lychee/src/scripts/api.js
2015-02-02 21:55:33 +01:00

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JavaScript

/**
* @description This module communicates with Lychee's API
* @copyright 2015 by Tobias Reich
*/
api = {
path: 'php/api.php'
}
api.post = function(fn, params, callback) {
var success,
error;
loadingBar.show();
params = $.extend({function: fn}, params);
success = function(data) {
setTimeout(function() { loadingBar.hide() }, 100);
// Catch errors
if (typeof data==='string'&&
data.substring(0, 7)==='Error: ') {
lychee.error(data.substring(7, data.length), params, data);
return false;
}
// Convert 1 to true and an empty string to false
if (data==='1') data = true;
else if (data==='') 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);
// Output response when debug mode is enabled
if (lychee.debugMode) console.log(data);
callback(data);
}
error = function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
lychee.error('Server error or API not found.', params, errorThrown);
}
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: api.path,
data: params,
dataType: 'text',
success,
error
});
}