Use body element as default parent view

mcfarljw · Nov 2, 2016 · a1f6f36 · a1f6f36
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diff --git a/src/modules/Component.js b/src/modules/Component.js
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ class GelatoComponent extends Gelato.View {
   }
 
   renderTemplate(context) {
-    if (this.container) {
-      this.parent.$(this.container).html(this.$el);
-    }
+    this.parent.find(this.container).html(this.$el);
 
     Gelato.View.prototype.renderTemplate.call(this, context);
 

diff --git a/src/modules/View.js b/src/modules/View.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class GelatoView extends Backbone.View {
     super(options);
 
     this.components = {};
-    this.parent = null;
+    this.parent = Backbone.$(document.body);
   }
 
   _handleClickNavigate(event) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class GelatoView extends Backbone.View {
     _.forOwn(
       this.components,
       (component) => {
-        component.parent = this;
+        component.parent = this.$el;
 
         if (component.autoRender) {
           component.render();