Simplify comments_index.js

app/assets/javascripts/backbone/templates/comments/index.jst.hbs

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<ul class="comments">
-</ul>
-
-{{#if show_form}}
-<form id="new-comment">
-  <p>
-    <textarea type="text" name="body" id="comment-body"></textarea>
-  </p>
-
-  <input type="submit" value="Post">
-</form>
-{{else}}
-  <div>You need to sign in to create a comment.</div>
-{{/if}}

app/assets/javascripts/backbone/views/comments/comments_index.js.coffee

@@ -1,28 +1,29 @@
 class AsciiIo.Views.CommentsIndex extends AsciiIo.Views.Base
 
   el: '#comments'
-  template: JST['backbone/templates/comments/index']
-
-  events:
-    'submit #new-comment': 'createComment'
 
   initialize: ->
-    @collection.on('reset', @render, this)
-    @collection.on('add', @render, this)
+    @collection.on('reset', @addAll, this)
+    @collection.on('add', @addOne, this)
 
-  render: ->
-    $(@el).html @template( show_form: @current_user )
-
-    $comments = this.$('.comments')
+    $('#new-comment').submit (event)=>
+      @createComment(event)
 
+  addAll: ->
     @collection.each (comment) =>
-      view = new AsciiIo.Views.CommentEntry({ model: comment, collection: @collection})
-      $comments.append view.render().el
+      @addOne(comment)
+
+    this
+
+  addOne:(comment) ->
+    view = new AsciiIo.Views.CommentEntry({ model: comment, collection: @collection})
+    $(this.el).append view.render().el
 
     this
 
   createComment: (event) ->
     event.preventDefault()
+
     attrs = body: $('#comment-body').val()
     @collection.create attrs,
       wait: true

app/views/asciicasts/show.html.erb

@@ -17,16 +17,31 @@
 
 <h2>Comments</h2>
 
-<div id="comments"></div>
+<div class="comments-container">
+  <ul id="comments">
+  </ul>
+
+  <% if current_user %>
+    <form id="new-comment">
+      <p>
+      <textarea type="text" name="body" id="comment-body"></textarea>
+      </p>
+
+      <input type="submit" value="Post">
+    </form>
+  <% else %>
+    <div><%= link_to "Login in", login_path %> to create a comment.</div>
+  <% end %>
+</div>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
-  jQuery(document).ready( function(){
-    var comments = new AsciiIo.Collections.Comments();
-    var asciicast_id = <%= @asciicast.id %>
+  jQuery( function(){
+      var comments = new AsciiIo.Collections.Comments();
+      var asciicast_id = <%= @asciicast.id %>
 
-    comments.url = ['/api/asciicasts/', asciicast_id, '/comments'].join('');
-    comments.fetch();
+      comments.url = ['/api/asciicasts/', asciicast_id, '/comments'].join('');
+      comments.fetch();
 
-    view = new AsciiIo.Views.CommentsIndex({ collection: comments });
-  })
-</script>
+      new AsciiIo.Views.CommentsIndex({ collection: comments });
+      })
+    </script>