I am making an AJAX call from a view:
function compareProducts() {
var productIds = [];
$('#compare-widget tbody tr').each(function(i, ele) {
productIds[i] = $(ele).data('product-id');
});
$.ajax({
url: 'product/compare',
type: 'POST',
data: {
"_token": "{{ csrf_token() }}",
productIds: productIds
},
success: function(result) {
}
});
}
which is triggering the controller:
public function compare(Request $request)
{
$products = Product::whereIn('id', $request->productIds)->get();
return view('compare', compact('products'));
}
but it is not doing anything in browser directly. When I open chrome inspector I see a OK 200 code, and when I open triggered link there, it shows fine, but I am not able to trigger redirection with AJAX.
If I do a window.location.href = "compare";
I get redirected to right page, but I no longer have access to $products
You could save the products to the session
and redirect to the compare page, that way you would have access to the products
when you redirect to the compare page
public function compare(Request $request)
{
$products = Product::whereIn('id', $request->productIds)->get();
session(['products' => $products]);
return url('compare');
}
and in your success callback you could redirect to the compare page
success: function (result) {
window.location.href = result;
}
and in your compare
view access the products from the session
{{ session('products') }}
Ajax data is lost after page refresh. You should use a submit method.
I suggest you change your implementation to be something like this
<form id="the-form" method="post" action="/products/compare">
{{ csrf_field() }}
</form>
<button id="compare-link">Compare</button>
<script>
$('#compare-link').click(
function(){
$('.hidden-compare').remove();
let productIds = [5,2,3,4]; // implement your algorithm
productIds.forEach(function(c) {
$('#the-form').append('<input type="hidden"name="compares[]" class="hidden-compare" value="'+c+'">');
});
$('#the-form').submit()
}
);
</script>