web client: function for running exclusive task within transaction

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/web/client.js b/web/client.js
index 7f7daf2..255bc01 100644
--- a/web/client.js
+++ b/web/client.js
@@ -113,6 +113,28 @@ $(function() {
 		function objRequest(path, options) {
 		    return request("/config" + path, options);
 		}
+
+		function exclusive(task) {
+		    $.blockUI();
+
+		    var def = $.Deferred();
+		    function resolve(txnValid) { def.resolve(txnValid); }
+		    function reject() { def.reject(); }
+
+		    var tasks = _.filter(
+			_.pluck(_.values(invalid), 1), function(d) {
+			    return d && d.state() == "pending";
+			}
+		    );
+
+		    if (tasks.length)
+			tasks[0].always(function() {
+			    exclusive(task).done(resolve).fail(reject);
+			});
+		    else task().always($.unblockUI).done(resolve).fail(reject);
+		    
+		    return def;
+		}
 		
 		function query(path) {
 		    var def = $.Deferred();
@@ -331,22 +353,8 @@ $(function() {
 			};
 
 			data.delete = function(name) {
-			    var def = $.Deferred();
-			    function resolve(txnValid) { def.resolve(txnValid); }
-			    function reject() { def.reject(); }
-
-			    var tasks = _.filter(
-				_.pluck(_.values(invalid), 1), function(d) {
-				    return d && d.state() == "pending";
-				}
-			    );
-
-			    if (tasks.length)
-				tasks[0].always(function() {
-				    data.delete(name).done(resolve).fail(reject);
-				});
-
-			    else {
+			    return exclusive(function() {
+				var def = $.Deferred();
 				var length = data.data.length;
 
 				data.set(name, null).done(function(txnValid) {
@@ -381,13 +389,13 @@ $(function() {
 						);
 					    }
 				    }
-				    resolve(txnValid);
+				    def.resolve(txnValid);
 
-				}).fail(reject);
-			    }
+				}).fail(function() { def.reject(); });
 
-			    return def;
-			};
+				return def;
+			    });
+			}
 
 			data.invoke = function(name) {
 			    return objRequest(join(path, name), {type: "POST"});