JeffreyWay/laravel.js

## laravel.js
/*
<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete"> <---- We want to send an HTTP DELETE request

- Or, request confirmation in the process -

<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete" data-confirm="Are you sure?">
*/

(function() {

  var laravel = {
    initialize: function() {
      this.methodLinks = $('a[data-method]');

      this.registerEvents();
    },

    registerEvents: function() {
      this.methodLinks.on('click', this.handleMethod);
    },

    handleMethod: function(e) {
      var link = $(this);
      var httpMethod = link.data('method').toUpperCase();
      var form;

      // If the data-method attribute is not PUT or DELETE,
      // then we don't know what to do. Just ignore.
      if ( $.inArray(httpMethod, ['PUT', 'DELETE']) === - 1 ) {
        return;
      }

      // Allow user to optionally provide data-confirm="Are you sure?"
      if ( link.data('confirm') ) {
        if ( ! laravel.verifyConfirm(link) ) {
          return false;
        }
      }

      form = laravel.createForm(link);
      form.submit();

      e.preventDefault();
    },

    verifyConfirm: function(link) {
      return confirm(link.data('confirm'));
    },

    createForm: function(link) {
      var form =
      $('<form>', {
        'method': 'POST',
        'action': link.attr('href')
      });

      var token =
      $('<input>', {
        'type': 'hidden',
        'name': 'csrf_token',
          'value': '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>' // hmmmm...
        });

      var hiddenInput =
      $('<input>', {
        'name': '_method',
        'type': 'hidden',
        'value': link.data('method')
      });

      return form.append(token, hiddenInput)
                 .appendTo('body');
    }
  };

  laravel.initialize();

})();
	/*
	<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete"> <---- We want to send an HTTP DELETE request

	- Or, request confirmation in the process -

	<a href="posts/2" data-method="delete" data-confirm="Are you sure?">
	*/

	(function() {

	var laravel = {
	initialize: function() {
	this.methodLinks = $('a[data-method]');

	this.registerEvents();
	},

	registerEvents: function() {
	this.methodLinks.on('click', this.handleMethod);
	},

	handleMethod: function(e) {
	var link = $(this);
	var httpMethod = link.data('method').toUpperCase();
	var form;

	// If the data-method attribute is not PUT or DELETE,
	// then we don't know what to do. Just ignore.
	if ( $.inArray(httpMethod, ['PUT', 'DELETE']) === - 1 ) {
	return;
	}

	// Allow user to optionally provide data-confirm="Are you sure?"
	if ( link.data('confirm') ) {
	if ( ! laravel.verifyConfirm(link) ) {
	return false;
	}
	}

	form = laravel.createForm(link);
	form.submit();

	e.preventDefault();
	},

	verifyConfirm: function(link) {
	return confirm(link.data('confirm'));
	},

	createForm: function(link) {
	var form =
	$('<form>', {
	'method': 'POST',
	'action': link.attr('href')
	});

	var token =
	$('<input>', {
	'type': 'hidden',
	'name': 'csrf_token',
	'value': '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>' // hmmmm...
	});

	var hiddenInput =
	$('<input>', {
	'name': '_method',
	'type': 'hidden',
	'value': link.data('method')
	});

	return form.append(token, hiddenInput)
	.appendTo('body');
	}
	};

	laravel.initialize();

	})();