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onComplete in AjaxUpload getting before server side code hits

I am working on some legacy code which is using Asp.net and ajax where we do one functionality to upload a pdf. To upload file our legacy code uses AjaxUpload, but I observed some weird behavior of AjaxUpload where onComplete event is getting called before actual file got uploaded by server side code because of this though the file got uploaded successfully still user gets an error message on screen saying upload failed.
And here the most weird thins is that same code was working fine till last week.
Code:
initFileUpload: function () {
debugger;
new AjaxUpload('aj-assetfile', {
action: '/Util/FileUploadHandler.ashx?type=asset&signup=False&oldfile=' + assetObj.AssetPath + '&as=' + assetObj.AssetID,
//action: ML.Assets.handlerPath + '?action=uploadfile',
name: 'AccountSignupUploadContent',
onSubmit: function (file, ext) {
ML.Assets.isUploading = true;
ML.Assets.toggleAsfMask(true);
// change button text, when user selects file
$asffile.val('Uploading');
$astfileerror.hide();
// If you want to allow uploading only 1 file at time,
// you can disable upload button
this.disable();
// Uploding -> Uploading. -> Uploading...
ML.Assets.interval = window.setInterval(function () {
var text = $asffile.val();
if (text.length < 13) {
$asffile.val(text + '.');
} else {
$asffile.val('Uploading');
}
}, 200);
//if url field block is visible
if ($asseturlbkl.is(':visible')) {
$asfurl.val(''); //reset values of url
$asfurl.removeClass('requiref error'); //remove require field class
$asfurlerror.hide(); //hide errors
}
},
onComplete: function (file, responseJSON) {
debugger;
ML.Assets.toggleAsfMask(false);
ML.Assets.isUploading = false;
window.clearInterval(ML.Assets.interval);
this.enable();
var success = false;
var responseMsg = '';
try {
var response = JSON.parse(responseJSON);
if (response.status == 'success') { //(response.getElementsByTagName('status')[0].textContent == 'success') {
success = true;
} else {
success = false;
responseMsg = ': ' + response.message;
}
} catch (e) {
success = false;
}
if (success) {
assetObj.AssetMimeType = response.mimetype;
$asffile.val(response.path);
$asffile.valid(); //clear errors
ML.Assets.madeChanges();
if (ML.Assets.saveAfterUpload) { //if user submitted form while uploading
ML.Assets.saveAsset(); //run the save callback
}
} else { //error
assetObj.AssetMimeType = "";
$asffile.val('');
$astfileerror.show().text('Upload failed' + responseMsg);
//if url field block is visible and type is not free offer.
if ($asseturlbkl.is(':visible') && this.type !== undefined && assetObj.AssetType != this.type.FREEOFFER) {
$asfurl.addClass('requiref'); //remove require field class
}
ML.Assets.hideLoader();
}
}
});
}

I was facing the same issue but I fixed it with some minor change in plugin.
When “iframeSrc” is set to “javascript:false” on https or http pages, Chrome now seems to cancel the request. Changing this to “about:blank” seems to resolve the issue.
Old Code:
var iframe = toElement('<iframe src="javascript:false;" name="' + id + '" />');
New Code with chagnes:
var iframe = toElement('<iframe src="about:blank;" name="' + id + '" />');
After changing the code it's working fine. I hope it will work for you as well. :)
Reference (For more details): https://www.infomazeelite.com/ajax-file-upload-is-not-working-in-the-latest-chrome-version-83-0-4103-61-official-build-64-bit/

