "/search/kiwis/p7"

Query parameters

Named routes accept an optional parameter that will append query parameters to the path.

var router = new Workspace();

router.helper.helpPath({ foo: "bar", baz: "boo" });
=> "/help?foo=bar&baz=boo"

router.helper.searchPath("kiwis", { foo: "bar", baz: "boo" });
=> "/search/kiwis?foo=bar&baz=boo"

router.helper.searchPath("kiwis", 7, { foo: "bar", baz: "boo" });
=> "/search/kiwis/p7?foo=bar&baz=boo"