laravel-http-method-simulator.js

// Credits go to Jeffrey Way.

(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': '_token',
          'value': link.data('token')
        });

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

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

  laravel.initialize();

})();