grunt-doctrine/tmp/dist/vendor/backbone-modelbinder/spec/javascripts/selectboxConventionBindings.spec.js

Grunt plugin to convert doctrine xml annotations into backbone models and collections. Useful in conjunction with doctrine apigility. Includes option to scaffold an entire BBB application

describe("select element convention binding", function(){
  beforeEach(function(){
    this.model = new AModel({
      name: "Ashelia Bailey", 
      education: "graduate", 
      age_level: 0,
      graduated: "maybe",
      us_citizen: false,
      drivers_license: true,
      motorcycle_license: false,
      bio: "my baby girl",
      operating_system: "non existent value"
    });
    this.view = new AView({model: this.model});
    this.view.render();
  });

  it("bind view changes to the model's field, by convention of id", function(){
    var el = this.view.$("#education");
    el.val("college");
    el.trigger('change');

    expect(this.model.get('education')).toEqual("college");
  });

  it("bind model field changes to the form input, by convention of id", function(){
    this.model.set({education: "high school"});
    var el = this.view.$("#education");
    expect(el.val()).toEqual("high school");
  });

  it("binds the model's value to the form field on render (education)", function(){
    var el = this.view.$("#education");
    expect(el.val()).toEqual("graduate");
  });

  it("binds the model's value to the form field on render (age_level)", function(){
    var el = this.view.$("#age_level");
    expect(el.val()).toEqual("0");
  });

  it("applies the text of the selection to the model", function(){
    var el = this.view.$("#education");
    el.val("grade_school");
    el.trigger('change');

    expect(this.model.get('education')).toEqual("grade_school");
  });
});