Resource

new Cesium.Resource(options)
Core/Resource.js 284

A resource that includes the location and any other parameters we need to retrieve it or create derived resources. It also provides the ability to retry requests.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
Example:
function refreshTokenRetryCallback(resource, error) {
  if (error.statusCode === 403) {
    // 403 status code means a new token should be generated
    return getNewAccessToken()
      .then(function(token) {
        resource.queryParameters.access_token = token;
        return true;
      })
      .otherwise(function() {
        return false;
      });
  }

  return false;
}

var resource = new Resource({
   url: 'http://server.com/path/to/resource.json',
   proxy: new DefaultProxy('/proxy/'),
   headers: {
     'X-My-Header': 'valueOfHeader'
   },
   queryParameters: {
     'access_token': '123-435-456-000'
   },
   retryCallback: refreshTokenRetryCallback,
   retryAttempts: 1
});

Members

staticconstantCesium.Resource.DEFAULT : Resource
Core/Resource.js 1906

A resource instance initialized to the current browser location

staticreadonlyCesium.Resource.isBlobSupported : Boolean
Core/Resource.js 385

Returns true if blobs are supported.

readonlyextension : String
Core/Resource.js 451

The file extension of the resource.

hasHeaders : Boolean
Core/Resource.js 499

True if the Resource has request headers. This is equivalent to checking if the headers property has any keys.

headers : Object
Core/Resource.js 305

Additional HTTP headers that will be sent with the request.

isBlobUri : Boolean
Core/Resource.js 475

True if the Resource refers to a blob URI.

isCrossOriginUrl : Boolean
Core/Resource.js 487

True if the Resource refers to a cross origin URL.

isDataUri : Boolean
Core/Resource.js 463

True if the Resource refers to a data URI.

proxy : DefaultProxy
Core/Resource.js 319

A proxy to be used when loading the resource.

readonlyqueryParameters : Object
Core/Resource.js 401

Query parameters appended to the url.

request : Request
Core/Resource.js 312

A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.

retryAttempts : Number
Core/Resource.js 333

The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.

retryCallback : function
Core/Resource.js 326

Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true or a Promise that resolves to true, the request will be retried.

readonlytemplateValues : Object
Core/Resource.js 415

The key/value pairs used to replace template parameters in the url.

url : String
Core/Resource.js 427

The url to the resource with template values replaced, query string appended and encoded by proxy if one was set.

Methods

staticCesium.Resource.delete(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1447

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls delete() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetch(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1391

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls fetch() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetchArrayBuffer(options) → Promise.<ArrayBuffer>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 778

Creates a Resource and calls fetchArrayBuffer() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetchBlob(options) → Promise.<Blob>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 822

Creates a Resource and calls fetchBlob() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetchImage(options) → Promise.<Image>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 971

Creates a Resource and calls fetchImage() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
preferBlob Boolean false optional If true, we will load the image via a blob.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetchJson(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1084

Creates a Resource and calls fetchJson() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetchJsonp(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1235

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls fetchJsonp() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
callbackParameterName String 'callback' optional The callback parameter name that the server expects.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetchText(options) → Promise.<String>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1022

Creates a Resource and calls fetchText() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.fetchXML(options) → Promise.<XMLDocument>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1133

Creates a Resource and calls fetchXML() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.head(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1503

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls head() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.options(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1559

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls options() on it.
Name Type Description
options String | Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.patch(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1742

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls patch() on it.
Name Type Description
options Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
data Object Data that is posted with the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.post(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1620

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls post() on it.
Name Type Description
options Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
data Object Data that is posted with the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

staticCesium.Resource.put(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1681

Creates a Resource from a URL and calls put() on it.
Name Type Description
options Object A url or an object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String The url of the resource.
data Object Data that is posted with the resource.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be sent when retrieving the resource.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}).
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The Function to call when a request for this resource fails. If it returns true, the request will be retried.
retryAttempts Number 0 optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.

addQueryParameters(params, useAsDefault)
Core/Resource.js 567

Combines the specified object and the existing query parameters. This allows you to add many parameters at once, as opposed to adding them one at a time to the queryParameters property. If a value is already set, it will be replaced with the new value.
Name Type Default Description
params Object The query parameters
useAsDefault Boolean false optional If true the params will be used as the default values, so they will only be set if they are undefined.
Deprecated: true

addTemplateValues(template, useAsDefault)
Core/Resource.js 607

Combines the specified object and the existing template values. This allows you to add many values at once, as opposed to adding them one at a time to the templateValues property. If a value is already set, it will become an array and the new value will be appended.
Name Type Default Description
template Object The template values
useAsDefault Boolean false optional If true the values will be used as the default values, so they will only be set if they are undefined.
Deprecated: true

appendForwardSlash()
Core/Resource.js 735

Appends a forward slash to the URL.