C# Razor View passing null object to JavaScript

Here's the rundown. Users can view a razor page both anonymously and logged in. If they are logged in, they get certain features. In my controller, I have a boolean isAnonymous which I set to true or false depending on if there's a signed in user or not. I pass isAnonymous to my view model which gets sent to the razor page.
In the razor page, I have a javascript script tag which needs to retrieve that boolean value and, if isAnonymous is false (meaning someone is signed in), fire off one of two ajax calls to the server.
The first thing I do in my script tag is get the isAnonymous value and convert it to a JavaScript boolean with this:
var isAnonymous = #Json.Encode(Model.IsAnonymous);
after console logging, this appears to return correctly.
Then i put in my if statement. The summary here is if the user is not logged in, none of these functions nested inside the if statement should fire, because they take an ApplicationUser as part of the model. If there is no signed in user, Model.User is null and throws a Null Reference Exception. I thought putting my ajax calls inside the if statement would guard against the exception, but the the logic seems to be blowing right through the if (isAnonymous == false) and hitting those functions despite the logic. Any thoughts as to why this is happening? When isAnonymous is true, I can't have the functions fire.
if (isAnonymous == false) {
if ($('.bookmark-btn').hasClass('bookmark-story-btn')) {
addBookmark();
} else {
removeBookmark();
}
function addBookmark() {
//bookmark a story btn click event
$('.bookmark-story-btn').on('click', function () {
var storyid;
//the storyid should come as a string -
//try to parse it as an int for the controller
if (!isNaN($(this).attr('storyid'))) {
storyid = parseInt($(this).attr('storyid'))
//verify successful conversion from string to int before ajax call
if (typeof (storyid) == 'number') {
var userid = $(this).attr('userId')
var newBookmark = {
UserId: userid,
StoryId: storyid,
};
$.ajax({
url: "/api/bookmark/new",
method: "POST",
data: newBookmark,
success: function (data) {
//remove the save bookmark btn and dynamically add
//the remove bookmark btn so
//the page doesn't require a refresh
$('.bookmark-story-btn').remove();
$('.bookmark-btn-group').append("<button bookmarkId='"
+ data.Id
+ "' userId=#Model.User.Id storyId=#Model.StoryId"
+" class='btn remove-bookmark-btn bookmark-btn'>"
+"<i class='fas fa-2x fa-bookmark'></i></button>")
removeBookmark();
},
error: function (error) {
$('.page-alert').css('visibility', 'visible')
.html("Whoops. Something went wrong."
+" Adding the bookmark failed.")
//automatically close the alert-danger div
//after 2 seconds
setTimeout(function () {
$('.page-alert').css('visibility', 'hidden')
}, 3000);
}
});
}
}
});
}
function removeBookmark() {
//remove a bookmark click event
$('.remove-bookmark-btn').on('click', function () {
if (!isNaN($(this).attr('bookmarkid'))) {
bookmarkid = parseInt($(this).attr('bookmarkid'))
//verify successful conversion from string to int before ajax call
if (typeof (bookmarkid) == 'number') {
//call the ajax
$.ajax({
url: "/api/bookmark/" + bookmarkid,
method: "DELETE",
success: function (data) {
//show-hide the appropriate icons
$('.remove-bookmark-btn').remove();
$('.bookmark-btn-group').append("<button userId=#Model.User.Id"
+" storyId=#Model.StoryId class='btn bookmark-story-btn"
+" bookmark-btn'><i class='far fa-2x fa-bookmark'>"
+"</i></button>")
addBookmark();
},
error: function (error) {
$('.page-alert').css('visibility', 'visible')
.html("Whoops. Something went wrong here."
+" Removing the bookmark didn't work.")
//automatically close the alert-danger div
//after 2 seconds
setTimeout(function () {
$('.page-alert').css('visibility', 'hidden')
}, 3000);
}
})
}
}
})
}
}

You can use Request.IsAuthenticated in both the Razor view:
#if(Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
<script>
' your authenticated client side script here
</script>
}
And then check again server side when posting in your controller for example:
public ActionResult Index()
{
if(Request.IsAuthenticated)
{
//server logic here
}
}
Better still if you decorate the method with the AuthoriseAttribute the user will get an 403 Unauthorized.
You can then do something similar server side for the UserId:
[Authorize]
public ActionResult Index()
{
var userId = User.Identity.Name;
}
Then you don't even need to pass the UserId about. This is all based on using the common Identity practices:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/identity/overview/getting-started/introduction-to-aspnet-identity

