324 lines
7.8 KiB
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324 lines
7.8 KiB
Markdown
# It's AJAX
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All over again. Includes support for xmlHttpRequest, JSONP, CORS, and CommonJS Promises A.
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It is also isomorphic allowing you to `require('reqwest')` in `Node.js` through the peer dependency [xhr2](https://github.com/pwnall/node-xhr2), albeit the original intent of this library is for the browser. For a more thorough solution for Node.js, see [mikeal/request](https://github.com/request/request).
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## API
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``` js
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reqwest('path/to/html', function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp)
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})
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/html'
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, method: 'post'
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, data: { foo: 'bar', baz: 100 }
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp)
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}
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})
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/html'
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, method: 'get'
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, data: [ { name: 'foo', value: 'bar' }, { name: 'baz', value: 100 } ]
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp)
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}
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})
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/json'
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, type: 'json'
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, method: 'post'
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, error: function (err) { }
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}
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})
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/json'
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, type: 'json'
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, method: 'post'
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, contentType: 'application/json'
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, headers: {
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'X-My-Custom-Header': 'SomethingImportant'
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}
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, error: function (err) { }
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}
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})
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// Uses XMLHttpRequest2 credentialled requests (cookies, HTTP basic auth) if supported
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/json'
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, type: 'json'
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, method: 'post'
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, contentType: 'application/json'
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, crossOrigin: true
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, withCredentials: true
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, error: function (err) { }
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}
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})
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/data.jsonp?callback=?'
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, type: 'jsonp'
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}
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})
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/data.jsonp?foo=bar'
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, type: 'jsonp'
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, jsonpCallback: 'foo'
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, jsonpCallbackName: 'bar'
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}
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})
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/data.jsonp?foo=bar'
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, type: 'jsonp'
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, jsonpCallback: 'foo'
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}
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, complete: function (resp) {
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qwery('#hide-this').hide()
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}
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})
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```
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## Promises
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``` js
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/data.jsonp?foo=bar'
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, type: 'jsonp'
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, jsonpCallback: 'foo'
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})
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.then(function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}, function (err, msg) {
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qwery('#errors').html(msg)
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})
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.always(function (resp) {
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qwery('#hide-this').hide()
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})
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```
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``` js
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reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/data.jsonp?foo=bar'
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, type: 'jsonp'
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, jsonpCallback: 'foo'
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})
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.then(function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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})
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.fail(function (err, msg) {
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qwery('#errors').html(msg)
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})
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.always(function (resp) {
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qwery('#hide-this').hide()
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})
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```
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``` js
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var r = reqwest({
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url: 'path/to/data.jsonp?foo=bar'
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, type: 'jsonp'
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, jsonpCallback: 'foo'
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, success: function () {
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setTimeout(function () {
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r
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.then(function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}, function (err) { })
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.always(function (resp) {
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qwery('#hide-this').hide()
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})
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}, 15)
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}
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})
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```
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## Options
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* `url` a fully qualified uri
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* `method` http method (default: `GET`)
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* `headers` http headers (default: `{}`)
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* `data` entity body for `PATCH`, `POST` and `PUT` requests. Must be a query `String` or `JSON` object
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* `type` a string enum. `html`, `xml`, `json`, or `jsonp`. Default is inferred by resource extension. Eg: `.json` will set `type` to `json`. `.xml` to `xml` etc.
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* `contentType` sets the `Content-Type` of the request. Eg: `application/json`
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* `crossOrigin` for cross-origin requests for browsers that support this feature.
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* `success` A function called when the request successfully completes
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* `error` A function called when the request fails.
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* `complete` A function called whether the request is a success or failure. Always called when complete.
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* `jsonpCallback` Specify the callback function name for a `JSONP` request. This value will be used instead of the random (but recommended) name automatically generated by reqwest.