appendQueryParameters(params)
Core/Resource.js 579

Combines the specified object and the existing query parameters. This allows you to add many parameters at once, as opposed to adding them one at a time to the queryParameters property.
Name Type Description
params Object The query parameters

clone(result) → Resource
Core/Resource.js 701

Duplicates a Resource instance.
Name Type Description
result Resource optional The object onto which to store the result.
Returns:
The modified result parameter or a new Resource instance if one was not provided.

delete(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1424

Asynchronously deletes the given resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to the result once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Name Type Description
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Description
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
headers Object optional Additional HTTP headers to send with the request, if any.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.delete()
  .then(function(body) {
      // use the data
  }).otherwise(function(error) {
      // an error occurred
  });
See:

fetch(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1368

Asynchronously loads the given resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to the result once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled. It's recommended that you use the more specific functions eg. fetchJson, fetchBlob, etc.
Name Type Description
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Description
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
headers Object optional Additional HTTP headers to send with the request, if any.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.fetch()
  .then(function(body) {
      // use the data
  }).otherwise(function(error) {
      // an error occurred
  });
See:

fetchArrayBuffer() → Promise.<ArrayBuffer>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 758

Asynchronously loads the resource as raw binary data. Returns a promise that will resolve to an ArrayBuffer once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
// load a single URL asynchronously
resource.fetchArrayBuffer().then(function(arrayBuffer) {
    // use the data
}).otherwise(function(error) {
    // an error occurred
});
See:

fetchBlob() → Promise.<Blob>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 802

Asynchronously loads the given resource as a blob. Returns a promise that will resolve to a Blob once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
// load a single URL asynchronously
resource.fetchBlob().then(function(blob) {
    // use the data
}).otherwise(function(error) {
    // an error occurred
});
See:

fetchImage(preferBlob) → Promise.<Image>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 851

Asynchronously loads the given image resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to an Image once loaded, or reject if the image failed to load.
Name Type Default Description
preferBlob Boolean false optional If true, we will load the image via a blob.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
// load a single image asynchronously
resource.fetchImage().then(function(image) {
    // use the loaded image
}).otherwise(function(error) {
    // an error occurred
});

// load several images in parallel
when.all([resource1.fetchImage(), resource2.fetchImage()]).then(function(images) {
    // images is an array containing all the loaded images
});
See:

fetchJson() → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1049

Asynchronously loads the given resource as JSON. Returns a promise that will resolve to a JSON object once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled. This function adds 'Accept: application/json,*/*;q=0.01' to the request headers, if not already specified.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.fetchJson().then(function(jsonData) {
    // Do something with the JSON object
}).otherwise(function(error) {
    // an error occurred
});
See:

fetchJsonp(callbackParameterName) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1155

Requests a resource using JSONP.
Name Type Default Description
callbackParameterName String 'callback' optional The callback parameter name that the server expects.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
// load a data asynchronously
resource.loadJsonp().then(function(data) {
    // use the loaded data
}).otherwise(function(error) {
    // an error occurred
});
See:

fetchText() → Promise.<String>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1002

Asynchronously loads the given resource as text. Returns a promise that will resolve to a String once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
// load text from a URL, setting a custom header
var resource = new Resource({
  url: 'http://someUrl.com/someJson.txt',
  headers: {
    'X-Custom-Header' : 'some value'
  }
});
resource.fetchText().then(function(text) {
    // Do something with the text
}).otherwise(function(error) {
    // an error occurred
});
See:

fetchXML() → Promise.<XMLDocument>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1112

