view and setView are now always available on Backbone.View's, Closes …

…GH-63

backbone.layoutmanager.js

@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ var LayoutManager = Backbone.View.extend({
     var partials, options;
     var root = this;
 
+    // Ensure a view always has a views object
+    if (!this.views) {
+      this.views = {};
+    }
+
     // Make sure any existing views are completely scrubbed of
     // events/properties.  Do not run clean on append items.
     if (this.views[name]) {
@@ -436,6 +441,9 @@ var LayoutManager = Backbone.View.extend({
   }
 });
 
+// Ensure all Views always have access to setView and view
+Backbone.View.prototype.view = LayoutManager.prototype.view;
+Backbone.View.prototype.setViews = LayoutManager.prototype.setViews;
 
 // Attach to Backbone
 Backbone.LayoutManager = LayoutManager;

test/views.js

@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ module("views", {
       }
     });
 
+    // Initialize View
+    this.InitView = Backbone.View.extend({
+      template: "#test",
+
+      serialize: function() {
+        return { text: this.msg };
+      },
+
+      initialize: function(opts) {
+        this.msg = opts.msg;
+
+        this.setViews({
+          ".inner-right": new setup.SubView()
+        });
+      }
+    });
+
     this.SubView = Backbone.LayoutManager.View.extend({
       template: "#test-sub",
 
@@ -255,6 +272,29 @@ asyncTest("using setViews", function() {
   });
 });
 
+asyncTest("using setViews inside initialize", function() {
+  expect(2);
+
+  var main = new Backbone.LayoutManager({
+    template: "#main"
+  });
+
+  main.setViews({
+    ".right": new this.InitView({
+      msg: "Left"
+    })
+  });
+
+  main.render(function(el) {
+    var trimmed = $.trim( $(el).find(".inner-right div").html() );
+
+    ok(isNode(el), "Contents is a DOM Node");
+    equal(trimmed, "Right", "Correct render");
+
+    start();
+  });
+});
+
 asyncTest("extend layoutmanager", function() {
   expect(1);