What you can do (in fact, what I did) is write a thin wrapper around the
Request object. You can then extend this wrapper to transparently handle
things like file uploads and JSONP through the same (or a very similar)
interface, as well as have it automatically retry requests that fail. I
also use this class to ensure that requests, their times, and their size
are logged -- I can then get clients to forward these data through to
me, which facilitates debugging.
In my implementation, I only show a "please wait" message after a short
moment (around 250ms) -- this way, really quick requests (which should
dominate) won't cause unsightly flickers. Using the wrapper also means
that I can ensure that only one message is shown, rather than stacking them.
- Barry
On 28/11/11 13:39, Philip Thompson wrote:
Not exactly what I'm looking for because I don't want to add the
spinner options to every request object - I want to add the spinner to
the Request prototype. Is it possible to add the spinner options to
the prototype and have it applied to all Requests?
Thanks,
~Philip
On Nov 27, 2011, at 10:25 PM, Aaron Newton wrote:
See Spinner in MooTools More.
On Nov 27, 2011, at 8:13 PM, Philip Thompson <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi all.
It seems like I've seen something similar before, but I can't seem
to find it. I am wanting to show a default "Loading…" message/icon
when a Request occurs. In a previous project several years ago, I
(re-)implemented the methods necessary in Request to add the loader
to every request. It seems like there should be an easier way. David
has done some similar functionality here
(http://davidwalsh.name/dwrequest-mootools-12-ajax-listener-message), but
I don't want to call a custom class, I just want to use the base
Request(.HTML/.JSON) class with this added functionality.
I tried overwriting the main request class, but the onRequest and
onComplete methods never seem to get called.
http://jsfiddle.net/philthathril/kpAUC/
What is the proper way to accomplish this? Is there already a
solution out there that I just can't find?
Thanks in advance,
~Philip
--
http://lonestarlightandsound.com/
--
Barry van Oudtshoorn
www.barryvan.com.au
Not sent from my Apple ?Phone.
