async before and after filters for Backbone.Router
npm install barfBackbone Async Route Filter - Express style async route filters.
``js`
npm install barf
or if you're into bower
`js`
bower install --save barf
`js
module.exports = Backbone.Router.extend({
routes: {
'users': 'usersList',
'users/:id': 'userShow'
},
before: {
// Using instance methods
'users(/:id)': 'checkAuth',
// Using inline filter definition
'*any': function (fragment, args, next) {
console.log('Attempting to load ' + fragment + ' with arguments: ', args);
next();
}
},
after: {
// Google analytics tracking
'*any': function (fragment, args, next) {
goog._trackPageview(fragment);
next();
}
},
checkAuth: function (fragment, args, next) {
// make ajax to check authorisation here.
$.ajax({
data: somedata,
success: function () {
// if logged in execute next() to move ahead.
next();
},
error: function () {
//redirect to signIn page.
Backbone.history.navigate('', {
trigger: true
});
}
});
}
});
``
MIT