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howto: resumable chains with LABjs
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>#link1, #link2 { display:none; }</style>
<script src="lab.js"></script>
<script>
$LAB.script("jquery.js").wait(function(){
var ready = false,
chain = $LAB.script("links.js").wait(function(){
ready = true;
})
;
// links.js may finish loading long before either link is clicked, so `chain` is resumable, or link may be clicked before links.js is loaded, so chain will just be added to while still in process
$("#notready").hide();
$("#link1, #link2").show().click(function(evt){
if (!ready) $("#notready").show();
chain = chain.wait(function(){
$("#notready").hide();
linkClicked($(evt.target).attr("id")); // comes from links.js
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="notready">Please wait...</div>
<a id="link1" href="#">link 1</a>
<a id="link2" href="#">link 2</a>
</body>
</html>
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