与RequireJS和Backbone一对一和一对一关系

Question

I have two amd modules with two models User and File . User has many files and File has one User .

define('model/user', ['backbone'], function (Backbone) {
    return Backbone.Model.exend({
        getFiles: function () {
            ...
        }
    });
});

and

define('model/file', ['backbone'], function (Backbone) {
    return Backbone.Model.exend({
        getUser: function () {
            ...
        }
    });
});

All entities already created in controllers.

define('controller/users', ['backbone', 'model/user'], function (Backbone, User) {
    var users = new Backbone.Collection([], {
        model: User
    });
    users.fetch();
});

and

define('controller/files', ['backbone', 'model/file'], function (Backbone, File) {
    var files = new Backbone.Collection([], {
        model: File
    });
    files.fetch();
});

I can't figure out how to make these cross-relationships (methods getFiles and getUser )?

I can't make model/user require model/file which will require model/user . Models can't require controllers. Maybe there should be third module store with all created models in it? Then how they should get there?

Answer 1

If you're using backbone on the front end you could easily get away with not defining the relation in the model layer, but instead - having them in the controller layer. Coupling related models together is not necessarily the best pattern.

However, if you want the relations to be a part of the model layer, I would look into libraries such as http://backbonerelational.org/