waitUntilExists.js

waitUntilExists.js

/*
 * Wait Until Exists Version v0.2 - http://javascriptisawesome.blogspot.com/
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(function(){
  var _waitUntilExists = {
    pending_functions : [],
    loop_and_call : function()
    {
      if(!_waitUntilExists.pending_functions.length){return}
      for(var i=0;i<_waitUntilExists.pending_functions.length;i++)
      {
        var obj = _waitUntilExists.pending_functions[i];
        var resolution = document.getElementById(obj.id);
        if(obj.id == document){
          resolution = document.body;
        }
        if(resolution){
          var _f = obj.f;
          _waitUntilExists.pending_functions.splice(i, 1)
          if(obj.c == "itself"){obj.c = resolution}
          _f.call(obj.c)
          i--
        }
      }
    },
    global_interval : setInterval(function(){_waitUntilExists.loop_and_call()},5)
  }
  if(document.addEventListener){
    document.addEventListener("DOMNodeInserted", _waitUntilExists.loop_and_call, false);
    clearInterval(_waitUntilExists.global_interval);
  }
  window.waitUntilExists = function(id,the_function,context){
    context = context || window
    if(typeof id == "function"){context = the_function;the_function = id;id=document}
    _waitUntilExists.pending_functions.push({f:the_function,id:id,c:context})
  }
  waitUntilExists.stop = function(id,f){
    for(var i=0;i<_waitUntilExists.pending_functions.length;i++){
      if(_waitUntilExists.pending_functions[i].id==id && (typeof f == "undefined" || _waitUntilExists.pending_functions[i].f == f))
      {
        _waitUntilExists.pending_functions.splice(i, 1)
      }
    }
  }
  waitUntilExists.stopAll = function(){
    _waitUntilExists.pending_functions = []
  }
})()

Hmm, might be more useful if var resolution = document.getElementById(obj.id) was var resolution = document.querySelector(obj.id) or make it understand a node reference