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Calling [HTTPPost] from Javascript ASP.NET

I am using a method in my controller which imports data from an API. This method I am wanted to be called from two locations. First the view (currently working) and secondly a javascript function.
Start of controller method:
[ActionName("ImportRosters")]
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult PerformImportRosterData(int id, int? actualLength, int? rosterLength)
{
var authenticator = Authenticator(id);
var rosters = authenticator.Api().RosterData().ToDictionary(x => x.Id);
var databaseRosterDatas = SiteDatabase.DeputyRosterData.Where(x => x.SiteID == id)
.ToDictionary(x => x.Id);
Javascript Function:
$("#btnDeputyRunNowUpdate").click(function() {
$("#btnRunDeputyNow").modal("hide");
ActualLength = $("#actualRunLength").val();
RosterLength = $("#rosterRunLength").val();
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "/deputy/PerformImportRosterData",
data: { SiteIDRoster, ActualLength, RosterLength }
});
SiteIDRoster = null;
location.reload();
$("#btnRunDeputyNow").modal("hide");
toast.show("Import Successful", 3000);
});
All values are being set but i am getting a 404 error on the url line
POST https://example.org/deputy/PerformImportRosterData 404 ()
I need a way to be able to call this c# method from both html and JS

This can be done if you will modify the URL in your AJAX. It should look something like
url: '<%= Url.Action("YourActionName", "YourControllerName") %>'
or
url: #Url.Action("YourActionName", "YourControllerName")
one more thing, I don't see if you do anything with the result of the call. your script does not have success part
success: function(data) {//do something with the return}
and would be very helpful to have error handler in your call.
full example on how AJAX should look like:
$.ajax({
url: "target.aspx",
type: "GET",
dataType: "html",
success: function (data, status, jqXHR) {
$("#container").html(data);
alert("Local success callback.");
},
error: function (jqXHR, status, err) {
alert("Local error callback.");
},
complete: function (jqXHR, status) {
alert("Local completion callback.");
}
})
For a good tutorial on AJAX read this document
Change after Comment:
my current code is below:
$("#btnDeputyRunNowUpdate").click(function() {
$("#btnRunDeputyNow").modal("hide");
ActualLength = $("#actualRunLength").val();
RosterLength = $("#rosterRunLength").val();
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: '<%= Url.Action("PerformImportRosterData", "DeputyController") %>',
data: { SiteIDRoster, ActualLength, RosterLength },
success: function(data) {
console.log(data);
console.log("TESTHERE");
}
});
}
UPDATE:
Noticed one more thing. Your parameters in the controller and AJAX do not match. Please try to replace your a few lines in your AJAX call with:
url: "/deputy/PerformImportRosterData",
data: { id: yourIDValue, actualLength: youractualLengthValue,
rosterLength :yourrosterLengthValue }
remember to set all variable values in javascript , if they have no values set them = to null.
Can you try copy paste code below
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "/deputy/PerformImportRosterData",
data: { SiteIDRoster:999, ActualLength:1, RosterLength:2 }
});
And let me know if it wall cause any errors.

After attempting to solve for a few days, I created a workaround by creating two methods for importing the data. one for the httpPost and the second for import calling from javascript.
Not a great solution but it works. Thanks for your help Yuri

Reuse the same AJAX calls

I have a couple of ajax requests to urls that are very similar, but are supposed to do different things with the responses at different points. So instead of writing a new ajax call every time I need it, I am trying to reuse the ajax calls as a function with parameters:
function createAjaxObj(type,name,id,successFunc){
var config = {
url: MY_URL,
type: type,
data: {
name : name,
id : id,
},
headers: { "X-CSRFToken": returnCsrfToken(); },
success: successFunc,
error: function(xhr,ajaxOptions, thrownError) { console.log('error=',xhr);},
};
$.ajax(config);
}
So now, I am planning on calling this function every time I need it like that:
var myFunc = function(context){console.log(context)}
createAjaxObj("GET","MyName",58,myFunc)
I was wondering if this is a good idea or common practice or is there an easier way to achieve this?

