Lokris

An Ajax library for Javascript

This is the home of the Lokris library.

Features

Small footprint (minimized ~ 3K)
Synchronous/Asynchronous cross-browser Ajax calls (of course)
Convenience features for easy XmlHttpRequest handling
Setting timeouts for Ajax calls / Setting timeout handlers
Setting error handlers for Ajax Calls
Easy to understand, no blown up code, no overhead

Quick start

<script src="lokris.js" type="application/javascript"></script>
...
function yourXmlCallback(xmlDocument) {
  ...
}
function yourTextCallback(string) {
  ...
}

// ==================================
// 1) Asynchronous calls

// When calling XML services:
Lokris.AjaxCall(uri, yourXmlCallback [, options]);

// When calling Text services:
Lokris.AjaxCall(uri, yourTextCallback [, options]);

// ==================================
// 2) Synchronous calls
//    (suggested, see manual for details)

var request = Lokris.AjaxCall(uri, null, {async: false [, more_options]});

// After calling XML service:
yourXmlCallback(request.responseXML);

// After calling Text service:
yourTextCallback(request.responseText);

Download

lokris.js: The Javascript library
lokris-licence.txt: BSD style licence for using and distributing Lokris
lokris.js.minimized: The above .js file, minimized with JSmin

Manual

The usage of Lokris is described in the manual.

About the name

The library is named after Ajax the Lesser, son of the King of Locris. The spelling (with k) follows the transcription of the ancient greek name of the region of Locris.