Nested collection in a model

[Jon Skulski]

Trying to follow the nested collection pattern found in http://documentcloud.github.io/backbone/#FAQ-tim-toady

e.g.

var Mailbox = Backbone.Model.extend({

  initialize: function() {
    this.messages = new Messages;
    this.messages.url = '/mailbox/' + this.id + '/messages';
    this.messages.on("reset", this.updateCounts);
  },

  ...

});

var inbox = new Mailbox;

// And then, when the Inbox is opened:

inbox.messages.fetch({reset: true})

But not quite sure how to get it to work with fetcher && model/collectionStore. If we just fetch the collection, the model is not stored or retrieved. If we fetch the model, the collection data is not stored. 

I am also running into similar problems if we are just using one off Backbone models. For example if I create a model in the controller and use that to fetch data and create a new collection. Then it is not placed in the store and hydrated in the model. 

Is there a pattern or example I can follow to 'artificially' store models or collections? 

Thanks!
Jon

[ma...@analog.fm]

Not sure if it's exactly what you need, but I always need to add the app to the model when I instantiate from the view.

this.messages.app = this.app

I guess this is because the options aren't being passed into the intitalize function

https://github.com/airbnb/rendr/blob/master/shared/base/model.js