Simple Ajax call with result handler does not work

I got this JS:
<script>
jQuery(document).ready(function(){ // we wait until DOM is ready
jQuery('#veranstort').change(function(){ // fire when input is filled
origin = "55767 Schwollen";
destination = "13509 Berlin";
jQuery.ajax({ // we build the AJAX request
method:"POST",
url:"index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=6&action=ajax",
data: {origin, destination},
success: function(results) {
console.log("results: " + results);
}
});
});
})
</script>
which fires this php script:
$action = JRequest::getWord('action'); // we will need a parameter to run the script
if ($action == "ajax") { // if condition is met, run the script
$origin = $_POST['origin']; // get the origin
$destination = $_POST['destination']; // get the destination
var_dump("destination: ".$destination); // this gives me NULL!!
$distance = file_get_contents("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/distancematrix/json?origins=".$origin."&destinations=".$destination."&key=GMAPSKEY"); // build the URL according to the API
$distance = json_decode($distance); // decode the response from JSON
print_r($distance->rows[0]->elements[0]->distance->text);die(); // print the result so we can catch it in the AJAX call
}
This has worked for a while, but now it does not. I cant access the destination or origin value in php.. What am I doing wrong?

The Error came from the missing / in the URL. It got redirected, and the POST data got lost with this process.
correct URL:
url:"/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=6&action=ajax"

Script file it's fine . Please change the ajax file condition.
$action = $_GET['action'];
if ($action == "ajax") { // if condition is met, run the script
//// Here process your code
}

asynchronous HTTP (ajax) request works in script tag but not in js file

I have this ajax call here in a script tag at the bottom of my page. Everything works fine! I can set a breakpoint inside the 'updatestatus' action method in my controller. My server gets posted too and the method gets called great! But when I put the javascript inside a js file the ajax call doesn't hit my server. All other code inside runs though, just not the ajax post call to the studentcontroller updatestatus method.
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
console.log("ready!");
alert("entered student profile page");
});
var statusdropdown = document.getElementById("enumstatus");
statusdropdown.addEventListener("change", function (event) {
var id = "#Model.StudentId";
var url = '#Url.Action("UpdateStatus", "Student")';
var status = $(this).val();
$.post(url, { ID: id, Status: status }, function (data) {
// do something with the returned value e.g. display a message?
// for example - if(data) { // OK } else { // Oops }
});
var e = document.getElementById("enumstatus");
if (e.selectedIndex == 0) {
document.getElementById("statusbubble").style.backgroundColor = "#3fb34f";
} else {
document.getElementById("statusbubble").style.backgroundColor = "#b23f42";
}
}, false);
</script>
Now I put this at the bottom of my page now.
#section Scripts {
#Scripts.Render("~/bundles/studentprofile")
}
and inside my bundle.config file it looks like this
bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/studentprofile").Include(
"~/Scripts/submitstatus.js"));
and submitstatus.js looks like this. I know it enters and runs this code because it I see the alert message and the background color changes. So the code is running. Its just not posting back to my server.
$(document).ready(function () {
console.log("ready!");
alert("submit status entered");
var statusdropdown = document.getElementById('enumstatus');
statusdropdown.addEventListener("change", function (event) {
var id = "#Model.StudentId";
var url = '#Url.Action("UpdateStatus", "Student")';
var status = $(this).val();
$.post(url, { ID: id, Status: status }, function (data) {
// do something with the returned value e.g. display a message?
// for example - if(data) { // OK } else { // Oops }
});
var e = document.getElementById('enumstatus');
if (e.selectedIndex == 0) {
document.getElementById("statusbubble").style.backgroundColor = "#3fb34f";
} else {
document.getElementById("statusbubble").style.backgroundColor = "#b23f42";
}
}, false);
});
In the console window I'm getting this error message.
POST https://localhost:44301/Student/#Url.Action(%22UpdateStatus%22,%20%22Student%22) 404 (Not Found)

