Hi, > which discusses Dynamic Script Pattern or On-Demand Javascript. I think > this is a VERY cool feature. Does Jquery support something like this?
I wouldn't put it into jQuery itsself, because then you would need to load jQuery before you can use the dynamic Script loading. I have developed something like this which you can se at http://jspax.cdonat.de . I am using it to load jQuery, jQuery Plugins and some other of my code. > What are the pros and cons of something like this? Pros: - don't need to load everything at startup of your page - faster startup - don't need to load all the code you don't need on the page: $('#myElement').click(function() { $using('jquery.fx',function() { $(this).slideUp('slow'); }); }); The fx-Plugin is loaded after the first click on the Element and as soon as it is available the slideUp is executed. - you can easier modularize your code - the dynamic script loader can handle dependencies: $using('com.example.test',function() {...}); Now com/example/test.js could contain $using('com.example.test2',function() { ...; $package('com.example.test',{}); }); the dependency is automatically resolved. Cons: - you can not be shure that your code was loaded and executed as usual while the page was loading - document.write() e.g. may behave differently. - either you need to do synchronous loading like JSON does or you need to work with callbacks as I do. Synchronous loading blocks the browser, callbacks are not understood by everyone. - to load all the scripts your page needs multiple HTTP-Requests are necessary which increases the overhead. I hope that helps. Christof _______________________________________________ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com http://jquery.com/discuss/
