When null is passed as value, it instantiates an empty model in the collection

[bryanspears]

const State = require('ampersand-state');
const Collection = require('ampersand-collection');

const StateCollection = Collection.extend({});

const Country = State.extend({
  collections: {
    states: StateCollection,
  },
});

const ugh = new Country({
  states: null,
});

console.log(ugh.states.length, ugh.states.models.length);

const derp = new Country({
  states: [],
});

console.log(derp.states.length, derp.states.models.length);

Output is 1 1 and then 0 0. Length should be zero in both cases, correct?

[bryanspears]

Just to be clear, it's not just a length problem. It actually creates an empty model in the collection.

[bryanspears]

Ahhh. It's a problem in ampersand-state: https://github.com/AmpersandJS/ampersand-state/blob/master/ampersand-state.js#L167

Shouldn't ampersand-state let the collection decide what to do with the data? This creates inconsistent behavior between state and collection when used together as desired.