https://github.com/tanem/backbone.namedconstructor

:name_badge: Give your Backbone object a named constructor, so you can make sense of it in the DevTools console.
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:name_badge: Give your Backbone object a named constructor, so you can make sense of it in the DevTools console.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tanem/backbone.namedconstructor
• Owner: tanem
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-03-18T19:49:44.000Z (almost 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-05-30T19:47:48.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-13T05:48:20.450Z (8 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 49.8 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# backbone.namedconstructor

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Give your Backbone object a named constructor, so you can make sense of it in the dev tools console.

Works with AMD, CommonJS and browser globals.

## Installation

```

$ npm install backbone.namedconstructor

```

## Example

If you set a `constructorName` property, this will be used to name the `constructor`:

```js

var Backbone = require('backbone');

require('backbone.namedconstructor');

var Model = Backbone.Model.extend({ constructorName: 'Foo' });

console.log(new Model().constructor.name);

// 'Foo'

```

So, instead of:

![](https://raw.github.com/tanem/backbone.namedconstructor/master/no-named-constructor.png)

You'll see:

![](https://raw.github.com/tanem/backbone.namedconstructor/master/named-constructor.png)

## Tests

```

$ npm test

```

## Credit

The basis for this module was [this great Stack Overflow answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/15034014) given by [Dan Malcolm](http://stackoverflow.com/users/146280/dan-malcolm). Cheers!

## License

MIT