Backbone Express Spa

Overview:

This project is a starter kit for building Single Page Applications (SPA) using Backbone.js and Express.js frameworks. It provides a minimal setup for configuring and building SPAs, including features for front-end design and open API. The project is still in progress and open for contributions.

Features:

• SPA infrastructure setup: Helps with configuring requirejs, initial routing, and view manager to prevent memory leaks.
• Express.js as back-end framework: Provides a simple and easy-to-configure framework for SPA development.
• Serving master page: Includes middleware component to serve the main HTML page (master page) with styles and JavaScript for the application.
• API end-points: Provides HTTP, JSON-based end-points for the web client to interact with.
• Authorization and CORS: Includes options for implementing authorization and handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS).
• Backbone.js: Utilizes the Backbone.js framework for building the front-end of the SPA.
• RequireJS and CommonJS: Supports modular code organization using RequireJS and CommonJS.
• Testing: Includes testing frameworks and tools for both front-end and back-end development.

Summary:

This project provides a starter kit for building Single Page Applications using Backbone.js and Express.js frameworks. It includes features such as SPA infrastructure setup, serving the main HTML page, API end-points, and options for authorization and CORS. The project is still in progress and open for contributions from the community.