ajax call is continuously running

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I'm using ajax to check whether there is no new alerts stored in my sql database. I've set it to run every 30 seconds but instead it keeps on calling the function that checks the database every second. Here is my code.

This is code in the view. "_Tasks" is my partial view and it will be the view that is going to be updated. I haven't done anything for a success return because it never reaches that code.

 @Html.Action("_Tasks") <script type="text/javascript"> (function poll() { $.ajax({ type: 'GET', cache: false, url: '@Url.Action("TasksRefresh")', dataType: "json", complete: poll, timeout: 30000, success: function (data) { if (data.success == true) alert("Hello"); } }); })(); </script>

This is in the controller

public JsonResult TasksRefresh() { var alerts = getAlerts(); var cache = HttpRuntime.Cache["Tasks"]; if ( cache == alerts) { return Json(new { success = false, }); } else { return Json(new { success = true, // View = this.Re }); } }

Lasse Espeholt · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-10 13:29:46Z

Try this:

(function poll() { $.ajax({ type: 'GET', cache: false, url: '@Url.Action("TasksRefresh")', dataType: "json", complete: function () { setTimeout(poll, 30000); }, // Changed, call poll again when 30s has pasted timeout: 30000, // This just says it fails if the request takes more than 30s success: function (data) { if (data.success == true) alert("Hello"); } }); })();

cadrell0 · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-10 13:29:38Z

Timeout is not a delay. Timeout is how long it should wait before considering the request a failure. By setting complete to poll, you are telling it to immediately make another call. You need to put a delay in your complete function.

PranitG · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-10 13:31:44Z

What I can guess is, you are executing the poll function again on complete of the ajax call. It might just take a second to complete that ajax call.
You can use the timer at javascript code. try using settimeout or setInterval. And do ajax call in that timer. See if is helpful.

Adil Shaikh · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-10 13:34:06Z

timeout: 30000 is just to make sure that your ajax call would wait for response for maximum of that much time.

You are executing your poll function as soon as ajax call completes that is why calls are made so quick.

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