Class: Request Periodical

Request.Periodical.js extends Request, Request.HTML, and Request.JSON to add methods that periodically request the same URL but increase the interval if no data is returned from the server. This helps reducing load on a server and prevents pointless requests. If any valid response data is returned it resets the interval and executes more requests again.

Extends

• Request, Request.HTML, and Request.JSON

Request Method: constructor

Syntax

var myRequest = new Request(options);
myRequest.startTimer(data);

Options

• all the options in the original Request.* class, plus:
• initialDelay - (number; defaults to 5000) The initial delay to wait for the request after a call to the start method
• delay - (number; defaults to 5000) The delay between requests and the number of ms to add if no valid data has been returned
• limit - (number; defaults to 60000) The maximum time the interval uses to request the server

Example

new Request({
    method: 'post',
    url: 'foo.php',
    initialDelay: 1000,
    delay: 5000,
    limit: 15000
}).startTimer({
    myData: 'value'
});
// Requests foo.php via post and the provided data initially a second after
// calling the start method. If any valid response data is returned it requests
// every five seconds. If no data is retrieved it adds five seconds to the
// interval until the next request that returns data resets the interval.
// This example uses a limit so the maximum interval will be 15 seconds.

Request Method: startTimer

Starts requesting the URL given by the initial options

Syntax

myRequest.startTimer(data);

Arguments

1. data - (object) The data you want to send along with your requests

Example

var foo = new Request({url: 'foo.php'});
foo.startTimer({myData: 'value'});

Returns

• object - This instance of Request.

Request Method: stopTimer

Stops the timer and does not execute any more requests beside an already running request.

Syntax

myRequest.stopTimer();

Returns

• object - This instance of Request.