Catch asynchronous network error from XMLHttpRequest send()
I wrote a full solution to that problem. It works perfectly!
I have a function called networkOrfail
which will try to resend the XMLHttpRequest
each second, if the network is available. Otherwise, it'll ignore the request.
When the request is succeeded, that polling stops and the response is returned.
Here's how to detect whether the network is available:
function getNavigatorConection() {
return navigator.onLine;
}
Then, create your XMLHttpRequest
:
function makeRequest() {
let xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhr.open('GET', 'anypage/anotherpage', true);
xhr.timeout = 2000;
xhr.onload = function () {
// Your request is completed
if (xhr.readyState == 4 && xhr.status == 200) {
// You're in a successfully condition
}
};
xhr.ontimeout = function (e) {
// Your request timed out
};
xhr.send(null);
}
Now, define your polling method as follows:
function networkOrFail(callFunc, callTime) {
let connected = getNavigatorConection();
let callableTimes = callTime < 2000 ? 2000 : callTime;
let toursBegin = 3;
let tours = toursBegin;
let intervalId;
let request = function() {
intervalId = setInterval(function() {
let connected = getNavigatorConection();
if (tours > 0) {
if (connected) {
callFunc();
tours =0;
return false;
}
tours--;
alert("i tryied againt to resend for another time and it remain just "+tours+" to retry");
} else {
clearRequest();
tours =toursBegin;
}
}, callableTimes > 5000 ? 5000 : callableTimes);
};
let clearRequest = function() {
clearInterval(intervalId);
intervalId = null;
};
if (connected)
callFunc();
else
request();
}
Finally, call the send method through the polling method by passing it toghether with the timeout in minutes:
networkOrFail(makeRequest, 5000);
Use the onerror
event of the XMLHttpRequest
:
function aGet(url, cb) {
var x = new XMLHttpRequest();
x.onload = function(e) {
cb(x.responseText)
};
x.onerror= function(e) {
alert("Error fetching " + url);
};
x.open("GET", url, true);
x.send();
}
var dmp = console.log.bind(console); // Dummy callback to dump to console
aGet("/", dmp) // Ok, uses onload to trigger callback
aGet("http://dgfgdf.com/sdfsdf", dmp); // Fails, uses onerror to trigger alert