JavaScript jQuery HTTP Client

README.md

JavaScript jQuery HTTP Client

Full documentation see: JavaScript - JSON and REST

Used software

Used JavaScript library

• jQuery (v.1.10.2)

Usage

Get example with OAuth

var client = new HttpClient();
client.httpGet("http://example.org/api/message/", "OAuth " + access_token,
    function (data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
        console.log("receive: " + textStatus + " " + jqXHR.status + " " + jqXHR.statusText);

        $.each( data.objects, function( i, item ) {
            // e.g. access attribute name: console.log(item.name)
        });
    },
    function (jqXHR, textStatus) {
        console.log("receive: " + textStatus + " " + jqXHR.status + " " + jqXHR.statusText);
        $("#getResult").text(completeMessage);        
    }
);

Post example with OAuth

var client = new HttpClient();
client.httpPost("http://example.org/api/message/", "OAuth " + access_token, data,
    function (jqXHR, textStatus) {
        console.log("receive: created");
        console.log(textStatus + " " + jqXHR.status + " " + jqXHR.statusText);
    },
    function (jqXHR, textStatus) {
        console.log("receive: " + textStatus + " " + jqXHR.status + " " + jqXHR.statusText);
        console.log(jqXHR.responseText);
    }
);

HttpClient.js

/*
 * Perform an asynchronous HTTP (Ajax) request.
 */
(function ($, undefined) {

  window.HttpClient = function() {
  }

  HttpClient.prototype = {
    httpPost: function (url, authorization, data, success_callback, fail_callback) {
      return httpPost(url, authorization, data, success_callback, fail_callback);
    },
    httpGet: function (url, authorization, success_callback, fail_callback) {
      return httpGet(url, authorization, success_callback, fail_callback);
    },
  }

  function httpPost(url, authorization, data, success_callback, fail_callback) {
    console.log("request:" + url + data);

    return $.ajax({
      url: url,
      type: 'POST',
      contentType: 'application/json',
      data: data,
      dataType: 'json',
      processData: false,
      beforeSend: function (xhr) {
        if (authorization != "") {
          xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', authorization);
        }
        xhr.setRequestHeader('Accept', "application/json");
      },
      complete: function(jqXHR, textStatus) {
        switch (jqXHR.status) {
          case 201:
            success_callback(jqXHR, textStatus);
            break;
          default:
            if (fail_callback) {
              fail_callback(jqXHR, textStatus);              
            }
            break;
        }
      },
    });
  }

  function httpGet(url, authorization, success_callback, fail_callback) {
    console.log("request:" + url);

    return $.ajax({
      url: url,
      dataType: 'json',
      beforeSend: function (xhr) {
        if (authorization != "") {
           xhr.setRequestHeader('Authorization', authorization);
        }
        xhr.setRequestHeader('Accept', "application/json");
      },
      success: function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
        success_callback(data, textStatus, jqXHR);
      },
      error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
        if (fail_callback) {
          fail_callback(jqXHR, textStatus);
        }
      },
    });
  }

})(jQuery, undefined);