liftinstall/static/js/helpers.js

/**
 * helpers.js
 *
 * Additional state-less helper methods.
 */

var request_id = 0;

/**
 * Makes a AJAX request.
 *
 * @param path The path to connect to.
 * @param successCallback A callback with a JSON payload.
 * @param failCallback A fail callback. Optional.
 * @param data POST data. Optional.
 */
function ajax(path, successCallback, failCallback, data) {
    if (failCallback === undefined) {
        failCallback = defaultFailHandler;
    }

    var req = new XMLHttpRequest();

    req.addEventListener("load", function() {
        // The server can sometimes return a string error. Make sure we handle this.
        if (this.status === 200 && this.getResponseHeader('Content-Type').indexOf("application/json") !== -1) {
            successCallback(JSON.parse(this.responseText));
        } else {
            failCallback();
        }
    });
    req.addEventListener("error", failCallback);

    req.open(data == null ? "GET" : "POST", path + "?nocache=" + request_id++, true);
    // Rocket only currently supports URL encoded forms.
    req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    if (data != null) {
        var form = "";

        for (var key in data) {
            if (form !== "") {
                form += "&";
            }
            form += encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(data[key]);
        }

        req.send(form);
    } else {
        req.send();
    }
}

/**
 * Makes a AJAX request, streaming each line as it arrives. Type should be text/plain,
 * each line will be interpreted as JSON separately.
 *
 * @param path The path to connect to.
 * @param callback A callback with a JSON payload. Called for every line as it comes.
 * @param successCallback A callback with a raw text payload.
 * @param failCallback A fail callback. Optional.
 * @param data POST data. Optional.
 */
function stream_ajax(path, callback, successCallback, failCallback, data) {
    var req = new XMLHttpRequest();

    req.addEventListener("load", function() {
        // The server can sometimes return a string error. Make sure we handle this.
        if (this.status === 200) {
            successCallback(this.responseText);
        } else {
            failCallback();
        }
    });

    var buffer = "";

    req.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if(req.readyState > 2) {
            var newData = req.responseText.substr(req.seenBytes);

            buffer += newData;

            var pointer;
            while ((pointer = newData.indexOf("\n")) >= 0) {
                var line = newData.substring(0, pointer).trim();
                newData = newData.substring(pointer + 1);

                if (line.length === 0) {
                    continue;
                }

                var contents = JSON.parse(line);
                callback(contents);
            }

            req.seenBytes = req.responseText.length;
        }
    };

    req.addEventListener("error", failCallback);

    req.open(data == null ? "GET" : "POST", path + "?nocache=" + request_id++, true);
    // Rocket only currently supports URL encoded forms.
    req.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    if (data != null) {
        var form = "";

        for (var key in data) {
            if (form !== "") {
                form += "&";
            }
            form += encodeURIComponent(key) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(data[key]);
        }

        req.send(form);
    } else {
        req.send();
    }
}

/**
 * The default handler if a AJAX request fails. Not to be used directly.
 *
 * @param e The XMLHttpRequest that failed.
 */
function defaultFailHandler(e) {
    console.error("A AJAX request failed, and was not caught:");
    console.error(e);
}