42 lines
1.3 KiB
JavaScript
42 lines
1.3 KiB
JavaScript
// client-side js, loaded by index.html
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// run by the browser each time the page is loaded
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console.log("hello world :o");
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// define variables that reference elements on our page
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const dreamsList = document.getElementById("dreams");
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const dreamsForm = document.querySelector("form");
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// a helper function that creates a list item for a given dream
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function appendNewDream(dream) {
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const newListItem = document.createElement("li");
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newListItem.innerText = dream;
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dreamsList.appendChild(newListItem);
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}
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// fetch the initial list of dreams
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fetch("/dreams")
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.then(response => response.json()) // parse the JSON from the server
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.then(dreams => {
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// remove the loading text
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dreamsList.firstElementChild.remove();
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// iterate through every dream and add it to our page
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dreams.forEach(appendNewDream);
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// listen for the form to be submitted and add a new dream when it is
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dreamsForm.addEventListener("submit", event => {
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// stop our form submission from refreshing the page
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event.preventDefault();
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// get dream value and add it to the list
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let newDream = dreamsForm.elements.dream.value;
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dreams.push(newDream);
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appendNewDream(newDream);
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// reset form
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dreamsForm.reset();
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dreamsForm.elements.dream.focus();
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});
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});
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