Collection is empty on fetching. Errors on POST request.

[Deleted user]

When fetch() method runs, Backbone.Collection performs query to the RESTful service successfully, but eventually collection is empty (contains single empty model). Also following error occurs:

Uncaught TypeError: Converting circular structure to JSON backbone_offline.js:184

When I am trying run create() method of the collection, following errors occur:

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property '_listenerId' of undefined backbone.js:219
POST https://api.mongolab.com/api/1/databases/billing-app/collections/invoices/null?apiKey=[key] 405 (Method Not Allowed) jquery.js:8434

Normally my app uses URL https://api.mongolab.com/api/1/databases/billing-app/collections/invoices instead of https://api.mongolab.com/api/1/databases/billing-app/collections/invoices/null to perform CREATE operation.

I am using Backbone 1.0 and MongoLab.com as a RESTful service, _id is replaced to id. Here is my source code:

Backbone.Model.prototype.parse = function(resp, options) {
    if (_.isObject(resp._id))  {
      resp.id = resp._id.$oid;
      delete resp._id;
    }
    return resp;
  }

  Backbone.Model.prototype.toJSON = function() {
    var attrs = _.omit(this.attributes, 'id');
    if (!_.isUndefined(this.id))  {
      attrs._id = { $oid: this.id };
    }
    return attrs;
  }

  // Define configuration.
  var appConfig = {
    baseURL: 'https://api.mongolab.com/api/1/databases/billing-app/collections/',
    addURL: '?apiKey=[key]'
  }


  // Define invoice model.
  var InvoiceModel = Backbone.Model.extend({
    url: function() {
      if (_.isUndefined(this.id)) {
        return appConfig.baseURL + 'invoices' + appConfig.addURL;
      }
      else {
        return appConfig.baseURL + 'invoices/' + encodeURIComponent(this.id) + appConfig.addURL;
      }
    },
  });


  // Define invoice collection.
  var InvoiceCollection = Backbone.Collection.extend({
    model: InvoiceModel,
    url: function() {
      return appConfig.baseURL + 'invoices' + appConfig.addURL;
    },

    // Enable offline storage.
    initialize: function() {
      this.storage = new Offline.Storage('InvoiceCollectionStorage', this, {autoPush: true});
    }
  });

[JonathanHindi]

@ask11, I confirm that when first fetching, the GET request is fired probably, but the collection is empty in memory, and also some dummy empty models are created in localStorage.

I can't get the whole plugin to work for me because of that. Thank You.

[0rca]

Backbone 1.0 didn't work for me, too – I'm using 0.9.10 in my app because of that. Although, I never tried to investigate what caused the bug.

[alemangui]

I noticed this is caused due to a change on Backbone's fetch, save, create and destroy function signature on version 1.0.0 - which now only receive the response as parameter. I took a sneak peek on the code and noticed this should be fixed for 0.5.0, am I right?

[paynecodes]

I assumed this wasn't working with 0.5.0, but it's actually an old version of the compiled JS that made it into the 0.5.0 tag. Could @ask11 update this for us?

[alekseykulikov]

Done in #51