README.rst
JavaScript Ajax Example
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Demonstrates how to post form data and process a JSON response using
JavaScript. This allows making requests without navigating away from the
page. Demonstrates using |XMLHttpRequest|_, |fetch|_, and
|jQuery.ajax|_. See the `Flask docs`_ about jQuery and Ajax.
 
.. |XMLHttpRequest| replace:: ``XMLHttpRequest``
.. _XMLHttpRequest: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest
 
.. |fetch| replace:: ``fetch``
.. _fetch: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/fetch
 
.. |jQuery.ajax| replace:: ``jQuery.ajax``
.. _jQuery.ajax: https://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/
 
.. _Flask docs: http://flask.pocoo.org/docs/patterns/jquery/
 
 
Install
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::
 
python3 -m venv venv
. venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .
 
 
Run
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::
 
export FLASK_APP=js_example
flask run
 
Open http://127.0.0.1:5000 in a browser.
 
 
Test
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::
 
pip install -e '.[test]'
coverage run -m pytest
coverage report