define(['backbone'], function(Backbone) { var Line = Backbone.Model.extend({ initialize: function() { this.set_status(); if (this.get("messages").length) { this.set("message_count", this.get("messages").length); } }, set_status: function() { this.set("status_class", this.get("status").replace(', ', ',').replace(' ', '-').replace(',', ' ')); } }); return Line; });