`template` option is being ignored

[kahlil]

In the ampersand example app I tried to pass this template:

<div class="pure-control-group">
  <div role="message-container">
    <p role="message-text"></p>
  </div>
  <label for="name" role="label"></label>
  <input id="name" type="text">
</div>

without any effect.

[kamilogorek]

Did you pass template on an instance initialization

var view = new InputView({
    template: '...'
});

or extanded a new custom view?

var CustomInputView = InputView.extend({
    template: '...'
});
var view = new CustomInputView();

[kahlil]

on an instance initialization

[kamilogorek]

Then it won't work. Internal attributes like template are only mixed once base constructor is extended. You've to create custom view for that.

[kamilogorek]

Attributes that can be passed along on initialization are only model, collection and el – https://github.com/AmpersandJS/ampersand-view/blob/76cb498b2969511ba4aaa5620edd32f63f4652d2/ampersand-view.js#L78

[kahlil]

OK got it, thanks.