I have a Backbone app. I\'m using Backbone.history to enable use of the back button. We have a page (settings) that auto loads a popup requiring input from the user. If the u
Wrap the back navigation logic in a method of your own. Perhaps on the router:
var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
initialize: function() {
this.routesHit = 0;
//keep count of number of routes handled by your application
Backbone.history.on('route', function() { this.routesHit++; }, this);
},
back: function() {
if(this.routesHit > 1) {
//more than one route hit -> user did not land to current page directly
window.history.back();
} else {
//otherwise go to the home page. Use replaceState if available so
//the navigation doesn't create an extra history entry
this.navigate('app/', {trigger:true, replace:true});
}
}
});
And use the router method to navigate back:
appRouter.back();