StackOverflow2013

Note that there are some explanatory texts on larger screens.

plurals

POWhat are the "best practices" for AJAX with Django (or any web framework)
text
Body
copied!<p>I am developing an issue tracking application in Django, mostly for a learning exercise but also for my own projects - and I am looking into using some AJAX for "enhanced" usability. For example, allowing users to "star" particular issues, which would add them to their watch list. This is implemented in a lot of sites, and is often AJAX - as the URL that the user is viewing doesn't need to change when they click the star.</p> <p>Now, I am wondering what kind of response to return from my <code>star_unstar</code> view - that detects whether the request is being made via AJAX or not.</p> <p>At present, if the request is an AJAX request, it returns just the section of HTML that is needed for the star, so I can replace the HTML in the star's parent DIV, so as the star appears "on" or "off", depending on the user's action.</p> <p>However, I would much rather return some kind of JSON object, as it just seems more "proper", I think. The problem with this method is that the javascript would have to modify the star image's <code>src</code> attribute, the <code>href</code> on it, and the link title also, which seems a lot of work for such a simple feature. I am also looking into in-line commenting in the future, but I want to get a feel for how things "should" be done before I start coding lots of JS.</p> <p>What is the general consensus when implementing features such as this, not just with Django, but all frameworks that operate in a similar way? </p>

Querying!

Guidance

An individual column

Larger individual text columns get their own page to allow for proper reading.

SQuiL has stopped working due to an internal error.

If you are curious you may find further information in the browser console, which is accessible through the devtools (F12).

Reload