Function startRequest

v1/app/background.js:207–233

(socketId, request, type, data, aux)

// request handlers
var startRequest = function(socketId, request, type, data, aux) {
  launchApp();
  if (!data) {
    info = {};
  } else {
    info = JSON.parse(data);
  }
  var requestObject = {
      reqId: request,
      socketId: socketId,
      type: type,
      info: info,
      aux: aux,
      completed: false};
  requests[request] = requestObject;

  // update the UI
  var contentWindowAddRequest = function() {
    try {
      uiWindow.contentWindow.addRequest(requestObject);
    } catch(e) {
      console.log('failed to add request, trying again in a moment...');
      setTimeout(contentWindowAddRequest, 10);
    }
  }
  contentWindowAddRequest();
}

var endRequest = function(socketId, request, retval, debug) {
  if (debug) {