ChaseFlorell

// tries to execute the uri:scheme
function uriSchemeWithHyperlinkFallback(uri, href) {
    // set up a timer and start it
    var start = new Date().getTime(), 
        end, 
        elapsed;

    // attempt to redirect to the uri:scheme
    // the lovely thing about javascript is that it's single threadded.
    // if this WORKS, it'll stutter for a split second, causing the timer to be off

pithyless

// jQuery Headers support for $.ajax

$.ajax({
        beforeSend: function(xhrObj){
                xhrObj.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
                xhrObj.setRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
        }
        type: "POST",
        url: "/article",
        processData: false,

db

(function addXhrProgressEvent($) {
    var originalXhr = $.ajaxSettings.xhr;
    $.ajaxSetup({
        progress: function() { console.log("standard progress callback"); },
        xhr: function() {
            var req = originalXhr(), that = this;
            if (req) {
                if (typeof req.addEventListener == "function") {
                    req.addEventListener("progress", function(evt) {
                        that.progress(evt);

chicagoworks

/**
 * converted stringify() to jQuery plugin.
 * serializes a simple object to a JSON formatted string.
 * Note: stringify() is different from jQuery.serialize() which URLEncodes form elements

 * UPDATES:
 *      Added a fix to skip over Object.prototype members added by the prototype.js library
 * USAGE:
 *  jQuery.ajax({