Ajax Wrapper

ajaxHelper.js

/**
 * ajaxHelper.js
 * written by bellydrum to make ajax even easier
 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * @param url (string) - url from which to request data
 * @param requestType (string) - type of request
 * @param data (optional: object) - data required to make request
 * @returns
 *  - success: {Promise<*>}
 *  - failure: error
 *    - there was an error making the ajax call to the given url
 *
 * @about - standardized wrapper for ajax calls
 */
async function ajaxCall(url, requestType, data=null) {
  try {
    let result = await $.ajax({
      url: url,
      type: requestType,
      data: data,
      success: result => { return result },
      error: error => { return error }
    })
    return result
  } catch(error) {
    throw error
  }
}