adds alerts for when http request errors out in some way.

app/assets/javascripts/issue.js.coffee

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class @Issue
         url: url,
         error: (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) ->
           issueStatus = if isClose then 'close' else 'open'
+          new Flash("Issues update failed", 'alert')
         success: (data, textStatus, jqXHR) ->
           if data.saved
             $this.addClass('hidden')
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class @Issue
               $('div.issue-box-closed').addClass('hidden')
               $('div.issue-box-open').removeClass('hidden')
           else
+            new Flash("Issues update failed", 'alert')
           $this.prop('disabled', false)
 
   disableTaskList: ->

spec/javascripts/issue_spec.js.coffee

@@ -31,41 +31,32 @@ describe 'reopen/close issue', ->
       expect(obj.url).toBe('http://gitlab/issues/6/close')
       obj.success saved: true
     
-    # setup
     $btnClose = $('a.btn-close')
     $btnReopen = $('a.btn-reopen')
     expect($btnReopen.toBeHidden())
     expect($btnClose.text()).toBe('Close')
     expect(typeof $btnClose.prop('disabled')).toBe('undefined')
 
-    # excerize
     $btnClose.trigger('click')
     
-    # verify
     expect($btnClose.toBeHidden())
     expect($btnReopen.toBeVisible())
     expect($('div.issue-box-open').toBeVisible())
     expect($('div.issue-box-closed').toBeHidden())
 
-    # teardown
   it 'reopens an issue', ->
     $.ajax = (obj) ->
       expect(obj.type).toBe('PUT')
       expect(obj.url).toBe('http://gitlab/issues/6/reopen')
       obj.success saved: true
 
-    # setup
     $btnClose = $('a.btn-close')
     $btnReopen = $('a.btn-reopen')
     expect($btnReopen.text()).toBe('Reopen')
 
-    # excerize
     $btnReopen.trigger('click')
 
-    # verify
     expect($btnReopen.toBeHidden())
     expect($btnClose.toBeVisible())
     expect($('div.issue-box-open').toBeVisible())
-    expect($('div.issue-box-closed').toBeHidden())
-
-    # teardown
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+    expect($('div.issue-box-closed').toBeHidden())
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