skill-assessment-app/app/assets/javascripts/main/ajax-links.js

function handleAjaxResponse($el, callback) {
  var $header = $('header');
  $el.on("ajax:success", function(e, data){
    $header.after('<div class="success">' + data.message + '</div>');
    callback(data);
  }).on("ajax:error", function(e, xhr) {
    if (xhr.status === 400){
      $header.after('<div class="error">' + xhr.responseJSON.join('<br>') + '</div>');
    } else {
      $header.after('<div class="error">Oops! There was an error processing your request. Please try again.</div>');
    }
  });
}

function updateVotes(data){
  $("[data-id=up-votes]").html(data.upCount);
  $("[data-id=down-votes]").html(data.downCount);
  $("[data-id=my-vote]").html(data.myVote);
}

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('[data-id=ajax-action]').each(function(){ handleAjaxResponse($(this)); });
});

$(document).ready(function() {
  $('[data-id=vote-count]').each(function(){ handleAjaxResponse($(this), updateVotes); });
});