Monaco is a web application framework build on top of the incredible backbone.js (https://github.com/documentcloud/backbone), giving it a more defined application archteture.
- backbone.js (and all its dependencies)
- underscoer.js (preferably lo-dash)
- DOM selector (CSS Selector) library - TODO: verify how to remove/reduce this dependency
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application object with a centralized dispatcher
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local caching collection data - allowing you to keep the data fetched from a collection locally (memory and/or localStorage), therefore reducing the number of calls to the server
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default view - with a default render that appends the content to the page and a default close method that unbinds all events and remove the element to the page
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inner views - easy and flexible way of including subviews inside of your view
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helpers that make your life as a developer easier, such as: fetchCollections, ...
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easier way to define regular expression routes
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automatically pass any query string parameters as an object to the callback function
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flexible transition engine that allows you to move from view to view - use the transitions that comes with Monaco or build your own transitions.
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validation (input and model) engine that allows you to easily maintain the state of the data that flows into your application
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flexible form engine to facilitate the integration between input, validation and model storage
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scafolding that gives you a quick start on building your application
Please check the docs/monaco-usage.md to have an overview of how to use Monaco to build your app.