That's a good idea. I'll look into implementing that. Do you happen to have any code available for reference that you may share?
Thanks, ~Philip On Nov 27, 2011, at 11:55 PM, Barry van Oudtshoorn wrote: > 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]> 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 πPhone.
