* API: report failed Ajax requests to user incl. a hint that server error-log should contain more information

phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_json.js

@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 
 	/**
 	 * Internal implementation of the JSON request object.
+	 *
+	 * @param {string} _menuaction
+	 * @param {array} _parameters
+	 * @param {function} _callback
+	 * @param {object} _context
+	 * @param {boolean} _async
+	 * @param {object} _sender
+	 * @param {egw} _egw
 	 */
 	function json_request(_menuaction, _parameters, _callback, _context,
 		_async, _sender, _egw)
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 	/**
 	 * Sends the assembled request to the server
 	 * @param {boolean} [async=false] Overrides async provided in constructor to give an easy way to make simple async requests
-	 * @param {string} method='POST' allow to eg. use a (cachable) 'GET' request instead of POST
+	 * @param {string} method ='POST' allow to eg. use a (cachable) 'GET' request instead of POST
 	 *
 	 * @return {jqXHR} jQuery jqXHR request object
 	 */
@@ -103,13 +111,18 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 				// Don't error about an abort
 				if(_err !== 'abort')
 				{
-					this.egw.debug('error', 'Ajax request to', this.url, ' failed:', _err);
+					this.egw.message.call(this.egw, this.egw.lang('Ajax request failed')+': '+_xmlhttp.statusText+' ('+_xmlhttp.status+
+						")\n\n"+this.egw.lang('Server error log should contain more information about the problem.')+
+						"\n"+this.egw.lang('Trying it again will usually not help!')+
+						"\n\nURL: "+this.url+"\n"+_xmlhttp.getAllResponseHeaders().match(/^Date:.*$/m)[0]);
+
+					this.egw.debug('error', 'Ajax request to', this.url, ' failed: ', _err, _xmlhttp.status, _xmlhttp.statusText);
 				}
 			}
 		});
 
 		return this.request;
-	}
+	};
 
 	json_request.prototype.handleResponse = function(data) {
 		if (data && typeof data.response != 'undefined')
@@ -162,8 +175,10 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 							);
 						} catch(e) {
 							var msg = e.message ? e.message : e + '';
-							var stack = e.stack ? "\n-- Stack trace --\n" + e.stack : ""
+							var stack = e.stack ? "\n-- Stack trace --\n" + e.stack : "";
-							this.egw.debug('error', 'Exception "' + msg + '" while handling JSON response from ' + this.url + ' [' + JSON.stringify(this.parameters) + '] type "' + res.type + '", plugin', plugin, 'response', res, stack);
+							this.egw.debug('error', 'Exception "' + msg + '" while handling JSON response from ' +
+								this.url + ' [' + JSON.stringify(this.parameters) + '] type "' + res.type +
+								'", plugin', plugin, 'response', res, stack);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -175,7 +190,7 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 			}
 		}
 		this.request = null;
-	}
+	};
 
 	var json = {
 
@@ -228,7 +243,7 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 			// Add the entry
 			plugins[_type].push({
 				'callback': _callback,
-				'context': _context,
+				'context': _context
 			});
 		},
 
@@ -273,7 +288,7 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 		{
 			req.alertHandler(
 				res.data.message,
-				res.data.details)
+				res.data.details);
 			return true;
 		}
 		throw 'Invalid parameters';
@@ -326,7 +341,7 @@ egw.extend('json', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd) {
 			catch (e)
 			{
 				req.egw.debug('error', 'Error while executing script: ',
-					res.data,e)
+					res.data,e);
 			}
 			return true;
 		}

phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_message.js

@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ egw.extend('message', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd)
 						.text(matches[2]));
 					msg_div.append(jQuery(_wnd.document.createElement('span')).text(parts[1]));
 				}
+				// center the message
+				msg_div.css('right', ((jQuery(_wnd).innerWidth()-msg_div.width())/2)+'px');
+
 				if (_type == 'success')	// clear message again after some time, if no error
 				{
 					message_timer = _wnd.setTimeout(function() {

phpgwapi/lang/egw_de.lang

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ addressbooks to sync in addition to personal addressbook	groupdav	de	Adressbüch
 admin	common	de	Admin
 administration	common	de	Administration
 afghanistan	common	de	AFGHANISTAN
+ajax request failed	common	de	Ajax Anfrage fehlgeschlagen
 albania	common	de	ALBANIEN
 algeria	common	de	ALGERIEN
 all	common	de	alle
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@ serbia	common	de	SERBIEN
 server %1 has been added	common	de	Server %1 wurde zugefügt
 server answered. processing response...	common	de	Server antwortet. Bearbeite Antwort...
 server contacted. waiting for response...	common	de	Server kontaktiert. Warte auf Antwort...
+server error log should contain more information about the problem.	common	de	Das Fehlerprotokoll des Servers sollte mehr Informationen über das Problem enthalten.
 server is unwilling to perform.	common	de	Server ist zur Ausführung nicht bereit.
 server name	common	de	Server Name
 session has been killed	common	de	Session wurde beendet
@@ -826,6 +828,7 @@ top	common	de	Oben
 total	common	de	Gesamt
 transparant bg for the icons?	common	de	Transparenter Hintergrund für Symbole
 trinidad and tobago	common	de	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
+trying it again will usually not help!	common	de	Es nochmal zu versuchen hilft im Allgemeinen nicht!
 tuesday	common	de	Dienstag
 tunisia	common	de	TUNISIEN
 turkey	common	de	TÜRKEI

phpgwapi/lang/egw_en.lang

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ addressbooks to sync in addition to personal addressbook	groupdav	en	Addressbook
 admin	common	en	Admin
 administration	common	en	Administration
 afghanistan	common	en	AFGHANISTAN
+ajax request failed	common	en	Ajax request failed
 albania	common	en	ALBANIA
 algeria	common	en	ALGERIA
 all	common	en	All
@@ -724,6 +725,7 @@ serbia	common	en	Serbia
 server %1 has been added	common	en	Server %1 has been added.
 server answered. processing response...	common	en	Server answered. Processing response...
 server contacted. waiting for response...	common	en	Server contacted. Waiting for response...
+server error log should contain more information about the problem.	common	en	Server error log should contain more information about the problem.
 server is unwilling to perform.	common	en	Server is unwilling to perform.
 server name	common	en	Server name
 session has been killed	common	en	Session has been killed.
@@ -826,6 +828,7 @@ top	common	en	Top
 total	common	en	Total
 transparant bg for the icons?	common	en	Transparant bg for the icons
 trinidad and tobago	common	en	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
+trying it again will usually not help!	common	en	Trying it again will usually not help!
 tuesday	common	en	Tuesday
 tunisia	common	en	TUNISIA
 turkey	common	en	TURKEY