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Ruby

Posted by Wayne Banks
Wayne Banks
52 Points

sending a post request to an external API server onClick; the easy way

I would like to send a post request to an external server, when a form is submitted.

I am trying to use jquery to execute a function which calls an external server, when a photo is uploaded. What is the simplest way to get this to work?

I found an example on S.OF., but it looks like coffeescript; I'd like to avoid compiling into JS. any ideas for a workaround?

Below, you will find the request that I am trying to execute:

$('send_request').click -> $.ajax({ type: "POST", url: "https://api.projectoxford.ai/vision/v1.0/analyze?" + $.param(params),

    var params = {
        // Request parameters
        "visualFeatures": "Categories,Tags",
        "details": "Celebrities",

        beforeSend: function(xhrObj){
            // Request headers
            xhrObj.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/octet-stream");
            xhrObj.setRequestHeader("Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key","this is a random number");
        }
        // Request body
        data: file,
        processData: false,
        contentType: "application/octet-stream"
        success:
            alert data.id
            return false
        error: (data) ->
            return false
    })
    console.log(send_request);