Stop all active ajax requests in jQuery

I have a problem, when submitting a form all active ajax request fail, and that triggers error event.

How to stop all active ajax requests in jQuery without trigerring error event?

Every time you create an ajax request you could use a variable to store it:

var request = $.ajax({
    type: 'POST',
    url: 'someurl',
    success: function(result){}
});

Then you can abort the request:

request.abort();

You could use an array keeping track of all pending ajax requests and abort them if necessary.

The following snippet allows you to maintain a list (pool) of request and abort them all if needed. Best to place in the <HEAD> of your html, before any other AJAX calls are made.

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function() {
        $.xhrPool = [];
        $.xhrPool.abortAll = function() {
            $(this).each(function(i, jqXHR) {   //  cycle through list of recorded connection
                jqXHR.abort();  //  aborts connection
                $.xhrPool.splice(i, 1); //  removes from list by index
            });
        }
        $.ajaxSetup({
            beforeSend: function(jqXHR) { $.xhrPool.push(jqXHR); }, //  annd connection to list
            complete: function(jqXHR) {
                var i = $.xhrPool.indexOf(jqXHR);   //  get index for current connection completed
                if (i > -1) $.xhrPool.splice(i, 1); //  removes from list by index
            }
        });
    })
</script>

Using ajaxSetup is not correct, as is noted on its doc page. It only sets up defaults, and if some requests override them there will be a mess.

I am way late to the party, but just for future reference if someone is looking for a solution to the same problem, here is my go at it, inspired by and largely identical to the previous answers, but more complete

// Automatically cancel unfinished ajax requests 
// when the user navigates elsewhere.
(function($) {
  var xhrPool = [];
  $(document).ajaxSend(function(e, jqXHR, options){
    xhrPool.push(jqXHR);
  });
  $(document).ajaxComplete(function(e, jqXHR, options) {
    xhrPool = $.grep(xhrPool, function(x){return x!=jqXHR});
  });
  var abort = function() {
    $.each(xhrPool, function(idx, jqXHR) {
      jqXHR.abort();
    });
  };

  var oldbeforeunload = window.onbeforeunload;
  window.onbeforeunload = function() {
    var r = oldbeforeunload ? oldbeforeunload() : undefined;
    if (r == undefined) {
      // only cancel requests if there is no prompt to stay on the page
      // if there is a prompt, it will likely give the requests enough time to finish
      abort();
    }
    return r;
  }
})(jQuery);

Here's what I'm currently using to accomplish that.

$.xhrPool = [];
$.xhrPool.abortAll = function() {
  _.each(this, function(jqXHR) {
    jqXHR.abort();
  });
};
$.ajaxSetup({
  beforeSend: function(jqXHR) {
    $.xhrPool.push(jqXHR);
  }
});

Note: _.each of underscore.js is present, but obviously not necessary. I'm just lazy and I don't want to change it to $.each(). 8P

Stop all active ajax requests in jQuery

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