scinote-web/app/assets/javascripts/sitewide/utils.js

/*
 * Converts JSON data received from the server to flat array of values.
 */
function jsonToValuesArray(jsonData) {
  var errMsgs = [];
  for (var key in jsonData) {
  	var values = jsonData[key];
    $.each(values, function (idx, val) {
      errMsgs.push(val);
	});
  }
  return errMsgs;
}

/*
 * Calls callback function on AJAX success (because built-in functions don't
 * work!)
 */
$.fn.onAjaxComplete = function (cb) {
  $(this)
  .on('ajax:success', function () {
	cb();
  })
  .on('ajax:error', function () {
	cb();
  });
}