A Periodical Loader With Jquery

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A Periodical Loader With Jquery, load a mini php function every x seconds

cosmicbdog View Member Profile	Jul 4 2008, 11:07 PM Post #1
Rapid Squeezer Posts: 146 Joined: 3-July 08	I use prototype's periodicalUpdate() function to display a fairly close to realtime status of users in our backend. Theirs basically looks like this => CODE new Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater('updateme', 'status.php', { method: 'get', frequency: 5 }); + the 120kb prototype library you're not allowed to touch really. So my question is, how does one go about this with jQuery? I did come across a plugin http://jquery.com/plugins/project/spy but it seems to do more than what I'm wanting which is just to simply refresh a div with a php file every few seconds. Any ideas?

Rakuli View Member Profile	Jul 4 2008, 11:20 PM Post #2
Squeeze Machine Posts: 766 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Catching the squeezed drips downunder.	I don't think jQuery has a special periodical updater but the function is not hard to achieve CODE function callMeOften() { $.ajax({ method: 'get', url : 'status.php', dataType : 'text', success: function (text) { $('#updateMe').html(text); } }); } var holdTheInterval = setInterval(callMeOften, 5000); -------------------- Luke Dingle . com Turn Over a Playful Leaf on Web Design -- read about the javascript cat

cosmicbdog View Member Profile	Jul 5 2008, 01:09 AM Post #3
Rapid Squeezer Posts: 146 Joined: 3-July 08	QUOTE (Rakuli @ Jul 5 2008, 02:20 PM) CODE function callMeOften() { $.ajax({ method: 'get', url : 'status.php', dataType : 'text', success: function (text) { $('#updateMe').html(text); } }); } var holdTheInterval = setInterval(callMeOften, 5000); That works a treat. bye bye prototype.

Monie View Member Profile	Sep 2 2008, 11:11 PM Post #4
Squeeze Machine Posts: 733 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Borneo	Is this the method that is being used in some chatting site? Or like the one we use to have in WF chatbox I am just wondering what is the best way to achieve this. Cheers... --------------------

Rakuli View Member Profile	Sep 2 2008, 11:16 PM Post #5
Squeeze Machine Posts: 766 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Catching the squeezed drips downunder.	Yeah, something similar. Basically an ajax request that is set on an interval to check every X amount of time. -------------------- Luke Dingle . com Turn Over a Playful Leaf on Web Design -- read about the javascript cat

Monie View Member Profile	Sep 3 2008, 01:40 AM Post #6
Squeeze Machine Posts: 733 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Borneo	Ahh..! I'll quote you for that Thanks for the priceless tips from both of you! --------------------

Antti View Member Profile	Sep 3 2008, 02:04 AM Post #7
Rapid Squeezer Posts: 308 Joined: 15-February 08 From: Finland	This is definately very good to know. I already can think a lot of things to use this for. Thanks! -------------------- anttisimonen.com \| my blog

Monie View Member Profile	Sep 3 2008, 05:05 AM Post #8
Squeeze Machine Posts: 733 Joined: 13-February 08 From: Borneo	Me too... For now what I can think of is some simple chatting box, who's online page, ermm... what else What else do you have in mind Antti? Please share with me, would you? --------------------

cosmicbdog View Member Profile	Nov 12 2008, 12:05 PM Post #9
Rapid Squeezer Posts: 146 Joined: 3-July 08	it could be used to also display updates of: => what is new content (if your site is updated that regularly) it works well on facebook. which is essentially just a chatting box (with more characters) so i'm not adding anything new here. but it can be applied to more than just personal messages and extend to new pictures uploaded, new blogs, new forum posts. i imagine that will be standard stock forum moderating tools in the near future. as mods browse the site they get little examples should they choose of new posts that have been added and have the ability to take immediate action should it break guidelines etc or maybe it has an urgency to it. just ideas i might try some of them

japh View Member Profile	Nov 12 2008, 05:00 PM Post #10
Squeeze Machine Posts: 508 Joined: 7-October 08 From: Australia	I used jQuery's Timer plugin for the example in your other thread for Counting Users Online. -------------------- The more you visit, the more I'll post: http://japheththomson.com/

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