As much as I appreciate your input and with all due respect, I didn't ask for a plugin to import JS files. I asked about the code I posted and if there is a way to improve it. I'm new to jQuery and Javascript itself and as I took lots of time to do that tiny piece of code I just thought that it may have something wrong with it and can easily be improved by someone more knowledgeable than myself...
On Feb 24, 12:48 am, Iair Salem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As you might already know, there is a nice plugin you can find at > > http://www.creativit.com.br/jquery/ondemand_js/index.htm > > play with it... you maybe end up understanding a litte more on dinamic > script loading. > > But my question remains: As native $.getScript() documentation > noticed("Warning: Safari 2 and older is unable to evaluate scripts in > a global context synchronously. If you load functions via getScript, > make sure to call them after a delay.") , there is an issue when > dynamic loading scripts on Safari 2 and older. Has someone worked- > around it to have a cross-browser fashion to have a callback without > using a "delay"? > > Iair. > > On 23 feb, 10:59, Nazgulled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is that really hard? :( > > > Nazgulled wrote: > > > Anyone? > > > > On Feb 22, 6:01 pm, Nazgulled <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have this piece of code that took me a while to do it and I don't > > > > know if it's the best way to achieve this. First, I'll explain exactly > > > > what I want to do. > > > > > I'm using lots of jQuery plugins and I don't want to include them all > > > > with <script> in the <head> of every html page. And I want to load > > > > these plugins for every page that needs them but I don't want to load > > > > plugins that some specific page isn't going to need. > > > > > To load these plugins I'm using the jQuery built-in $.getScript() > > > > method and I want to use the callback to load the next script in > > > > succession. This way, I'll load one script at a time, meaning, the > > > > second script will only start to load when the first finishes and so > > > > on. But, when the last plugin finishes loading, I want some other > > > > function to be called, in this sample "initAdministratio()". Which is > > > > basically the function that will start all the required code by my > > > > application after all necessary scripts for that page are loaded. > > > > > On this example, I have 3 plugins to load, and only 2 different pages. > > > > One of the plugins is used by both pages, the other two depend on the > > > > page to be load. One of the pages has a form with ID = form-login > > > > which needs the form plugin, while the other page is the main page and > > > > doesn't need the form plugin but needs the color plugin. Although I > > > > only have 2 pages on this example, I will probably have more in the > > > > future, a lots more. Some of them might need the same plugins as > > > > others which will make them fall in the same if() statement, while > > > > others don't and I will need to add an else if() statement. The last > > > > else statement will always be the default page to load. Meaning, if no > > > > specific page was found to load some specific plugins, then, just load > > > > the default ones. > > > > > Now, the code: > > > > > $.extend($.browser, browserVersion); > > > > > var loadJSLibs = function(libsList) { > > > > var libName = libsList.shift(); > > > > > var callback = function() { > > > > if (libsList.length > 0) loadJSLibs(libsList); > > > > else initAdministratio(); > > > > } > > > > > $.getScript(libsPath + libName + ".js", callback); > > > > > } > > > > > if($('div#form-login').length) { > > > > var libsList = [ > > > > 'jquery.simplemodal', > > > > 'jquery.form' > > > > ];} else { > > > > > var libsList = [ > > > > 'jquery.simplemodal', > > > > 'jquery.colors' > > > > ]; > > > > > } > > > > > loadJSLibs(libsList) > > > > > Basically, I want to know if there's anyway to improve this piece of > > > > code, somehow. As I've told you before, I took a while to do it as I > > > > don't have much JS experience which will probably make me fail to see > > > > things that experience JS programmers would not.
