1$(document).ready( function() {
 2  // set date to today's date for convenience
 3  $('#inputDate').val(new Date().toJSON().slice(0,10));
 4
 5  $('#carForm').validate({
 6    submitHandler: function (form) { 
 7      $.ajax({
 8        url: form.action,
 9        type: form.method,
10        data: $(form).serialize(),
11        success: function (response) {
12          bootstrap_alert.success(response);
13          console.log('b');
14        } 
15      });
16    },
17    highlight:function(element, errorClass, validClass) {
18      $(element).parents('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
19    },
20    unhighlight: function (element, errorClass, validClass) {
21      $(element).parents('.form-group').removeClass('has-error');
22    },
23    errorPlacement: function(error, element) {},
24    debug:true,
25  });
26})
27
28bootstrap_alert = function () {}
29bootstrap_alert.success = function (message) {
30  console.log('a');
31  $('#form_row').prepend(
32    '<div class="text-center alert alert-success alert-dismissable col-sm-8 col-sm-offset-2">'+
33      '<button type="button" class="close" aria-hidden="true" data-dismiss="alert">&times;</button>'+
34      message +
35    '</div>'
36  );
37}