Accessing backbone objects inside requireJS module from console
backbone.js, requirejs
Solution
I haven't found a great solution for this, but here's what I do.
If I just want to access a single module, I type out the whole require spell:
> require(['models/foo'], function(foo) { window.foo = foo; });
> foo.something();
Sometimes, if I need access to multiple modules, I define a one-liner for helper first
> var req = function(module, name) { require([module], function(m) { window[name] = m; });}
> req('models/foo', 'foo');
> req('models/bar', 'bar');
> foo.something(bar);
And if I need an already existing instance of something, I just set a breakpoint in the debugger and use the locals, which are available in the console in break mode.
I would definitely be interested in a better way, as well.
Problem
I'm working on my first large-scale Backbone/RequireJS app, and I have a simple question. When I have a view open on a page, and I'm in the console, how do I access the properties of my Backbone object (Models, Views, etc). Traditionally in Backbone, I do this: ``` var myApp : { models: {}, views: {}, etc... } ``` Using require, I don't have a global object like this anymore. What I've done for debugging is just create a new object on window that I can then access from the console. Is there a way to dig into this without having to create new variables on window? (I obviously would remove this global obj before production, just would prefer to save the step & go straight to console). Cheers.