API wrapper example for use with Elefant's Restful class

api.js

// the api for accessing the site
var api = (function ($) {
	var self = {};
	
	// the prefix for api requests
	self.prefix = '/myapi/v1/';
	
	// enable/disable debugging output to the console
	self.debug = false;
	
	// helper function to verify parameters
	var _has = function (obj, prop) {
		return obj.hasOwnProperty (prop);
	};
	
	// console log wrapper for debugging
	var _log = function (obj) {
		if (self.debug) {
			console.log (obj);
		}
		return obj;
	};
	
	// an api call to /myapi/v1/item/info
	self.item_info (data, callback) {
		// verify an id value has been passed
		if (! _has (data, 'id')) {
			throw new Error ('api.item_info() - Missing parameter: id');
		}
		
		$.get (
			_log (self.prefix + 'item/info?id=' + data.id),
			callback
		);

		return self;
	};
	
	// a post api call to /myapi/v1/item/update
	self.item_update (data, callback) {
		// ...verify parameters...
		
		$.post (
			_log (self.prefix + 'item/update'),
			data,
			callback
		);

		return self;
	};
	
	return self;
})(jQuery);

example.html

<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script src="api.js"></script>
<script>

$(function () {
	// call /myapi/v1/item/info
	api.item_info ({id: 123}, function (res) {
		if (! res.success) {
			alert (res.error);
			return;
		}

		// success!
		console.log (res.data);
	});
});

</script>