Prevent double submission of forms in jQuery

Question

I have a form that takes a little while for the server to process. I need to ensure that the user waits and does not attempt to resubmit the form by clicking the button agai

Answer 1

Use simple counter on submit.

    var submitCounter = 0;
    function monitor() {
        submitCounter++;
        if (submitCounter < 2) {
            console.log('Submitted. Attempt: ' + submitCounter);
            return true;
        }
        console.log('Not Submitted. Attempt: ' + submitCounter);
        return false;
    }

And call monitor() function on submit the form.

    

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