# marionettejs/backbone.marionette

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette
- Homepage: https://marionettejs.com
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## Description

This project is a structured architectural layer for Backbone.js that implements the model-view-controller pattern for building complex single-page applications. It serves as a view management library and application framework that organizes views and data into manageable components and regions.

The framework provides a centralized event aggregator pattern to coordinate communication between decoupled application modules without direct dependencies. It also includes a configuration-based client-side routing engine that maps browser URLs to specific controller actions.

The system covers front-end view management through region-based containers and lifecycle hooks for the rendering and destruction of UI components. It includes capabilities for declarative DOM event mapping, template-based rendering with HTML caching, and the encapsulation of reusable behaviors.

Application logic is organized into discrete modules that are instantiated and started by a central coordinator.

## Tags

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [MVC Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/mvc-frameworks.md) — Provides a structured MVC framework to organize complex single-page applications by separating data, presentation, and control logic.
- [Application Architecture Patterns](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/software-architecture/architectural-patterns/layering-presentation/application-layer-architectures/application-architecture-patterns.md) — Provides a structured architectural layer for Backbone.js to manage relationships between views and data. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/bower.json))
- [Decoupled Message Delivery](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/decoupled-message-delivery.md) — Eliminates direct references between modules using a central event aggregator for asynchronous messaging.
- [Event Aggregators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/event-aggregators.md) — Implements a centralized event aggregator to coordinate communication between decoupled application modules without direct dependencies.
- [Event-Driven Architectures](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/event-driven-architectures.md) — Utilizes an event-driven architecture to manage interactions between decoupled application modules. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette#readme))
- [Event Mediators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/system-internals/centralization-patterns/event-mediators.md) — Implements a mediator pattern via a central hub to decouple application components.
- [Application Bootstrapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/application-bootstrapping.md) — Initializes application logic through discrete modules managed by a central coordinator.
- [Behavioral Mixins](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/behavioral-mixins.md) — Encapsulates reusable sets of user interactions into portable behaviors that can be mixed into any view. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/changelog.md))
- [Module Organization Patterns](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/software-architecture/foundational-theory-and-guidance/software-architecture-principles/module-organization-patterns.md) — Organizes application logic into instantiable modules to maintain a clean architectural structure. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/changelog.md))

### User Interface & Experience

- [Event Communication Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/component-utilities/ui-frameworks/component-apis/event-communication-systems.md) — Provides a centralized event aggregator for inter-component messaging and decoupled communication. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/changelog.md))
- [HTML View Composition](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/composition-hierarchies/view-hierarchy-composition/html-view-composition.md) — Structures complex layouts by nesting child views and collection views within parent web-based containers.
- [DOM View Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/dom-view-management.md) — Uses region-based containers to manage the nesting and swapping of views without manual DOM manipulation.
- [Pluggable Layout Regions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/dynamic-ui-renderers/ui-configuration-schemas/pluggable-layout-regions.md) — Defines designated visual areas within the layout that allow views to be nested or swapped dynamically. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette#readme))
- [View Hierarchy Organization](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/view-hierarchy-organization.md) — Organizes the user interface by rendering and nesting views within defined visual regions. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/readme.md))
- [View Lifecycle Hooks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/view-lifecycle-hooks.md) — Manages the rendering and destruction of UI components using dedicated hooks to automate resource cleanup. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette#readme))
- [View Lifecycle Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/view-lifecycle-management.md) — Handles the rendering, nesting, and destruction of UI components while managing their lifecycles and visual regions.
- [View Regions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/view-regions.md) — Backbone.js assigns specific elements as regions to handle showing, emptying, and detaching views without manual DOM manipulation. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/changelog.md))
- [Component Lifecycle Hooks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/component-lifecycle-hooks.md) — Provides dedicated hooks for the rendering and destruction of UI components to automate resource cleanup.
- [View Collections](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/data-binding/list-bindings/view-collections.md) — Renders lists of views based on data collections while providing custom sorting and filtering of child elements. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/changelog.md))
- [DOM Event Listeners](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/form-and-input-management/interaction-and-event-handling/event-handling-architectures/event-handling/dom-event-listeners.md) — Provides a declarative configuration to map native browser DOM events to internal view methods. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/changelog.md))
- [HTML Template Renderers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/layout-utilities/presentation-engines/template-engines/server-side-rendering-engines/html-template-renderers.md) — Generates HTML output by passing serialized model data through a cached templating system.
- [Reusable UI Components](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/reusable-ui-components.md) — Creates portable sets of interactions and templates to ensure consistent UI behavior and reduce logic repetition.
- [Route-to-Callback Mapping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/tab-selection-mechanisms/url-synced-tabs/view-to-url-mapping/route-to-callback-mapping.md) — Maps browser URL patterns to specific controller actions using a configuration-based routing engine. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette/blob/master/changelog.md))

### Web Development

- [Backbone.js Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/backbone-js-frameworks.md) — Acts as a structured architectural layer for Backbone.js to organize views and data into manageable components.
- [Client-Side Routers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/client-side-routers.md) — Implements a configuration-based routing engine that maps URLs to specific controller actions.
- [Client-side Routing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/client-side-routing.md) — Maps browser URLs to specific controller actions to manage application navigation and state.
- [Dynamic View Rendering](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/dynamic-view-rendering.md) — Generates application visuals using a consistent, template-based rendering system to reduce boilerplate code. ([source](https://github.com/marionettejs/backbone.marionette#readme))
- [View Mixins](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/view-mixins.md) — Uses mixins to encapsulate and inject reusable sets of interactions and logic into different views.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Declarative Event Routing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/event-triggers/declarative-event-routing.md) — Maps browser DOM events to internal view methods using a declarative configuration object.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Web Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devtools/web-frameworks.md) — A composite application library for Backbone.js that aims to simplify the construction of large scale JavaScript applications.