How to cancel/abort jQuery AJAX request?

Question

I\'ve an AJAX request which will be made every 5 seconds. But the problem is before the AJAX request if the previous request is not completed I\'ve to abort that request and

Answer 1

jQuery: Use this as a starting point - as inspiration. I solved it like this: (this is not a perfect solution, it just aborts the last instance and is WIP code)

var singleAjax = function singleAjax_constructor(url, params) {
    // remember last jQuery's get request
    if (this.lastInstance) {
        this.lastInstance.abort();  // triggers .always() and .fail()
        this.lastInstance = false;
    }

    // how to use Deferred : http://api.jquery.com/category/deferred-object/
    var $def = new $.Deferred();

    // pass the deferrer's request handlers into the get response handlers
    this.lastInstance = $.get(url, params)
        .fail($def.reject)         // triggers .always() and .fail()
        .success($def.resolve);    // triggers .always() and .done()

    // return the deferrer's "control object", the promise object
    return $def.promise();
}


// initiate first call
singleAjax('/ajax.php', {a: 1, b: 2})
    .always(function(a,b,c) {console && console.log(a,b,c);});

// second call kills first one
singleAjax('/ajax.php', {a: 1, b: 2})
    .always(function(a,b,c) {console && console.log(a,b,c);});
    // here you might use .always() .fail() .success() etc.