we are using flux now ... yaaay ...

front-ui/app/stores/itemStore.js

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+var AppDispatcher = require('../dispatcher/appDispatcher');
+var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
+var ItemConstants = require('../constants/itemConstants');
+var ItemCollection = require('../models/itemCollection');
+var ItemWithDetails = require('../models/itemWithDetails')
+var _ = require('underscore');
+
+// Define initial data points
+var _items = new ItemCollection(), _selectedItem = new ItemWithDetails();
+
+
+var loadItemsForFrontpage = function() { 
+        items = _items
+        items.setClassificationType(0);
+        items.setLimit(30);
+        items.setOffset(0);
+        
+        items.fetch({success: function() {
+            ItemStore.emitChange();
+        }});
+};
+
+var setSelected  = function(id) {
+  var item = new ItemWithDetails({id: this.itemId });
+  item.fetch({
+    success: function() {            
+       _selectedItem = item;
+       ItemStore.emitChange();      
+     } 
+    }
+  );
+}
+
+
+// Extend ItemStore with EventEmitter to add eventing capabilities
+var ItemStore = _.extend({}, EventEmitter.prototype, {
+
+  // Return Single Item With Details 
+  getSelectedItem: function() {
+    return _selectedItem;
+  },
+
+  // Return All Items
+  getItems: function() {
+    return _items;
+  },
+
+  // Emit Change event
+  emitChange: function() {
+    console.log("Emitting change!");
+    this.emit('change');
+  },
+
+  // Add change listener
+  addChangeListener: function(callback) {
+    this.on('change', callback);
+  },
+
+  // Remove change listener
+  removeChangeListener: function(callback) {
+    this.removeListener('change', callback);
+  }
+
+});
+
+// Register callback with AppDispatcher
+AppDispatcher.register(function(payload) {
+  var action = payload.action;
+  var text;
+
+  switch(action.actionType) {
+
+    // Respond to SELECT_ITEM action
+    case ItemConstants.SELECT_ITEM:
+      setSelected(action.item.id);      
+      // TODO: this does not belong here - update when react router becommes available 
+        RIBICA.App.router.navigate(action.item.getFrontEndUrl(), {'trigger': true});
+
+      break;
+
+    case ItemConstants.LOAD_FOR_FRONTPAGE:
+      loadItemsForFrontpage();
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      return true;
+  }
+
+  // If action was responded to, emit change event
+  ItemStore.emitChange();
+  return true;
+
+});
+
+module.exports = ItemStore;