jsPlumb best javascript MVC framework to associate with

Question

This is an opened question,

In order to make the best choice for my project, I need to know what is the best MVC javascript framework to couple with jsPlumb 1.5.5 (jQuery) to do the easiest and the most robust implementation in order to handle all business logic and a clean code division.

My choice will be made regarding these well-known frameworks :

1) AngularJS

This Stack post refers to a way to separate jsPlumb graphic code with AngularJS controller code (using a custom AngularJS service to handle jsPlumb logic) : Using AngularJS and jsPlumb (use jsPlumb functions in AngularJS controller)

And there is a simple implementation example here : https://github.com/mrquincle/jsplumb-example

2) Ember.js

I found this Stack post, referring to an issue (solved) : Using jsPlumb in an Ember.js Application

3) Backbone.js

I only find one sample very very ligthweight..

I got some informations about these 3 frameworks thanks to this helpful link :

https://sporto.github.io/blog/2013/04/12/comparison-angular-backbone-can-ember/

I need to know what should be the best approach to make an heavy and clean front-end full-js application to achieve this kind of product :

http://equationmap.com/322/#.U1d8gfl_v-1

From my point of view, AngularJS is the best choice today, but I want to understand if it's possible with this framework, to add some new HTML elements on the fly (jsPlumb elements creation) and to bind them an AngularJS business logic ?

Answer 1

For your requirement, I would suggest you to try emberJS rather angularJS. Because(Source):

"Angular’s focus on simplicity has some serious consequences. There are workarounds for some of these issues that you can implement yourself in your project with great discipline, but ask yourself this: are all developers on your team going to follow the same conventions? Additionally, if you add all sorts of extra constructs to AngularJS to make it work like Ember, why not just use Ember in the first place?"

Also take a look at: http://ryantablada.com/post/why-i-chose-ember-js

Answer 2

It depends on your preference, familiarity with the framework and most importantly project requirements.

I started using Angular but ended up with Backbone.

IMHO Angular is ok, but the learning curve is very steep, sometimes very difficult to get the desired behavior, where as Backbone, I was able to come up with a TODO in 2 days and took more than 5 days to design a todo in Angular.

The only problem with Angular is it tries to introduce it's own constructs, where as Backbone is like plain javascript gives one all the flexibility. I haven't tried Ember but might surely work upon in near future.