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Asynchronous request using promises
function xhr(options) {
var deferred = Q.defer(),
req = new XMLHttpRequest();
req.open(options.method || 'GET', options.url, true);
// Set request headers if provided.
Object.keys(options.headers || {}).forEach(function (key) {
req.setRequestHeader(key, options.headers[key]);
});
req.onreadystatechange = function(e) {
if(req.readyState !== 4) {
return;
}
if([200,304].indexOf(req.status) === -1) {
deferred.reject(new Error('Server responded with a status of ' + req.status));
} else {
deferred.resolve(e.target.result);
}
};
req.send(options.data || void 0);
return deferred.promise;
}
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