Asynchronously loads the given resource as XML. Returns a promise that will resolve to an XML Document once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
// load XML from a URL, setting a custom header
Cesium.loadXML('http://someUrl.com/someXML.xml', {
  'X-Custom-Header' : 'some value'
}).then(function(document) {
    // Do something with the document
}).otherwise(function(error) {
    // an error occurred
});
See:

getBaseUri(includeQuery) → String
Core/Resource.js 728

Returns the base path of the Resource.
Name Type Default Description
includeQuery Boolean false optional Whether or not to include the query string and fragment form the uri
Returns:
The base URI of the resource

getDerivedResource(options) → Resource
Core/Resource.js 629

Returns a resource relative to the current instance. All properties remain the same as the current instance unless overridden in options.
Name Type Description
options Object An object with the following properties
Name Type Default Description
url String optional The url that will be resolved relative to the url of the current instance.
queryParameters Object optional An object containing query parameters that will be combined with those of the current instance.
templateValues Object optional Key/Value pairs that are used to replace template values (eg. {x}). These will be combined with those of the current instance.
headers Object {} optional Additional HTTP headers that will be sent.
proxy DefaultProxy optional A proxy to be used when loading the resource.
retryCallback Resource~RetryCallback optional The function to call when loading the resource fails.
retryAttempts Number optional The number of times the retryCallback should be called before giving up.
request Request optional A Request object that will be used. Intended for internal use only.
preserveQueryParameters Boolean false optional If true, this will keep all query parameters from the current resource and derived resource. If false, derived parameters will replace those of the current resource.
Returns:
The resource derived from the current one.

getUrlComponent(query, proxy) → String
Core/Resource.js 514

Returns the url, optional with the query string and processed by a proxy.
Name Type Default Description
query Boolean false optional If true, the query string is included.
proxy Boolean false optional If true, the url is processed the proxy object if defined.
Returns:
The url with all the requested components.
Asynchronously gets headers the given resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to the result once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Name Type Description
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Description
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
headers Object optional Additional HTTP headers to send with the request, if any.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.head()
  .then(function(headers) {
      // use the data
  }).otherwise(function(error) {
      // an error occurred
  });
See:

options(options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1536

Asynchronously gets options the given resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to the result once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Name Type Description
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Description
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
headers Object optional Additional HTTP headers to send with the request, if any.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.options()
  .then(function(headers) {
      // use the data
  }).otherwise(function(error) {
      // an error occurred
  });
See:

patch(data, options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1715

Asynchronously patches data to the given resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to the result once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Name Type Description
data Object Data that is posted with the resource.
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Description
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
headers Object optional Additional HTTP headers to send with the request, if any.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.patch(data)
  .then(function(result) {
      // use the result
  }).otherwise(function(error) {
      // an error occurred
  });
See:

post(data, options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1593

Asynchronously posts data to the given resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to the result once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Name Type Description
data Object Data that is posted with the resource.
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Description
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
headers Object optional Additional HTTP headers to send with the request, if any.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.post(data)
  .then(function(result) {
      // use the result
  }).otherwise(function(error) {
      // an error occurred
  });
See:

put(data, options) → Promise.<Object>|undefined
Core/Resource.js 1654

Asynchronously puts data to the given resource. Returns a promise that will resolve to the result once loaded, or reject if the resource failed to load. The data is loaded using XMLHttpRequest, which means that in order to make requests to another origin, the server must have Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) headers enabled.
Name Type Description
data Object Data that is posted with the resource.
options Object optional Object with the following properties:
Name Type Description
responseType String optional The type of response. This controls the type of item returned.
headers Object optional Additional HTTP headers to send with the request, if any.
overrideMimeType String optional Overrides the MIME type returned by the server.
Returns:
a promise that will resolve to the requested data when loaded. Returns undefined if request.throttle is true and the request does not have high enough priority.
Example:
resource.put(data)
  .then(function(result) {
      // use the result
  }).otherwise(function(error) {
      // an error occurred
  });
See:

setQueryParameters(params, useAsDefault)
Core/Resource.js 550

Combines the specified object and the existing query parameters. This allows you to add many parameters at once, as opposed to adding them one at a time to the queryParameters property. If a value is already set, it will be replaced with the new value.
Name Type Default Description
params Object The query parameters
useAsDefault Boolean false optional If true the params will be used as the default values, so they will only be set if they are undefined.

setTemplateValues(template, useAsDefault)
Core/Resource.js 590

Combines the specified object and the existing template values. This allows you to add many values at once, as opposed to adding them one at a time to the templateValues property. If a value is already set, it will become an array and the new value will be appended.
Name Type Default Description
template Object The template values
useAsDefault Boolean false optional If true the values will be used as the default values, so they will only be set if they are undefined.

Type Definitions

RetryCallback(resource, error) → Boolean|Promise.<Boolean>
Core/Resource.js 1910

A function that returns the value of the property.
Name Type Description
resource Resource optional The resource that failed to load.
error Error optional The error that occurred during the loading of the resource.
Returns:
If true or a promise that resolved to true, the resource will be retried. Otherwise the failure will be returned.