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Last active August 18, 2016 20:24
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if (typeof networkTest === 'undefined') {
var networkTest = {};
(function() {
this.hostReachable = function() {
// Since we are setting the cache ajax option to false, we can take out the Math.random mechanism
let url = '//' + window.location.hostname;
let status;
$.ajax({
type: 'HEAD',
async: false,
cache: false,
url: url
}).done(function(data, textStatus, jqXHR) {
status = jqXHR.status;
}).fail(function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
status = jqXHR.status;
});
if(status >= 200 && status < 300 || status === 304) {
return true;
} else {
return false;
}
}
}).call(networkTest);
}
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wrote an equivalent function using jQuery ajax

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