ComunicWeb/assets/js/common/api.js

/**
 * API main functions
 * 
 * @author Pierre HUBERT
 */
ComunicWeb.common.api = {
    /**
     * Make an API request
     * 
     * @param {String} apiURI The URI to call in the API
     * @param {Object} params The params to include in request
     * @param {Boolean} requireLoginTokens Specify if login tokens are required or not
     * @param {Function} nextAction What to do next
     */
    makeAPIrequest: function(apiURI, params, requireLoginTokens, nextAction){
        //Prepare the request URL
        var requestURL = ComunicWeb.__config.apiURL + apiURI;
        
        //Add API service tokens
        params.serviceName = ComunicWeb.__config.apiServiceName;
        params.serviceToken = ComunicWeb.__config.apiServiceToken;

        //Add login tokens to params if required
        if(requireLoginTokens){
            //Get login tokens
            tokens = ComunicWeb.user.loginTokens.getLoginTokens();

            if(tokens){
                //Add tokens
                params.userToken1 = tokens.token1;
                params.userToken2 = tokens.token2;
            }

        }

        //Prepare data to send in request
        var count = 0;
        var datas = "";
        for(paramName in params){
            //We add a "&" if it isn't the first param
            if(count != 0)
                datas += "&";

            //We add field value
            datas += encodeURIComponent(paramName) + "=" + encodeURIComponent(params[paramName]);

            count++; //Increment counter
        }     

        //Create request
        var apiXHR = new XMLHttpRequest();
        apiXHR.open("POST", requestURL);

        //Prepare request response
        apiXHR.onreadystatechange = function(){
            ComunicWeb.common.api._on_state_change(apiXHR, nextAction);
        }

        //Set request headers
        apiXHR.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

        //Submit request
        apiXHR.send(datas);
    },

    /**
     * Handle xhr request chnages
     * 
     * @param {XMLHttpRequest} apiXHR The request element
     * @param {Function} nextAction What to do once the request is done
     */
    _on_state_change: function(apiXHR, nextAction){

        //We continue only if request is terminated
        if(apiXHR.readyState == 4){

            //Check if response code is 0
            if(apiXHR.status == 0){
                //An error occured
                ComunicWeb.common.network.setStatus(false);
            }
            else{
                //It is a success
                ComunicWeb.common.network.setStatus(true);
            }

            //Check if response is empty
            if(apiXHR.responseText.length == ""){
                //Auto-create a response for empty responses (to avoid Javascript errors and allow the script to continue to execute)
                result = {
                    error : {
                        code: 0,
                        message: "Empty response",
                    },
                };
            }
            else
                //Prepare result
                var result = JSON.parse(apiXHR.responseText);

            //We check if we got any error
            if(result.error){
                //Log error
                ComunicWeb.debug.logMessage("Got an error in a XHR request! \n Request URL: "+requestURL+" \n Response : "+apiXHR.responseText);
            }

            //We can do the next step
            if(nextAction)
                nextAction(result);
        }
    },
}