And one more thing, in javascript check if return value is -1 before
you refresh your widget via document.yourwidget.innerHTML = msg call.
This will make sure the widget refreshes only if you want it to
(driven by your controller logic).
-- Adi
On Jul 27, 9:56 am, Adi <aditya.sa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tomas,
>
> Are you sure setTimeout is not calling refreshWidget every second? Can
> you debug the javascript and see what's happening (in Firebug)?
>
> Your problem is not to load the widget once by Ajax (which is what I
> think the LOAD call will do), but to load it repeatedly. Also, if your
> list of items is not changed you probably don't want to refresh. So
> here I try again:
>
> Your controller should have a function which is something like this
> (pseudocode follows)
>
> controller.py
> ------------------
> def refresh_widget():
> # check if anything has changed.
> # if nothing has changed, return some code like -1
> # if something has changed, then create the html using helpers
> my_widget = DIV('')
> for i in myitems:
> my_widget.append(DIV(i)) # suit this as per whatever html you're
> trying to build here
>
> return my_widget
>
> The view should be the same as I suggested, and the line
> setTimeout(refreshWidget, 1000);
> should get called all the time.
>
> In function refreshWidget(), add this line in the end
> setTimeout(refreshWidget, 1000);
>
> This recursive call will ensure that every 1 second your function is
> called again. This was missing earlier.
>
> Let me know how it goes! If you want I can look at your code and help
> out.
>
> -- Adi
> On Jul 27, 12:28 am, Tomas Pelka <tompe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
> > where could I find implementation of LOAD (like
> > {{=LOAD('sniffer','getResults',ajax=True)}}) function?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > --
> > Tomas Pelka