I would do it in a Promise way:
function myAjax(type, name, id) {
return $.ajax({
url: MY_URL,
type: type,
data: {
name : name,
id : id,
},
headers: { "X-CSRFToken": returnCsrfToken(); })
})
.fail(function(){
console.log('error');
});
}
var myFunc = function(context){ console.log(context); };
myAjax("GET", "MyName", 58).then(myFunc);

You can make it a promise, if what you're doing with the response changes:
function createAjaxObj(type,name,id,successFunc){
return $.ajax({
url: MY_URL,
type: type,
data: {
name: name,
id: id
}
})
}
now you can run it like so:
createAjaxObj('foo', 'bar', 1)
.then(function(data) { // do something with data })
.error(function(err) { // do something with error })
I think that should work for you. Let me know if not, I'll create a fiddle for it.

jQuery.when() doesn't seem to be waiting

I need to make a server side call when a user does something in the DOM (click a checkbox, select a dropdown, etc. This is the series of events:
User clicks a checkbox (or something)
A spinner fades in and the UI becomes unavailable
The server side call is made, and gets back some JSON
A label in the UI is updated with a value from the JSON
The spinner fades out and the UI becomes available again
The problem I'm having is that 4 and 5 often get reversed, and the spinner fades out sometimes 2 or 3 seconds before the label is updated.
I'm trying to use .when() to make sure this isn't happening, but I don't seem to be doing it right. I've been looking at this thread, and this one, and jquery's own documentation.
Here's where I'm at right now...
function UpdateCampaign() {
$('#overlay').fadeIn();
$.when(SaveCampaign()).done(function () {
$('#overlay').fadeOut();
});
}
function SaveCampaign() {
var formData =
.... // get some data
$.ajax({
url: '/xxxx/xxxx/SaveCampaign',
type: 'GET',
dataType: 'json',
data: { FormData: formData },
success: function (data) {
var obj = $.parseJSON(data);
.... // update a label, set some hidden inputs, etc.
},
error: function (e) {
console.log(e)
}
});
}
Everything works correctly. The server side method is executed, the correct JSON is returned and parsed, and the label is updated as expected.
I just need that dang spinner to wait and fade out until AFTER the label is updated.

The issue is because you're not giving $.when() a promise. In fact you're giving it nullso it executes immediately. You can solve this by returning the promise that $.ajax provides from your SaveCampaign() function like this:
function SaveCampaign() {
var formData = // get some data
return $.ajax({ // < note the 'return' here
url: '/xxxx/xxxx/SaveCampaign',
type: 'GET',
dataType: 'json',
data: { FormData: formData },
success: function (data) {
var obj = $.parseJSON(data);
// update a label, set some hidden inputs, etc.
},
error: function (e) {
console.log(e)
}
});
}

I know its answered by Rory already. But here's mine promise method, it works fine always and instead of using success and error uses done and fail
var jqXhr = $.ajax({
url: "/someurl",
method: "GET",
data: {
a: "a"
});
//Promise method can be used to bind multiple callbacks
if (someConditionIstrue) {
jqXhr
.done(function(data) {
console.log('when condition is true', data);
})
.fail(function(xhr) {
console.log('error callback for true condition', xhr);
});
} else {
jqXhr.done(function(data){
console.log('when condition is false', data);
})
.fail(function(xhr) {
console.log('error callback for false condition', xhr);
});
}
Or if I want a common callback other than conditional ones, can bind directly on jqXhr variable outside the if-else block.
var jqXhr = $.ajax({
url: "/someurl",
method: "GET",
data: {
a: "a"
});
jqXhr
.done(function(data) {
console.log('common callback', data);
})
.fail(function(xhr) {
console.log('error common back', xhr);
});

