[API] Update view API

src/adapter/directives/MCTView.js

@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ define(['angular'], function (angular) {
                     }
 
                     var view = factories[key](mctObject);
-                    var elements = view.elements();
+                    view.show(element[0]);
-                    element.empty();
-                    element.append(elements);
                 }
 
                 function setKey(k) {

src/api/View.js

@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
-define(['EventEmitter'], function (EventEmitter) {
+define(function () {
     function View() {
-        EventEmitter.call(this);
     }
 
-    View.prototype = Object.create(EventEmitter.prototype);
+    /**
+     * Show this view in the specified container. If this view is already
+     * showing elsewhere, it will be removed from that location.
+     *
+     * @param {HTMLElement} container the element to populate
+     */
+    View.prototype.show = function (container) {
+    };
 
-    ['elements', 'model'].forEach(function (method) {
+    /**
-        View.prototype[method] = function (value) {
+     * Release any resources associated with this view.
-            this.viewState =
+     *
-                this.viewState || { elements: [], model: undefined };
+     * Subclasses should override this method to release any resources
-            if (arguments.length > 0) {
+     * they obtained during a `show` call.
-                this.viewState[method] = value;
+     */
-                this.emit(method, value);
+    View.prototype.destroy = function () {
-            }
+    };
-            return this.viewState[method];
-        }
-    });
 
     return View;
 });

tutorials/todo/todo.js

@@ -22,23 +22,26 @@ define([
         });
 
         function TodoView(domainObject) {
-            mct.View.apply(this);
+            this.domainObject = domainObject;
             this.filterValue = "all";
-            this.elements($(todoTemplate));
-
-            var $els = $(this.elements());
-            this.$buttons = {
-                all: $els.find('.example-todo-button-all'),
-                incomplete: $els.find('.example-todo-button-incomplete'),
-                complete: $els.find('.example-todo-button-complete')
-            };
-
-            this.initialize();
-            this.on('model', this.render.bind(this));
-            this.model(domainObject);
         }
 
-        TodoView.prototype = Object.create(mct.View.prototype);
+        TodoView.prototype.show = function (container) {
+            this.$els = $(todoTemplate);
+            this.$buttons = {
+                all: this.$els.find('.example-todo-button-all'),
+                incomplete: this.$els.find('.example-todo-button-incomplete'),
+                complete: this.$els.find('.example-todo-button-complete')
+            };
+
+            $(container).empty().append(this.$els);
+
+            this.initialize();
+            this.render();
+        };
+
+        TodoView.prototype.destroy = function () {
+        };
 
         TodoView.prototype.setFilter = function (value) {
             this.filterValue = value;
@@ -52,8 +55,8 @@ define([
         };
 
         TodoView.prototype.render = function () {
-            var $els = $(this.elements());
+            var $els = this.$els;
-            var domainObject = this.model();
+            var domainObject = this.domainObject;
             var tasks = domainObject.getModel().tasks;
             var $message = $els.find('.example-message');
             var $list = $els.find('.example-todo-task-list');