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// --[ main.js ]---------------------------------------------------------------
require('A.js', function cba() { /* A.js was loaded */ });
// --[ A.js ]------------------------------------------------------------------
require('B.js', function cbb() { /* B.js was loaded */ });
// --[ B.js ]------------------------------------------------------------------
/* dummy file */
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
/*
Now, when you require A.js, the function gets a callback to fire when A.js was
fully loaded, right? Now, instead of sticking this callback directly in the
`onload` event, you wrap the function inside another function.
function() {
if (no_more_dependencies) {
origiinal_load_callback();
}
}
This functions checks if the current script has any dependencies, and if not,
calls the actual callback. These dependencies could be handled like: Every
time a new `require` function is called, the modules to load are appended to
the dependency list, and when they are loaded (onload event) that module is
removed from the dependency list.
Which gives basically the following:
- dependency_list = []
- require('A.js');
- dependency_list = ['A.js']
- A.js is loaded and begins to execute
- require('B.js')
- dependency_list = ['A.js', 'B.js']
- A.js finishes executing
- dependency_list = ['B.js']
- B.js is loaded and begins to execute
- Since there are no other require calls, it just executes the `onload`, which
is attached to A.js's require call. It also removes `B.js` from the
dependency list.
- A.js `onload` is executed, checks if there are anything in the dependency
list, and since there isn't, calls the A.js callback (cbb).
- Now, A.js callback is linked to main.js' require call. This callback also
checks if there are any dependencies in the list before calling the actual
callback (cba).
*/
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