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## Security
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If you are *still* requiring support for IE6/IE7, consider including [JSON3](https://bestiejs.github.io/json3/) in your project. Or simply do the following
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``` html
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<script>
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(function () {
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if (!window.JSON) {
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document.write('<scr' + 'ipt src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/json3/3.3.2/json3.min.js"><\/scr' + 'ipt>')
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}
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}());
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</script>
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```
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## Contributing
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``` sh
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$ git clone git://github.com/ded/reqwest.git reqwest
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$ cd !$
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$ npm install
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```
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Please keep your local edits to `src/reqwest.js`.
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The base `./reqwest.js` and `./reqwest.min.js` will be built upon releases.
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## Running Tests
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``` sh
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make test
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```
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## Browser support
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* IE6+
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* Chrome 1+
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* Safari 3+
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* Firefox 1+
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* Opera
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## Ender Support
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Reqwest can be used as an [Ender](http://enderjs.com) module. Add it to your existing build as such:
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$ ender add reqwest
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Use it as such:
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``` js
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$.ajax({ ... })
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```
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Serialize things:
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``` js
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$(form).serialize() // returns query string -> x=y&...
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$(form).serialize({type:'array'}) // returns array name/value pairs -> [ { name: x, value: y}, ... ]
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$(form).serialize({type:'map'}) // returns an object representation -> { x: y, ... }
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$(form).serializeArray()
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$.toQueryString({
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foo: 'bar'
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, baz: 'thunk'
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}) // returns query string -> foo=bar&baz=thunk
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```
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Or, get a bit fancy:
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``` js
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$('#myform input[name=myradios]').serialize({type:'map'})['myradios'] // get the selected value
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$('input[type=text],#specialthing').serialize() // turn any arbitrary set of form elements into a query string
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```
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## ajaxSetup
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Use the `request.ajaxSetup` to predefine a data filter on all requests. See the example below that demonstrates JSON hijacking prevention:
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``` js
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$.ajaxSetup({
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dataFilter: function (response, type) {
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if (type == 'json') return response.substring('])}while(1);</x>'.length)
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else return response
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}
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})
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```
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## RequireJs and Jam
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Reqwest can also be used with RequireJs and can be installed via jam
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```
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jam install reqwest
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```
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```js
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define(function(require){
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var reqwest = require('reqwest')
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});
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```
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## spm
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Reqwest can also be installed via spm [![](http://spmjs.io/badge/reqwest)](http://spmjs.io/package/reqwest)
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```
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spm install reqwest
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```
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## jQuery and Zepto Compatibility
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There are some differences between the *Reqwest way* and the
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*jQuery/Zepto way*.
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### method ###
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jQuery/Zepto use `type` to specify the request method while Reqwest uses
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`method` and reserves `type` for the response data type.
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### dataType ###
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When using jQuery/Zepto you use the `dataType` option to specify the type
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of data to expect from the server, Reqwest uses `type`. jQuery also can
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also take a space-separated list of data types to specify the request,
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response and response-conversion types but Reqwest uses the `type`
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parameter to infer the response type and leaves conversion up to you.
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### JSONP ###
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Reqwest also takes optional `jsonpCallback` and `jsonpCallbackName`
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options to specify the callback query-string key and the callback function
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name respectively while jQuery uses `jsonp` and `jsonpCallback` for
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these same options.
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But fear not! If you must work the jQuery/Zepto way then Reqwest has
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a wrapper that will remap these options for you:
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```js
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reqwest.compat({
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url: 'path/to/data.jsonp?foo=bar'
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, dataType: 'jsonp'
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, jsonp: 'foo'
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, jsonpCallback: 'bar'
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, success: function (resp) {
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qwery('#content').html(resp.content)
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}
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})
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// or from Ender:
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$.ajax.compat({
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...
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})
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```
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If you want to install jQuery/Zepto compatibility mode as the default
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then simply place this snippet at the top of your code:
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```js
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$.ajax.compat && $.ender({ ajax: $.ajax.compat });
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```
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**Happy Ajaxing!**
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