Openure

Expose your Backbone views in a single click.
What is Openure?
Openure is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily expose the internal variables of Backbone Views on a webpage. By clicking on a view, it will be highlighted in a lightbox and you can access the variables such as view, model, collection, and options in the Chrome JS console.

Extension stats

By: sosaucily
Users: 10
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 0.6.1 (Last updated: 2015-02-22)
Creation date: 2015-02-21
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 64.53K

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Extension summary

Openure

Openure exposes the internal variables of Backbone Views on a page.

Setup & Use

  1. Expose your backbone app in a global variable. (Flag this off for your isStaff or Admin group only if you'd like)

  2. Set that variable name in the Openure extension options at chrome://extensions/ and refresh the page (look for Openure in your extensions and click - 'options')

  3. CMND-SHIFT-click on a view. Notice the view you clicked is highlighted in a lightbox (courtesy of jQuery Spotlight - http://dev7studios.com/portfolio/jquery-spotlight/)

  4. In the Chrome JS console, use the 'view', 'model', 'collection' and 'options' variables.

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Openure requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Openure has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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