Triggering events on all parent attributes

README.md

@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ Example code:
         console.log(val);
     });
 
+    //... and all parent attributes as well
+    model.bind('change:user.name', function(model, val) { console.log(val); });
+    model.bind('change:user', function(model, val) { console.log(val); });
+
     //Wildcards are supported
     model.bind('change:user.*', function() {});
 

src/deep-model.js

@@ -225,6 +225,25 @@
                 }
                 //</custom code>
               }
+              //<custom code>
+              // Flag triggered events so that they are not triggered more then once.
+              var triggered = {};
+              _.each(changes, function(key) {
+
+                var fields = key.split(separator);
+
+                //Trigger change events for parent keys without wildcard (*) notation.
+
+                for(var n = fields.length - 1; n > 0; n--) {
+                  var parentKey = _.first(fields, n).join(separator);
+
+                    if (!triggered[parentKey]) {
+                        this.trigger('change:' + parentKey, this, getNested(current, parentKey), options);
+                    }
+                    triggered[parentKey] = true;
+                }
+              }, this);
+              //</custom code>                
             }
 
             if (changing) return this;

test/deep-model.test.js

@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ test("set: Triggers model change:[attribute] events", function() {
             'change:user.name.first',
             'change:user.name.*',
             'change:user.*',
+            'change:user.name',
+            'change:user',
             'change'
         ]);
     })();
@@ -503,6 +505,8 @@ test("unset: Triggers model change:[attribute] events", function() {
             'change:user.name.first',
             'change:user.name.*',
             'change:user.*',
+            'change:user.name',
+            'change:user',
             'change'
         ]);
     })();