jQuery's ajaxSetup - I would like to add default data for GET requests only

Question

In a ajax-driven site I have added some default data using the ajaxSetup, ala this:

var revision = \'159\';
$.ajaxSetup({
    dataType: \"text json\",
    co         


        

Answer 1

I think what you might be able to use is beforeSend.

var revision = '159';
$.ajaxSetup({
    dataType: "json",
    contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8",
    beforeSend: function(jqXHR, settings) {
        if(settings.type == "GET")
            settings.data = $.extend(settings.data, { ... });
        return true;
    }
});

jqXHR documentation

BeforeSend documentation as well as your settings available

I coded this blind, so I hope it gets you going in the right direction.