Async and Ajax

• $.ajax
• $.getJSON
• node fs.readFile

Required Reading

• Rockbot Async Article
• MDN AJAX Article
• Promises

Resources

• HTTP
• XMLHttpRequest
• REST
• API glossary
• Public APIs

Class Code Snippets

content.json

[
  {"name": "home", "content": "Stumptown hoodie synth, trRoof party four loko fingerstache, Carles hoodie jean shorts disrupt mixtape bitters 8-bit gastropub post-ironic blog swag art party. Cornhole hashtag wolf retro."},
  {"name": "articles", "content": "Tote bag photo bol cray bespoke scenester Schlitz 90s synth leggings."},
  {"name": "portfolio", "content": "Tofu kitsch wolf DIYa organic quinoa kitsch roof party stumptown."},
  {"name": "more", "content": "90s Pinterest XOXO ocmblecore.

getContent.js

var fs = require('fs');
var content;

fs.readFile('content.json', {encoding: 'utf-8'}, function (err, data) {
  if (err) throw err;
  content = JSON.parse(data);

  content.forEach(function(tab) {
    console.log(tab.name);
    console.log(tab.content);
  });

});