Razor code is not parsed in external files so using var id = "#Model.StudentId"; in the main view will result in (say) var id = 236;, in the external script file it will result in var id = '#Model.StudentId'; (the value is not parsed)
You can either declare the variables in the main view
var id = "#Model.StudentId";
var url = '#Url.Action("UpdateStatus", "Student")';
and the external file will be able to access the values (remove the above 2 lines fro the external script file), or add them as data- attributes of the element, for example (I'm assuming enumstatus is a dropdownlist?)
#Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.enumStatus, yourSelectList, "Please select", new { data_id = Model.StudentId, data_url = Url.Action("UpdateStatus", "Student") })
which will render something like
<select id="enumStatus" name="enumStatus" data-id="236" data-url="/Student/UpdateStatus">
Then in the external file script you can access the values
var statusbubble = $('#statusbubble'); // cache this element
$('#enumStatus').change(function() {
var id = $(this).data('id');
var url = $(this).data('url');
var status = $(this).val();
$.post(url, { ID: id, Status: status }, function (data) {
....
});
// suggest you add/remove class names instead, but if you want inline styles then
if (status == someValue) { // the value of the first option?
statusbubble.css('backgroundColor', '#3fb34f');
} else {
statusbubble.css('backgroundColor', '#b23f42');
};
});

Redirect page after Submitting Form

I have a form, which can either be submitted via AJAX or usual way, working with the submit button. The Ajax part is here:
parentForm.onsubmit = function(e) { // e represents trigering event
if(srteValidateMode()){ // works only in WYSIWYG mode
var outputString = srteEditArea.innerHTML; // first we prepare the text output data
outputString = outputString
.replace(/<(\/?)strong>/gi, '<$1b>') // unify output tags for all browsers -> B I P (instead of strong em div)
.replace(/<(\/?)em>/gi, '<$1i>')
.replace(/<(\/?)br>/gi, '<p>')
.replace(/<(\/?)div/gi, '<$1p');
document.getElementById('simpleRTEoutput').value=outputString; // pass output string to hidden form field
if (srteAjaxSubmit) { // ajax version - filling FormData
e.preventDefault(); // canceling the submit function - we will call it with Ajax
var srteFormData = new FormData(e.target); // getting form data from submitted form
var ajaxRequest = new XMLHttpRequest(); // now going to invoke AJAX
ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = function () {
if (ajaxRequest.readyState == 4 && ajaxRequest.status == 200) {
srteShowInfo(ajaxRequest.responseText); // return message and display as info window
}
}
ajaxRequest.open("POST", e.target.action); // getting target script from form action
ajaxRequest.send(srteFormData); // send FormData
}
else { // Standard submit
return true; // true = standard submit will proceed (works ok)
}
}
else {return false;} // on false return form will not be submitted
};
It works fine. Now I want to add redirection functionality - clicking on another (non submit) button with some onclick function to SAVE (do the predefined submit) AND redirect. I have such Idea (not tested), but not sure it this might work especially in the AJAX part.
function srteSubmitForm(redirectTo) {
if (srteAjaxSubmit) { // redirect when submitted via Ajax Call
parentForm.submit(); // save form data
window.location.href = redirectTo; // change location - does it wait for previous function ?
}
else {
parentForm.action = parentForm.action + '?redirect=' + redirectTo; // rest handled by target PHP
parentForm.submit();
}
}
Button in HTML then would look like:
<input type="button" onclick="srteSubmitForm(\"somepage.php?page=A\")" value="Redirect A">
<input type="button" onclick="srteSubmitForm(\"somepage.php?page=B\")" value="Redirect B">
<input type="button" onclick="srteSubmitForm(\"somepage.php?page=C\")" value="Redirect C">
I am not sure, if I need to wait for the AJAX to be finished somehow before redirect ? Or any other way how redirect after the submit?
no jQuery solutions, please.
Thanks, Jan

Why not add a 'callback' parameter to your submit method that gets called when the call completes.
parentForm.submit(function(status){
//The call completed, you can display a confirm message 'Form submitted,
//now redirecting' (because it's not nice to redirect without warning ;)
window.location.href = redirectTo;
});
And in your submit:
ajaxRequest.onreadystatechange = function () {
if (ajaxRequest.readyState == 4 && ajaxRequest.status == 200) {
srteShowInfo(ajaxRequest.responseText);
if(callback instanceof Function) callback(ajaxRequest.responseText);
}
}