default render method

gistfile1.js

MyBaseView = Backbone.View.extend({     
    tpl_name: '',
    
    render: function(){
        var dfd = $.Deferred();

        var template_context = this.model;
        if(_.isUndefined(template_context) || _.isFunction(template_context)){
            template_context = new (Backbone.Model.extend({}));
        }

        if(this.id) this.$el.attr('id', this.id);

        var that = this;
        dust.stream(this.tpl_name, template_context.toJSON())
            .on('data', function(data){
                that.$el.html(data);
                if(!('placeholder' in document.createElement('input'))){
                    that.$('input').placeholder();
                    that.$('textarea').placeholder();
                }
            })
            .on('end', function(){
                dfd.resolve();
                that.trigger('template:rendered');
            })
            .on('error', function(err){
                dfd.reject();
                that.trigger('template:error');
            });

        return dfd;
    }
});