parse not being called on my model in Backbone - backbone.js

Question

I am working on developing a Backbone + require app. Things are working somewhat, but after updating a model on the server, though the server is returning a 200, the 'error' function in the options hash passed to the model's 'save' is being called.
I think I have identified the problem in that the server returns a JSON object containing 'id', whereas the model has an id attribute labeled 'aid'.
My understanding is that this should be handled in the model's 'parse' function, but I cannot get either the model's ''parse' function to be called. Here is my model:
define([
// These are path alias that we configured in our bootstrap
'jquery', // lib/jquery
'underscore', // lib/underscore
'backbone', // lib/backbone
'util'
], function($, _, Backbone){
// Above we have passed in jQuery, Underscore and Backbone
// They will not be accessible in the global scope
var Address = Backbone.Model.extend({
initialize: function() { console.log("Address initialized"); },
urlRoot: '/address/',
parse: function(response, options) {
console.log("In Address::parse");
for(thing in response) {
console.log("Key:" + thing + ", Val: " + response[thing]);
}
}
});
return {
address: Address
};
});
and here is the relevant part of my view:
events: {
"submit #add-address-form": "addAddress",
},
addAddress: function(ev) {
var that = this;
ev.preventDefault();
var addressDetails = $(ev.currentTarget).serializeObject();
var addr = new A.address();
addr.save(addressDetails, {
success: function(model, response, options) {
that.Backbone.application.router.navigate('', {trigger: true});
},
error: function(model, response, options) {
console.log("Response status: " + response.statusCode());
}
});
return false;
},
When the form presented by the view is submitted 'addAddress' is triggered and the server is updated. My app receives a 200 from the server, and the JSON object
'{id: }', but the parse function in the model is never called.
Any help appreciated;

Answer 1

You have to return a value in your parse function :
parse: function(response, options) {
console.log("In Address::parse");
for(thing in response) {
console.log("Key:" + thing + ", Val: " + response[thing]);
}
return response;
}