This unobtrusive scripting support file is developed for the Ruby on Rails framework, but is not strictly tied to any specific backend. You can drop this into any application to:
- force confirmation dialogs for various actions;
- make non-GET requests from hyperlinks;
- make forms or hyperlinks submit data asynchronously with Ajax;
- have submit buttons become automatically disabled on form submit to prevent double-clicking.
These features are achieved by adding certain [`data` attributes][data] to your HTML markup. In Rails, they are added by the framework's template helpers.
Note that the `data` attributes this library adds are a feature of HTML5. If you're not targeting HTML5, these attributes may make your HTML to fail [validation][validator]. However, this shouldn't create any issues for web browsers or other user agents.
[data]: https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/dom.html#embedding-custom-non-visible-data-with-the-data-attributes "Embedding custom non-visible data with the data-* attributes"