Question

Looking at using a Javascript MVC framework to build a web app (without using any server side technologies) which i can then eventually port to iOS/Android or Adobe Air for Desktop machines.

What is the best framework to use? Found a few links here which detailed a few good examples, but nothing there noted how i should be storing data (using JSON flatfiles, db files etc)

Can anyone let me know which of these frameworks allow for this and any relevant tutorials/links i should be reading.

Looking at in the end creating an Air app for fellow D&D players to use for their character sheets (just for my group of D&D players), obviously having the data stored persistently on their machines.

Thanks

Dan

Answer 1

Ember.js looks like the best choice for a MVC framework.

When it comes to data storage, you have a few built-in options: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/features/storage. These have their own pros/cons and have limited support.

I don’t know of any frameworks that handle this, but it would be possible to abstract this within your models:

var pf = new PlayerFactory;
pf.getById('player-id');

then

function PlayerFactory()
{
  this.getById = function(playerId)
  {
    var key = 'player-'+playerId;
    if (localStorage.get(key) {
      var p = new Player();
      p.setAttributes(localStorage.get(key);
      return p;
    }
    return false;
  } 

  return this;
}