Just tested it -- same thing happens with file URLs -- I guess its a jQuery bug.
--Jon On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Aaron Boodman <a...@google.com> wrote: > I see! > > Ok, my mistake. So status is supposed to represent the HTTP status > code. In the case of chrome-extension:// and file:// this concept is > not defined. I guess the status is not changing in the way that jQuery > expects, which is leading to this problem. > > You could test this by using the same file with a file:// URL. If the > same problem occurs, it is probably a jQuery bug. If not, then perhaps > a Chrome bug. > > - a > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 2:17 PM, Jon Stritar <jstri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > In my situation, the readyState was 4, but the status was 0... so I think > > this may have been the same issue. If the status is 0, is that a chrome > or > > webkit bug? Maybe the status not changing as expected caused jQuery to > jump > > the gun and call the error callback early causing the responseText to be > > partially complete. > > > > --Jon > > > > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Aaron Boodman <a...@google.com> wrote: > >> > >> You two are describing different problems: > >> > >> In Marcos' case the response status was 0 and there was no content. In > >> Jon's case the response status was 4 and he got partial content. At > >> least that is my understanding. Please correct me if I've got things > >> wrong. > >> > >> Getting partial content is a really bad result, and it is hard for me > >> to believe such a problem is in jQuery. > >> > >> - a > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 2:13 PM, Marcos Aruj <marcos.a...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Yes, I don't the problem resides in jQuery. It's just that a status = > 0 > >> > is > >> > not normal I guess... No idea how to overcome this other than changing > >> > jQuery's code (and plugins') to not check for the status but I don't > >> > like it > >> > :P > >> > > >> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Jon Stritar <jstri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Yes, it seems to be an issue with jQuery's ajax calls. If I > substitute > >> >> their stuff out for a simple synchronous GET call the code works: > >> >> > >> >> var req = new XMLHttpRequest(); > >> >> req.open('GET', file, false); > >> >> req.send(null); > >> >> req.responseText; > >> >> > >> >> Has anyone had luck using jQuery to access chrome-extension or file > >> >> urls? > >> >> > >> >> --Jon > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Marcos Aruj <marcos.a...@gmail.com> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> I also had this problem using jQuery. I read some discussions saying > >> >>> that > >> >>> if the file is not served by a http server(file:/// for example), > then > >> >>> there's no status set (0). For jQuery for example, i get the > >> >>> responseText of > >> >>> the file correctly, but the status is 0. So many plugins and other > >> >>> stuff act > >> >>> as this is a failure, even if the content was correctly pulled. > >> >>> Would be nice if chrome returns a status for chrome-extension:// > >> >>> request > >> >>> or any internal ajax requests. Wyt? > >> >>> > >> >>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Aaron Boodman <a...@google.com> > wrote: > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I wonder if there is an embedded null. Do you mind sharing the > file? > >> >>>> > >> >>>> - a > >> >>>> > >> >>>> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Jon Stritar <jstri...@gmail.com> > >> >>>> wrote: > >> >>>> > I'm trying to use a library that dynamically loads JSON files via > >> >>>> > XMLHttpRequests. I'm hosting the files locally in the extension > so > >> >>>> > they're accessible via the chrome-extension URL. I'm using the > >> >>>> > complete chrome-extension URL in the request (and if I paste it > >> >>>> > directly into the browser it downloads the json file). > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > The XMLHtttpRequest in the library keeps failing with the > following > >> >>>> > parameters (when the error callback is called): > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > readyState: 4 > >> >>>> > responseText: this has the 2.5 lines of the file > >> >>>> > status: 0 > >> >>>> > statusText: blank > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > I can't find any other error messages. Any ideas? Why would only > >> >>>> > 2.5 > >> >>>> > out of 54 lines be in the responseText? The responseText stops > half > >> >>>> > way through a string (no unusual characters there) and the JSON > is > >> >>>> > valid. Do I need to add permissions for this? > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > (On Linux build 4.0.270.0) > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > Thanks > >> >>>> > --Jon > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > -- > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google > >> >>>> > Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. > >> >>>> > To post to this group, send email to > >> >>>> > chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > >> >>>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> >>>> > chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >> >>>> > For more options, visit this group at > >> >>>> > http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > > >> >>>> > >> >>>> -- > >> >>>> > >> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> >>>> Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. > >> >>>> To post to this group, send email to > >> >>>> chromium-extensi...@googlegroups.com. > >> >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> >>>> chromium-extensions+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<chromium-extensions%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > >> >>>> For more options, visit this group at > >> >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-extensions?hl=en. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Marcos Aruj Alvarez > >> >>> Ingeniero de Software > >> >>> ------------------------------- > >> >>> marcos.a...@gmail.com > >> >>> ----- > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Marcos Aruj Alvarez > >> > Ingeniero de Software > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > marcos.a...@gmail.com > >> > ----- > >> > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chromium-extensions" group. 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