Bindings test

binding_test.coffee

helpers = require '../../../helpers'

{ assert } = helpers.chai

describe 'Backbone.View binding', ->

  beforeEach ->

    class SampleView extends Backbone.View

      bindings:
        '.name': 'name'

      render: ->

        @$el.html '<Label class="name" />'

        @stickit()

        @

    @model = new Backbone.Model
      name: 'Some Name'

    @sampleView = new SampleView
      model: @model

    @$el = @sampleView.render().$el

  it 'should initialize the text of the element based on the passed value', ->

    assert.equal @$el.find('Label').text(), 'Some Name'

  it 'should update the text of the element when the model changes', ->

    @model.set
      name: 'Some New Name'

    assert.equal @$el.find('Label').text(), 'Some New Name'