Javascript used for random button

I am a beginner in JavaScript means and programming, and I encountered a problem for a personal project. I made an anime fight website getting some information from MySQL Database each anime has ten videos and photos, through a random button it randomly takes one link for a video and photo. The problem is that it only work only one time if I random again nothing happens. I know that in order to make that work I have to rewrite the code again after the success of the first random for getting a second random but this will create an infinite loop. Can somebody help me solve this issue.
This is the code used:
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$('.imgResponsive').click(function(){
$('#hiddenPage').hide();
$('#hiddenPage').html('<center><img src="img/loading.gif"></center>');
$('#hiddenPage').show();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'php/handler.php',
data: {
anime: $(this).prev().val()
},
success: function(response){
$('#hiddenPage').html(response);
$('#random').click(function(){
$('#hiddenPage').hide();
$('#hiddenPage').html('<center><img src="img/loading.gif"></center>');
$('#hiddenPage').show();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'php/handler.php',
data: {
anime: $(this).prev().val()
},
success: function(response){
$('#hiddenPage').html(response);
}
});
})
}
});
})
});
</script>

I understand that $.ajax request overwrites initial .imgResponsive element, am I right? Along with overwritten .imgResponsive you permanently lose click event attached to this element.
In that case you need to attach event to element container, eg.
$(document).on('click', '.imgResponsive', function() {....
...
}
instead of
$('.imgResponsive').click(function(){ ....

You have to register EventListener in order to proceed.
Try this:
<script>
var showImage = function(e){
e.preventDefault();
$('#hiddenPage').hide();
$('#hiddenPage').html('<center><img src="img/loading.gif"></center>');
$('#hiddenPage').show();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'php/handler.php',
data: {
anime: $(this).prev().val()
},
success: function(response){
$('#hiddenPage').html(response);
}
});
};
$(document).ready(function () {
$('document').on('click', '.imgResponsive', showImage);
$('document').on('click','#random', showImage);
});
</script>

The way your code is written, you're handling only a single AJAX response (aside from the first one) with no way to handle more AJAX requests triggered by clicking the #random button. You need to write functions for handling button clicks and the AJAX responses instead of using anonymous functions; that way it's modular enough that you can listen for and handle more button clicks in the future.
Something like this:
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$('.imgResponsive').click(function(){
$('#hiddenPage').hide();
$('#hiddenPage').html('<center><img src="img/loading.gif"></center>');
$('#hiddenPage').show();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'php/handler.php',
data: {
anime: $(this).prev().val()
},
success: handleResponse
});
$('#random').click(handleButtonClick);
});
function handleButtonClick(e){
$('#hiddenPage').hide();
$('#hiddenPage').html('<center><img src="img/loading.gif"></center>');
$('#hiddenPage').show();
$.ajax({
type: 'POST',
url: 'php/handler.php',
data: {
anime: $(this).prev().val()
},
success: handleResponse
});
}
function handleResponse(response){
$('#hiddenPage').html(response);
}
});
</script>
Edit: Another thing that might be happening is that your #random element is being overwritten every time you do $('#hiddenPage').html(response);. In that case you would need to attach a new event handler to the new #random element every time you handle an AJAX response:
function handleResponse(response){
$('#hiddenPage').html(response);
$('#random').click(handleButtonClick);
}

Highcharts Ajax

This was something that I struggled with, and found the answer on stackoverflow, so I thought I should share it.
This is Jquery syntax.
$.ajax({
url: 'AjaxPHPScript.php'
type: 'POST',
data: "chartdata="+chartdata, // this is what I pass to the Ajax call
success: function(result) {
// this is when it comes back from Ajax
// this will NOT work
$("#"+contentdiv).highcharts(result);
// this will
// the parentheses around the JSON results inside the eval function is the key!
var chartstuff=eval("("+result+")");
$("#"+contentdiv).highcharts(chartstuff);
// I did not discover this on my own, I got the lead from this post:
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13718326/javascript-string-to-object
},
error: function(e) {
console.log(e);
console.log(JSON.stringify(e));
}
});