backbone.namedconstructor

Names Backbone object constructors.

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import backboneNamedconstructor from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/backbone.namedconstructor';
</script>

README

backbone.namedconstructor

Build Status NPM version

Give your Backbone object a named constructor, so you can make sense of it in the dev tools console.

Works with AMD, CommonJS and browser globals.

Installation

$ npm install backbone.namedconstructor

Example

If you set a constructorName property, this will be used to name the constructor:

var Backbone = require('backbone');
require('backbone.namedconstructor');

var Model = Backbone.Model.extend({ constructorName: 'Foo' });
console.log(new Model().constructor.name);
// 'Foo'

So, instead of:

You'll see:

Tests

$ npm test

Credit

The basis for this module was this great Stack Overflow answer given by Dan Malcolm. Cheers!

License

MIT