simplifying localStorage interface a bit.

examples/todos/todos.js

@@ -6,15 +6,11 @@ $(function(){
   // Our basic **Todo** model. Has `content`, `order`, and `done` attributes.
   window.Todo = Backbone.Model.extend({
 
+    // Toggle the `done` state of this todo item.
     toggle: function() {
       this.save({done: !this.get("done")});
     },
 
-    // Pull out the model's attributes from the the *localStorage* representation.
-    parse: function(resp) {
-      return resp.model;
-    },
-
     // Remove this Todo from *localStorage*, deleting its view.
     clear: function() {
       this.destroy();
@@ -27,29 +23,28 @@ $(function(){
   // server.
   window.TodoList = Backbone.Collection.extend({
 
-    model: Todo,
-    localStore: new Store("todos"),
+    model:      Todo,
+    localStore: "todos",
 
-    // Returns all done todos.
+    // Filter down the list of all todo items that are finished.
     done: function() {
       return this.filter(function(todo){
         return todo.get('done');
       });
     },
 
+    // We keep the Todos in sequential order, despite being saved by unordered
+    // GUID in the database. This generates the next order number for new items.
     nextOrder: function() {
       if (!this.length) return 1;
       return this.last().get('order') + 1;
     },
 
+    // Todos are sorted by their original order.
     comparator: function(todo) {
       return todo.get('order');
     },
 
-    parse: function(resp) {
-      return resp.models;
-    },
-
     pluralize: function(count) {
       return count == 1 ? 'item' : 'items';
     }

test/vendor/backbone.localStorage.js

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ _.extend(Store.prototype, {
       this.data = [];
     }
 
-    return {models: this.data, status: "success"};
+    return {model: this.data, status: "success"};
   },
 
   destroy: function(model) {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ _.extend(Store.prototype, {
 Backbone.sync = function(method, model, success, error) {
 
   var resp;
-  var store = model.localStore ? model.localStore : model.collection.localStore;
+  var store = new Store(model.localStore ? model.localStore : model.collection.localStore);
 
   switch (method) {
     case "read":    resp = model.id ? store.find(model) : store.findAll(); break;
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Backbone.sync = function(method, model, success, error) {
   }
 
   if (resp.status == "success") {
-    success(resp);
+    success(resp.model);
   } else if (resp.status == "error" && error) {
     error(resp);
   }