/*globals elgg, $*/ elgg.provide('elgg.ajax'); /** * @author Evan Winslow * Provides a bunch of useful shortcut functions for making ajax calls */ /** * Wrapper function for jQuery.ajax which ensures that the url being called * is relative to the elgg site root. * * You would most likely use elgg.get or elgg.post, rather than this function * * @param {string} url Optionally specify the url as the first argument * @param {Object} options Optional. {@see jQuery#ajax} * @return {XmlHttpRequest} */ elgg.ajax = function(url, options) { options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options); options.url = elgg.normalize_url(options.url); return $.ajax(options); }; /** * @const */ elgg.ajax.SUCCESS = 0; /** * @const */ elgg.ajax.ERROR = -1; /** * Handle optional arguments and return the resulting options object * * @param url * @param options * @return {Object} * @private */ elgg.ajax.handleOptions = function(url, options) { var data_only = true, data, member; //elgg.ajax('example/file.php', {...}); if (elgg.isString(url)) { options = options || {}; //elgg.ajax({...}); } else { options = url || {}; url = options.url; } //elgg.ajax('example/file.php', function() {...}); if (elgg.isFunction(options)) { data_only = false; options = {success: options}; } //elgg.ajax('example/file.php', {data:{...}}); if (options.data) { data_only = false; } else { for (member in options) { //elgg.ajax('example/file.php', {callback:function(){...}}); if (elgg.isFunction(options[member])) { data_only = false; } } } //elgg.ajax('example/file.php', {notdata:notfunc}); if (data_only) { data = options; options = {data: data}; } if (url) { options.url = url; } return options; }; /** * Wrapper function for elgg.ajax which forces the request type to 'get.' * * @param {string} url Optionally specify the url as the first argument * @param {Object} options {@see jQuery#ajax} * @return {XmlHttpRequest} */ elgg.get = function(url, options) { options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options); options.type = 'get'; return elgg.ajax(options); }; /** * Wrapper function for elgg.get which forces the dataType to 'json.' * * @param {string} url Optionally specify the url as the first argument * @param {Object} options {@see jQuery#ajax} * @return {XmlHttpRequest} */ elgg.getJSON = function(url, options) { options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options); options.dataType = 'json'; return elgg.get(options); }; /** * Wrapper function for elgg.ajax which forces the request type to 'post.' * * @param {string} url Optionally specify the url as the first argument * @param {Object} options {@see jQuery#ajax} * @return {XmlHttpRequest} */ elgg.post = function(url, options) { options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(url, options); options.type = 'post'; return elgg.ajax(options); }; /** * Perform an action via ajax * * @example Usage 1: * At its simplest, only the action name is required (and anything more than the * action name will be invalid). *
* elgg.action('name/of/action');
*
*
* The action can be relative to the current site ('name/of/action') or
* the full URL of the action ('http://elgg.org/action/name/of/action').
*
* @example Usage 2:
* If you want to pass some data along with it, use the second parameter
*
* elgg.action('friend/add', { friend: some_guid });
*
*
* @example Usage 3:
* Of course, you will have no control over what happens when the request
* completes if you do it like that, so there's also the most verbose method
*
* elgg.action('friend/add', {
* data: {
* friend: some_guid
* },
* success: function(json) {
* //do something
* },
* }
*
* You can pass any of your favorite $.ajax arguments into this second parameter.
*
* @note If you intend to use the second field in the "verbose" way, you must
* specify a callback method or the data parameter. If you do not, elgg.action
* will think you mean to send the second parameter as data.
*
* @note You do not have to add security tokens to this request. Elgg does that
* for you automatically.
*
* @see jQuery.ajax
*
* @param {String} action The action to call.
* @param {Object} options
* @return {XMLHttpRequest}
*/
elgg.action = function(action, options) {
elgg.assertTypeOf('string', action);
// support shortcut and full URLs
// this will mangle URLs that aren't elgg actions.
// Use post, get, or ajax for those.
if (action.indexOf('action/') < 0) {
action = 'action/' + action;
}
options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(action, options);
options.data = elgg.security.addToken(options.data);
options.dataType = 'json';
//Always display system messages after actions
var custom_success = options.success || elgg.nullFunction;
options.success = function(json, two, three, four) {
if (json && json.system_messages) {
elgg.register_error(json.system_messages.errors);
elgg.system_message(json.system_messages.success);
}
custom_success(json, two, three, four);
};
return elgg.post(options);
};
/**
* Make an API call
*
* @example Usage:
*
* elgg.api('system.api.list', {
* success: function(data) {
* console.log(data);
* }
* });
*
*
* @param {String} method The API method to be called
* @param {Object} options {@see jQuery#ajax}
* @return {XmlHttpRequest}
*/
elgg.api = function (method, options) {
elgg.assertTypeOf('string', method);
var defaults = {
dataType: 'json',
data: {}
};
options = elgg.ajax.handleOptions(method, options);
options = $.extend(defaults, options);
options.url = 'services/api/rest/' + options.dataType + '/';
options.data.method = method;
return elgg.ajax(options);
};