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+/*
+ <a href="posts/2" data-method="delete"> <---- We want to send an HTTP DELETE request
+ - Or, request confirmation in the process -
+ <a href="posts/2" data-method="delete" data-confirm="Are you sure?">
+ 
+ Add this to your view:
+  <script>
+		window.csrfToken = '<?php echo csrf_token(); ?>';
+  </script>
+  <script src="/js/deleteHandler.js"></script>
+ */
+
+(function() {
+
+    var laravel = {
+        initialize: function() {
+            this.registerEvents();
+        },
+
+        registerEvents: function() {
+            $('body').on('click', 'a[data-method]', this.handleMethod);
+        },
+
+        handleMethod: function(e) {
+            var link = $(this);
+            var httpMethod = link.data('method').toUpperCase();
+            var form;
+
+            // If the data-method attribute is not PUT or DELETE,
+            // then we don't know what to do. Just ignore.
+            if ( $.inArray(httpMethod, ['PUT', 'DELETE']) === - 1 ) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Allow user to optionally provide data-confirm="Are you sure?"
+            if ( link.data('confirm') ) {
+                if ( ! laravel.verifyConfirm(link) ) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            form = laravel.createForm(link);
+            form.submit();
+
+            e.preventDefault();
+        },
+
+        verifyConfirm: function(link) {
+            return confirm(link.data('confirm'));
+        },
+
+        createForm: function(link) {
+            var form =
+                $('<form>', {
+                    'method': 'POST',
+                    'action': link.attr('href')
+                });
+
+            var token =
+                $('<input>', {
+                    'name': '_token',
+                    'type': 'hidden',
+                    'value': window.csrfToken
+                });
+
+            var hiddenInput =
+                $('<input>', {
+                    'name': '_method',
+                    'type': 'hidden',
+                    'value': link.data('method')
+                });
+
+            return form.append(token, hiddenInput)
+                .appendTo('body');
+        }
+    };
+
+    laravel.initialize();
+
+})();