3 files changed, 27 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/lib/caldav/request/abstract.js b/lib/caldav/request/abstract.js
index eb6297b..7116217 100644
--- a/lib/caldav/request/abstract.js
+++ b/lib/caldav/request/abstract.js
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@
       };
 
       // in the future we may stream data somehow
-      req.send(function xhrResult() {
-        var xhr = req.xhr;
+      req.send(function xhrResult(err, xhr) {
         if (xhr.status > 199 && xhr.status < 300) {
           // success
           self.sax.close();
diff --git a/lib/caldav/request/errors.js b/lib/caldav/request/errors.js
index c3c166e..700cfba 100644
--- a/lib/caldav/request/errors.js
+++ b/lib/caldav/request/errors.js
@@ -16,26 +16,26 @@
       default:
         message = this.code;
     }
-    
     Error.call(this, message);
   }
+
   CaldavHttpError.prototype = {
     __proto__: Error.prototype,
     constructor: CaldavHttpError
   }
-  
+
   // Unauthenticated error for 
   // Google Calendar
   function UnauthenticatedError() {
     var message = "Wrong username or/and password";
     Error.call(this, message);
   }
-  
+
   UnauthenticatedError.prototype = {
     __proto__: Error.prototype,
     constructor: UnauthenticatedError
   }
-  
+
   module.exports = {
     CaldavHttpError: CaldavHttpError,
     UnauthenticatedError: UnauthenticatedError
diff --git a/lib/caldav/xhr.js b/lib/caldav/xhr.js
index abeae79..d49186b 100644
--- a/lib/caldav/xhr.js
+++ b/lib/caldav/xhr.js
@@ -58,15 +58,6 @@
     },
 
     /**
-     * Aborts request if its in progress.
-     */
-    abort: function abort() {
-      if (this.xhr) {
-        this.xhr.abort();
-      }
-    },
-
-    /**
      * @param {String} user basic auth user.
      * @param {String} password basic auth pass.
      * @return {String} basic auth token.
@@ -95,9 +86,6 @@
       } else {
         xhr = new this.xhrClass();
       }
-
-      this.xhr = xhr;
-
       // This hack is in place due to some platform
       // bug in gecko when using mozSystem xhr
       // the credentials only seem to work as expected
@@ -112,6 +100,12 @@
         ));
       }
 
+      var useMozChunkedText = false;
+      if (this.globalXhrOptions && this.globalXhrOptions.useMozChunkedText) {
+        useMozChunkedText = true;
+        xhr.responseType = 'moz-chunked-text';
+      }
+
       for (header in this.headers) {
         if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(this.headers, header)) {
           xhr.setRequestHeader(header, this.headers[header]);
@@ -125,13 +119,20 @@
       if ('onprogress' in xhr) {
         hasProgressEvents = true;
         var last = 0;
-        xhr.onprogress = function onProgress(event) {
-          var chunk = xhr.responseText.substr(last, event.loaded);
-          last = event.loaded;
-          if (this.ondata) {
-            this.ondata(chunk);
-          }
-        }.bind(this);
+
+        if (useMozChunkedText) {
+          xhr.onprogress = function onChunkedProgress(event) {
+            this.ondata(xhr.responseText);
+          }.bind(this);
+        } else {
+          xhr.onprogress = function onProgress(event) {
+            var chunk = xhr.responseText.substr(last, event.loaded);
+            last = event.loaded;
+            if (this.ondata) {
+              this.ondata(chunk);
+            }
+          }.bind(this);
+        }
       }
 
       xhr.onreadystatechange = function onReadyStateChange() {
@@ -154,6 +155,8 @@
 
       this.waiting = true;
       xhr.send(this._seralize());
+
+      return xhr;
     }
   };