/* 
	Pangea Day - ajaxArticle.js
	Created: 4/14/2008
*/

var refreshTimer; //refresh timer
setRefreshTimer();

//30000 - on the day of
function setRefreshTimer() {	
	refreshTimer = setInterval("getArticleData()", 30000);
}

//ajax call function
function getArticleData() {
	var t = new Date();
	var url = "functions/getArticle.php?t="+t.getTime(); //url link + add a time stamp to the end of the url.
	new Ajax.Request(url,
	{
		method:'post',
		onSuccess: function(transport){
			var response = transport.responseText;
			if ( response != '' ) {
				document.getElementById('articleList').innerHTML = response;
			}
		},
		onFailure: function(){ 
		}
	});
}

function reloadPosts() {
	var loadMsg = '<div style="margin: 20px; height: 200px;">loading data...</div>';
	document.getElementById('articleList').innerHTML = loadMsg;
	loadTimer = setTimeout("getArticleData()", 500);
}