// holds an instance of XMLHttpRequest
var xmlHttp = createXmlHttpRequestObject();
// variables that establish how often to access the server 
var updateInterval = 5; // how many seconds to wait to get new message
var errorRetryInterval = 30; // seconds to wait after server error
// when set to true, display detailed error messages
var debugMode = true;

// creates an XMLHttpRequest instance
function createXmlHttpRequestObject() 
{
  // will store the reference to the XMLHttpRequest object
  var xmlHttp;
  // this should work for all browsers except IE6 and older
  try
  {
    // try to create XMLHttpRequest object
    xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
  catch(e)
  {
    // assume IE6 or older
    var XmlHttpVersions = new Array("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.6.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.5.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP.3.0",
                                    "MSXML2.XMLHTTP",
                                    "Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    // try every prog id until one works
    for (var i=0; i<XmlHttpVersions.length && !xmlHttp; i++) 
    {
      try 
      { 
        // try to create XMLHttpRequest object
        xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject(XmlHttpVersions[i]);
      } 
      catch (e) {}
    }
  }
  // return the created object or display an error message
  if (!xmlHttp)
    alert("Error creating the XMLHttpRequest object.");
  else 
    return xmlHttp;
}

// function that displays a new message on the page
function display($message)
{
  // obtain a reference to the <div> element on the page
  myDiv = document.getElementById("commenti_aggiunto");
  // display message
  myDiv.innerHTML = $message;
  myDiv.style.backgroundColor = "#80FF00";
  myDiv.style.border = "1px solid #FFCC00";
  window.location.href='#ancoraCommentoAggiunto';
}

// function that displays an error message
function displayError($message)
{
  // display error message, with more technical details if debugMode is true
  display("Errore nel ricevere il Messaggio! Riprovo tra " +
          errorRetryInterval + " secondi." +
          (debugMode ? "<br/>" + $message : ""));
  // restart sequence 
  //setTimeout("process();", errorRetryInterval * 1000);
}
function inviaCommento(id_commento)
{
var oAggiungiCommenti = document.getElementById("aggiungi_commenti");
var oErroreCommentoCorrente = document.getElementById("erroreCommenti");
var oIdSezione = document.getElementById("idSezione").value;
var oTitoloCommentoCorrente = document.getElementById("titoloCommenti").value;
var oTestoCommentoCorrente = document.getElementById("testoCommenti").value;
var oAutoreCommentoCorrente = document.getElementById("autoreCommenti").value;
var oCodiceCommentoCorrente = document.getElementById("codiceCommenti").value;
 
if (oTitoloCommentoCorrente == "" || oTestoCommentoCorrente == "" || oAutoreCommentoCorrente == "" || oCodiceCommentoCorrente == ""){
   oErroreCommentoCorrente.style.color = "#FF0000"
   oErroreCommentoCorrente.style.backgroundColor = "#FFCC00"
   oErroreCommentoCorrente.innerHTML = "Tutti i campi sono obbligatori!";
   return null;
   }else
       {
       oAggiungiCommenti.style.display="none";
       oErroreCommentoCorrente.innerHTML = "";
       }
var urlPost = "commenti.class.php";
var postServerAddress = "id_sezione="+oIdSezione+"&id_notizia="+id_commento+"&titolo_commento="+escape(oTitoloCommentoCorrente)+"&testo_commento="+escape(oTestoCommentoCorrente)+"&autore_commento="+escape(oAutoreCommentoCorrente)+"&codice_commento="+oCodiceCommentoCorrente+"";
process(urlPost,postServerAddress);
}
// call server asynchronously
function process(urlPost,postServerAddress)
{
  // only continue if xmlHttp isn't void
  if (xmlHttp)
  {
 
    // try to connect to the server
    try
    {
      // remove this line if you don't like the 'Receiving...' message
      display("Sto inserendo il commento...")
      // make asynchronous HTTP request to retrieve new message
      xmlHttp.open("POST", urlPost, true);
      xmlHttp.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8");
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleGettingNews;
      xmlHttp.send(postServerAddress);
    }
    catch(e)
    {
      displayError(e.toString());
    }
  }
}

// function called when the state of the HTTP request changes
function handleGettingNews() 
{
  // when readyState is 4, we are ready to read the server response
  if (xmlHttp.readyState == 4) 
  {
    // continue only if HTTP status is "OK"
    if (xmlHttp.status == 200) 
    {
      try
      {
        // do something with the response from the server
        getNews();
      }
      catch(e)
      {
        // display error message
        displayError(e.toString());
      }
    } 
    else
    {
      // display error message
      displayError(xmlHttp.statusText);   
    }
  }
}

// handles the response received from the server
function getNews()
{
  // retrieve the server's response 
  var response = xmlHttp.responseText;
  // server error?
  if (response.indexOf("ERRNO") >= 0 
      || response.indexOf("error") >= 0
      || response.length == 0)
    throw(response.length == 0 ? "Server error." : response);
  // display the message
  display(response);
  // restart sequence
  //setTimeout("process();", updateInterval * 1000);
}