Consider improving EpiData JS client

[sgratzl]

possible improvements:

• switch to fetch api for clients in case JQuery is not available
• create a Promise based version (e.g. covidcastAsync(...)) which works great with await/async
• remove coffee version and create a clean JS version - is anyone using CoffeeScript these days?
• create TypeScript typings for better auto completion
• publish on NPM for easier (versioned) CDN usage

[dfarrow0]

sounds great to me :)

[krivard]

I'm a fan too. @sgratzl are you volunteering? It would be lower priority than whatever Chris needs you to do, but if you have hours to fill...

[sgratzl]

sure

[sgratzl]

done, except the NPM release

[sgratzl]

closing will be part of #600