/** * Simple file which uses jQuery's ajax * calls to make it easier to get data * from the github api. * * @author Jeffery Russell 2-16-19 */ const APIROOT = "api"; const API_USER_PATH = "/users/"; const API_FOLLOWING = "/following"; const API_FOLLOWERS = "/followers"; const API_REPOSITORIES = "/repos"; const API_ORGANIZATIONS = "/orgs"; /** * Builds a query for the github rest api and * allows you to get at the data using a * callback which gives you a json object. * * @param apiPath the path on the github api ie API_FOLLOWING * @param user the username to query * @param successCallBack callback to complete when data is returned * @param errorCallBack callback which is invoked on error */ function queryAPIByUser(apiPath, user, successCallBack, errorCallBack) { const urlpath = APIROOT + API_USER_PATH + user + apiPath; console.log(urlpath); $.ajax({ type:'GET', url: urlpath, crossDomain: true, dataType: "json", success: successCallBack, error:errorCallBack }); }