please remove eval from timeline_source_v2.3.0.zip\timeline_2.3.0\src\webapp\api\scripts\timeline.js

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Issue summary:
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I have been a user of timeline.js for over a year now and must say I really 
impressed by it and its community.

I have query regarding the use of eval in src\webapp\api\scripts\timeline.js.

I read a lot about eval being bad and all, so was wondering can you not replace 
the use of eval in Timeline.loadJSON && Timeline._Impl.prototype.loadJSON 
method with something like this for peace of mind:

xhr.onreadystatechange = function() {
  if (xhr.readyState == 4) {
    // JSON.parse does not evaluate the attacker's scripts.
    var resp = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);
  }
}

Source: Cross-Origin XMLHttpRequest
http://developer.chrome.com/extensions/xhr.html

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [e-mail] on 8 Aug 2013 at 9:01

Attachments:

• timeline.js