jQuery ajax()

$.ajax(<url-to-fetch>,<a-configuration-object>);
$.ajax(<just a configuration object>);

var settings = {
	frosting: 'buttercream',
	colors: ['orange', 'blue'],
	layers: 2,
	isRound: true
};

const myDeliciousCake = MakeCake({
	frosting: 'buttercream',
	colors: ['orange', 'blue'],
	layers: 2,
	isRound: true
});

$.ajax({
	url: 'http://swapi.co/api/people/1/'
});

function handleResponse(data){
	console.log('the ajax request has finished!');
	console.log(data);
}

$.ajax({
	url: 'http://swapi.co/api/people/1/'
}).done(handleResponse);