Batch library

Batch.js is a JavaScript library that helps combine multiple HTTP requests into a single batch request.

Applies to: Skype for Business 2015

Use the functions in the Batch library to package multiple HTTP requests into a single request using a Transport object. For more information, see Transport library. Batch.js has a queuing mechanism that stores up to 20 requests before sending. The queue can also be sent as a result of a timer elapsing. The timer defaults to 3 minutes.

Create a Batch object

To create a Batch object, you must first create Cache and Transport objects, as in the following sample. For more information, see Cache library and Transport library.

var targetOrigin = "https://www.myDomain.com",
Cache = new microsoft.rtc.ucwa.samples.Cache(),
Transport = new microsoft.rtc.ucwa.samples.Transport(targetOrigin),
timerLimit = 2000,
Batch = new microsoft.rtc.ucwa.samples.Batch(Cache, Transport, timerLimit);

The variables declared in the preceding example are used in subsequent examples in this topic.

processBatch()

The processBatch function processes any operations that were previously placed on the batch queue.

Syntax

processBatch()

Example

Batch.processBatch();

Remarks

The processBatch function checks to see if the batch queue has any outstanding requests. If so, it begins immediate processing. If a timer was active it will be cleared. After the batch request is sent, the queue is cleared.

queueRequest(request)

The queueRequest function places an HTTP request on the queue to be sent at a later time.

Parameter	Description
request	HTTP request object.

Syntax

queueRequest(request)

The _request_parameter is an HTTP request object, as in the following example.

Example

The _request_object will be changed into a Message object and then put on the batch queue. If the queue reaches its limit on the number of requests, it will immediately start to process any outstanding requests. Otherwise, a timer starts; at the end of a specified period, the items in the queue are processed automatically.

Batch.queueRequest({
 url: "https://www.example.com/ucwa/myLink",
 type: "get",
 callback: function(data) {
 alert("I got myLink!");
 }
});
Batch.queueRequest({
 url: "https://www.example.com/ucwa/myLink2",
 type: "post",
 data: {
 value: "123",
 day: "Tuesday"
 },
 acceptType: "application/json",
 callback: function(data) {
 alert("I posted myLink2!");
 }
});

Remarks

The request parameter should be an object in the form of:

{
 url: "myLink", // HTTP request URL
 verb: "get", // One of get, post, put, or delete.
 acceptType: "application/json", // Optional. This is the default value.
 contentType: "application/json", // Optional. This is the default value.
 data: "hello world", // Any kind of JSON data.
 callback: myCallback, // Optional
 notifyAction: true // Optional. Values are true or false.
}

The request object will be put on the batch queue. If the queue size is greater than 20, outstanding requests are processed immediately. If not, a timer starts to facilitate batch processing.