lychee/src/scripts/api.js
2016-02-13 23:38:04 +01:00

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JavaScript

/**
* @description This module communicates with Lychee's API
* @copyright 2015 by Tobias Reich
*/
api = {
path : 'php/index.php',
onError : null
}
api.post = function(fn, params, callback) {
loadingBar.show()
params = $.extend({ function: fn }, params)
const success = (data) => {
setTimeout(loadingBar.hide, 100)
// Catch errors
if (typeof data==='string' && data.substring(0, 7)==='Error: ') {
api.onError(data.substring(7, data.length), params, data)
return false
}
// Convert 1 to true and an empty string to false
if (data==='true') data = true
else if (data==='false') data = false
// Convert to JSON if string start with '{' and ends with '}'
if (typeof data==='string' && data.substring(0, 1)==='{' && data.substring(data.length - 1, data.length)==='}') {
data = $.parseJSON(data)
}
callback(data)
}
const error = (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) => {
api.onError('Server error or API not found.', params, errorThrown)
}
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: api.path,
data: params,
dataType: 'text',
success,
error
})
}