dynamic dropdown support in FE - core app feature 💠

front/js/db_methods.js

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+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// General utilities to interact with teh database
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Read data and place intotarget location, callback processies the results
+function readData(sqlQuery, processDataCallback, targetLocation) {
+    var apiUrl = `php/server/dbHelper.php?action=read&rawSql=${encodeURIComponent(sqlQuery)}`;
+    $.get(apiUrl, function(data) {
+        // Process the JSON data using the provided callback function
+
+        data = JSON.parse(data)
+
+        var htmlResult = processDataCallback(data);
+
+        // Place the resulting HTML into the specified placeholder div
+        $("#" + targetLocation).replaceWith(htmlResult);
+    });
+}