plainAJAX (work in progress)

Make AJAX requests with vanilla javascript (no jQuery)!

###Background I had a project where I didn't need to use the jQuery library, but needed to make a simple AJAX request to an API.

As I researched, I learned about the XMLHttpRequest Level 2 (XHR2) spec and the new advance features. In particular, Internet Explorer not supporting json as responseType (see http://caniuse.com/#feat=xhr2).

The discussion on Mathias Bynen's site, lead me to find a way to check for this, so I incorporated that in my code.

I'm not sure if I will use what I've been working on, though it was a nice programming exercise to get familiar with XMLHttpRequest again after relying jQuery's $.ajax so much.

In the mean time, I found these micro libraries which might be a better route to go.

####Other useful resources I consulted:

• MDN AJAX Introduction
• MDN Using XMLHttpRequest
• A Guide to Vanilla Ajax Without jQuery (corresponding repo)
• You Don't Need jQuery!
• Ajax without jQuery

#Usage

####Example

AJAX.request("http://domain.com/something/api","GET",null,function(data){
    console.log("Success");
},function(){
    console.log("Failure");
});

####Live Example

See index.html, demo using ipinfo.io:

AJAX.request("http://ipinfo.io/json","GET",null,function(response){
    var result = "";

    for (var property in response) {
        result += property + ": " + response[property] + "<br>";
    }

    document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = result;
},function(){
    document.getElementById("content").innerHTML = "AJAX request failed."
});