Single Page Application

Modern CRUD operations with AJAX and RESTful API

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About Single Page Applications

This implementation demonstrates a modern Single Page Application (SPA) architecture built with JavaScript, AJAX, and RESTful APIs.

Key Benefits

  • Improved user experience with no page reloads
  • Reduced server load with partial data transfers
  • Clean separation between frontend and backend
  • Enhanced interactivity for better user engagement

Considerations

  • Increased complexity in JavaScript code
  • SEO challenges for content loaded via AJAX
  • Dependency on JavaScript being enabled
  • Requires careful security implementation

Technical Implementation

This SPA uses modern web development patterns to create a seamless user experience:

The application loads data from the server without refreshing the page:

$.ajax({
    url: "/api/employee",
    type: "GET",
    contentType: "application/json;charset=utf-8",
    dataType: "json",
    success: function(result) {
        $('#EmpSinglePage').DataTable({
            data: result,
            // Configuration options...
        });
    },
    error: function(errormessage) {
        // Error handling...
    }
});

Form validation happens on the client side for immediate feedback:

// Modern form validation using Bootstrap 5
const validateForm = () => {
    const form = document.getElementById('employeeForm');
    if (!form.checkValidity()) {
        event.preventDefault();
        event.stopPropagation();
        form.classList.add('was-validated');
        return false;
    }
    form.classList.add('was-validated');
    return true;
};

The SPA follows RESTful principles for API interactions:

  • GET - Retrieving all employees or a specific employee
  • POST - Creating a new employee
  • PUT - Updating an existing employee
  • DELETE - Removing an employee