editor.js

$(document).ready(function(){
    var editor = ace.edit('json');
    editor.setTheme('ace/theme/github');
    editor.session.setMode('ace/mode/json');
    editor.setFontSize(14);
    editor.getSession().setUseWorker(false);
    editor.$blockScrolling = Infinity;

    $(document).on('click', '#submit_json', function(){
        try{
            // convert BSON string to EJSON
            var ejson = toEJSON.serializeString(editor.getValue());

            $.ajax({
                method: 'POST',
                contentType: 'application/json',
                url: $('#app_context').val() + '/document/' + $('#conn_name').val() + '/' + $('#db_name').val() + '/' + $('#coll_name').val() + '/' + $('#edit_request_type').val(),
                data: JSON.stringify({'objectData': ejson})
            })
            .done(function(data){
                show_notification(data.msg, 'success');
                if(data.doc_id){
                    setInterval(function(){
                        // remove "new" and replace with "edit" and redirect to edit the doc
                        window.location = window.location.href.substring(0, window.location.href.length - 3) + 'edit/' + data.doc_id;
                    }, 2500);
                }
            })
            .fail(function(data){
                show_notification(data.responseJSON.msg, 'danger');
            });
        }catch(err){
            show_notification(err, 'danger');
        }
    });
});