README.md

Backbone.js Authentication UI with Ruby on Rails and Devise

This is an example application that implements a user regisration, authentication, and password retrieval user interface using Backbone.js, Ruby on Rails, and Devise.

The front end also takes advantage of a few additional Backbone support libraries which include:

• backbone.marionette
• backbone.modelbinder
• backbone-rails's Backbone.sync implementation

Demo Application

A demo application can be found at http://backbonedevise.herokuapp.com

Local Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone git://github.com/jhuckabee/backbone_devise.git

2. Configure your database in config/database.yml. The current config assumes a custom local PostgreSQL configuration.

   vi config/database.yml

3. Migrate the database

   rake db:migrate

4. Start your webserver

rails server

Tests

Integration tests have been written using Capybara and Selenium

Run the tests using

rake test