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Make « Add to Favourites » an AJAX Call
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[Hide]1 Initial Problem
ILIAS 6 is reloading the entire page when a user just wants to add a single item to the list of 'Favourites'. This should be done more economically.
2 Conceptual Summary
- Adding an item to (and removing it from) the list of 'Favourites' should be implemented as an asynchronous AJAX call without reloading the entire page.
- The success message should no longer be prompted at the page head but be an overlay (similar to the message already used by the ILIAS page editor). Probably, this UI element needs to be added to the Kitchen Sink.
3 User Interface Modifications
3.1 List of Affected Views
- All container with ListGUI
- Dashboard » Favourites
- Favourites
3.2 User Interface Details
![](./data/docu/mobs/mm_72586/Bildschirmfoto_2020-02-06_um_13.41.46.png?il_wac_token=61d0430799766b0e6934cdb7077b166d5f66fcf6&il_wac_ttl=5&il_wac_ts=1725752334)
Success message for adding an object to 'Favourites' or removing it from there has to be removed.
![](./data/docu/mobs/mm_72587/ZuFavoritenHinzugefuegt.png?il_wac_token=61d0430799766b0e6934cdb7077b166d5f66fcf6&il_wac_ttl=5&il_wac_ts=1725752334)
Overlay to notify user about having added object to 'Favourites' or having removed it needs to be implemented (and probably added to Kitchen Sink). Unlike already existing overlay in page editor where user has to confirm or cancel action, this UI element vanishs automatically after two seconds. No confirmation required.
3.3 New User Interface Concepts
No new user interface concept.
4 Technical Information
{The maintainer has to provide necessary technical information, e.g. dependencies on other ILIAS components, necessary modifications in general services/architecture, potential security or performance issues.}
5 Privacy Information
No personal data will be stored. ILIAS just stores user's favourites – as already done.
6 Security Implications
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7 Contact
- Author of the Request: Kunkel, Matthias [mkunkel]
- Maintainer: Killing, Alexander [alex]
- Implementation of the feature is done by: {The maintainer must add the name of the implementing developer.}
8 Funding
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9 Discussion
Amstutz, Timon [amstutz], 30.03.2020: I fully support the idea of not having an ajax request after this action. However, I yet fail to see how the UI element would look like. The following questions:
- Where should it appear?
- How should it look like?
- For what type of actions should this be re-used.
- Introduce temporary Message Boxes (the thing we currently use, but loaded and removed per js/ajax).
- Toast like things (the thing that appears on the top right corner.
- ...
JourFixe, ILIAS [jourfixe], 30 MAR 2020 : We highly appreciate this suggestion and schedule the feature for ILIAS 7. We still need to discuss the user interface for notifying the user about the added or removed favourite. This solution should go into the KS and be usable for similar use cases. Final solution will be presented on the page.
JourFixe, ILIAS [jourfixe], 22 MAR 2021 : We still would like to have this feature and re-schedule it for ILIAS 8. KS discussion for this UI element still needs to be done.
10 Implementation
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Last edited: 22. Mar 2021, 16:17, Kunkel, Matthias [mkunkel]