Updated delete-script of Jeffrey Way to work with Laravel 5. And optimized the implementation for the CSRF token. #laravel

laravel.js

/*
 <a href="posts/2" data-method="delete"> <---- We want to send an HTTP DELETE request

 - Or, request confirmation in the process -

 <a href="posts/2" data-method="delete" data-confirm="Are you sure?">
 
 Add this to your view:
  <script>
		window.csrfToken = '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>';
  </script>
  <script src="/js/deleteHandler.js"></script>
 */

(function() {

    var laravel = {
        initialize: function() {
            this.registerEvents();
        },

        registerEvents: function() {
            $('body').on('click', 'a[data-method]', this.handleMethod);
        },

        handleMethod: function(e) {
            var link = $(this);
            var httpMethod = link.data('method').toUpperCase();
            var form;

            // If the data-method attribute is not PUT or DELETE,
            // then we don't know what to do. Just ignore.
            if ( $.inArray(httpMethod, ['PUT', 'DELETE']) === - 1 ) {
                return;
            }

            // Allow user to optionally provide data-confirm="Are you sure?"
            if ( link.data('confirm') ) {
                if ( ! laravel.verifyConfirm(link) ) {
                    return false;
                }
            }

            form = laravel.createForm(link);
            form.submit();

            e.preventDefault();
        },

        verifyConfirm: function(link) {
            return confirm(link.data('confirm'));
        },

        createForm: function(link) {
            var form =
                $('<form>', {
                    'method': 'POST',
                    'action': link.attr('href')
                });

            var token =
                $('<input>', {
                    'name': '_token',
                    'type': 'hidden',
                    'value': window.csrfToken
                });

            var hiddenInput =
                $('<input>', {
                    'name': '_method',
                    'type': 'hidden',
                    'value': link.data('method')
                });

            return form.append(token, hiddenInput)
                .appendTo('body');
        }
    };

    laravel.initialize();

})();

Love this script and I had it working but now for some reason it comes back with an error listed below. I followed the instructions carefully - linked to the deletehandler.js and I'm echoing the csrf_token. I get no javaScript errors. Anyone have an idea how to fix this?

I'm on Laravel 5.

1/1
MethodNotAllowedHttpException in RouteCollection.php line 207:
in RouteCollection.php line 207
at RouteCollection->methodNotAllowed(array('GET', 'HEAD', 'POST')) in RouteCollection.php line 194
at RouteCollection->getRouteForMethods(object(Request), array('GET', 'HEAD', 'POST')) in RouteCollection.php line 142
at RouteCollection->match(object(Request)) in Router.php line 720
at Router->findRoute(object(Request)) in Router.php line 643
at Router->dispatchToRoute(object(Request)) in Router.php line 619
at Router->dispatch(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 214
at Kernel->Illuminate\Foundation\Http{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 141
at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 43
at VerifyCsrfToken->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) in VerifyCsrfToken.php line 17
at VerifyCsrfToken->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) in Pipeline.php line 125
at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in ShareErrorsFromSession.php line 55
at ShareErrorsFromSession->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) in Pipeline.php line 125
at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in StartSession.php line 61
at StartSession->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) in Pipeline.php line 125
at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in AddQueuedCookiesToResponse.php line 36
at AddQueuedCookiesToResponse->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) in Pipeline.php line 125
at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in EncryptCookies.php line 40
at EncryptCookies->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) in Pipeline.php line 125
at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request)) in CheckForMaintenanceMode.php line 42
at CheckForMaintenanceMode->handle(object(Request), object(Closure)) in Pipeline.php line 125
at Pipeline->Illuminate\Pipeline{closure}(object(Request))
at call_user_func(object(Closure), object(Request)) in Pipeline.php line 101
at Pipeline->then(object(Closure)) in Kernel.php line 115
at Kernel->sendRequestThroughRouter(object(Request)) in Kernel.php line 84
at Kernel->handle(object(Request)) in index.php line 55

My link just submits a get request to the href still

So no sign of a resolution there. I'll try emailing Github.

still getting token mismatch error

This works fine for me - thank you!

Guys, make sure you don't forget:

  <script>
		window.csrfToken = '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>';
  </script>

The quotes wrapping the CSRF token are important. Otherwise this script will fail, hence why you end up sending a GET request.