parse urls in Backbone.js - json

Question

I am new to Backbones.js, and I was trying to get my JSON urls and parse them correctly.
This is my code:
window.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
initialize: function(options) {
this.id = options.id;
},
url: function() {
return 'api/get_post/?post_type=movies&id=' + this.id;
},
parse : function(response) {
return response.posts;
},
});
window.Posts = Backbone.Collection.extend({
model: Post,
defaults: {
model: Post,
},
url: "api/get_recent_posts/?post_type=movies",
parse : function(response) {
return response.posts;
},
});
It seems that parsing for both overrides each other or something. when I remove the parse option from the Post class, I get a full response from the collection, but not from the model.
Are there any clear examples on how to set parsing for different son hierarchies? my JSON result have a status ok before it dives into the actual data.

Answer 1

I've never used bones.js but maybe these examples will help.
I think what you want to do is get rid of the parse() function in your collection. This assumes that since it is a Post collection, your data will come in as an array of Post JSON objects [{id:'1', 'sub':{data}},{id:'2', 'sub':{data}},{id:'3', 'sub':{data}}] or something like that.
If your Post model has sub-models or collections, your model parse() will then take the sub-object property name and do something with it.
// In Post Model definition
parse:function(response) {
if (response.sub) {
// create some model or collection etc.
}
}
You might have to pass an option parse:true when you do your collection fetch.
I posted something along these lines which might help you see how sub-models can be instantiated on fetch calls.
Backbone.js: Load multiple collections with one request
Cast/initialize submodels of a Backbone Model
I hope this helps.