flask/examples/javascript/js_example/templates/fetch.html

{% extends 'base.html' %}

{% block intro %}
  <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope/fetch"><code>fetch</code></a>
  is the <em>new</em> plain JavaScript way to make requests. It's
  supported in all modern browsers except IE, which requires a
  <a href="https://github.com/github/fetch">polyfill</a>.
{% endblock %}

{% block script %}
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/promise-polyfill@7.1.2/dist/polyfill.min.js"></script>
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/whatwg-fetch@2.0.4/fetch.js"></script>
  <script>
    function addSubmit(ev) {
      ev.preventDefault();
      fetch('{{ url_for('add') }}', {
        method: 'POST',
        body: new FormData(this)
      })
        .then(parseJSON)
        .then(addShow);
    }

    function parseJSON(response) {
      return response.json();
    }

    function addShow(data) {
      var span = document.getElementById('result');
      span.innerText = data.result;
    }

    document.forms[0].addEventListener('submit', addSubmit);
  </script>
{% endblock %}