Backbone.sync Override Using amplify.request

README.md

Backbone + Amplify.Request Experiment

Be warned - this code has not been tested yet....I just jotted it down stream-of-conscious style...

I will follow up with usage examples and verify that it really does work.

amplify.sync.js

// We are using the model.url prop to identify the model 'type'. Example: 'customer' or 'orderItems'
// It *is* a little awkard to use the url prop for this, so you could easily use your own custom property
// like 'modelType' or whatever and bypass the need to use model.url altogether.
Backbone.sync = function(method, model, options) {
    var modelData;
    if(model instanceof Backbone.Model) {
        modelData = model.toJSON();  
    } else { 
        // sometimes collections need to level metadata in their own model
        // so if one is present, we get those attributes...
        modelData = model.hasOwnProperty('model') ? model.model.toJSON() : {};         
    }
    if (options.data) {
        modelData = _.extend(modelData, options.data);
    }
    amplify.request({
        resourceId: model.url + '-' + method
        data: modelData,
        success: function(result) {
            if (options.success) {
                options.success(result);
            }
        },
        error: function(result) {
            if (options.error) {
                options.error(result);
            }
        }
    });
};​