Ember.js Cookbook

Setting up a route model

Occasionally, you'll need to retrieve data from a model for a template. The route is responsible for loading the appropriate model. This recipe will go over how to do this.

How to do it...

1. In a new application, open the router.js file and add a new route. We'll call this route students:

   // app/router.js
   import Ember from 'ember';
   import config from './config/environment';
   
   var Router = Ember.Router.extend({
     location: config.locationType
   });
   
   Router.map(function() {
     this.route('students');
   });
   
   export default Router;

   The students route will retrieve data from the students route handler.

2. Generate the students route. This will create the students route handler and template:

   $ ember g route students
   

3. In the students.js file, add a ...