From 511f3be38f12c8aa4b1de0374ba7a80cf4622c56 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Philipp Tessenow <philipp.tessenow@student.hpi.uni-potsdam.de>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:09:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] give the user feedback when narrowing dependent values failed

---
 assets/javascripts/reporting/filters.js | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/assets/javascripts/reporting/filters.js b/assets/javascripts/reporting/filters.js
index 76e97e8162..95e1a9c11b 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/reporting/filters.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/reporting/filters.js
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ Reporting.Filters = {
         evalScripts: true,
         postBody: Form.serialize('query_form'),
         onSuccess: function (response) {
+          Reporting.clearFlash();
           if (response.responseJSON !== undefined) {
             var selectBox = $(dependents.first() + "_arg_1_val");
             var selected = selectBox.select("option").collect(function (sel) {
@@ -313,6 +314,11 @@ Reporting.Filters = {
               Reporting.Filters.narrow_values(sources, dependents);
             }
           }
+        },
+        onException: function (response, error) {
+          Reporting.flash("Loading of filter values failed. Probably, the server is temporary offline for maintenance.");
+          var selectBox = $(dependents.first() + "_arg_1_val");
+          $(selectBox).insert(new Element('option', {value: '<<inactive>>'}).update('Failed to load values.'));
         }
       }
     );