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Document requiring explicit `dataType` for all script requests in 4.0
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Description
jQuery 3.0.0 stopped auto-executing cross-domain scripts unless an explicit dataType: "script" was provided. jQuery 4.0.0 will extend this requirement to same-domain scripts as well. This needs to be documented.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the API documentation covering script requests and the dataType option. Document that jQuery 4.0.0 requires an explicit dataType: "script" for same-domain as well as cross-domain scripts; done when this requirement is clearly stated in the relevant documentation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- jquery
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100