Async is always best, but sometimes not :-P On May 15, 2012, at 8:30 PM, Martín Ciparelli wrote:
> So the question would be: why an async-driven platform uses sync-driven way > to load modules? > > 2012/5/15 Marak Squires <marak.squi...@gmail.com> > require() is a sync call. > > If you need an async require ( a require that performs i/o ), you should > check out a plugin system like Broadway ( > https://github.com/flatiron/broadway ) > > This will allow you to require modules with an optional .init and .attach > methods, which can both accept optional callbacks. > > > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Guoliang Cao <gca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to Node.js and wrapping my head around the asynchronous programming > model. A question comes to mind is why 'require' itself does not use > callbacks like below. I believe IO is involved in require and a lot of things > can fail. > > require('http', > function(http){ > // do stuff with http > }, > function(error) { > console.log("Failed to load http"); > }); > > > Thanks, > Guoliang Cao > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > > -- > -- > Marak Squires > Co-founder and Chief Evangelist > Nodejitsu, Inc. > marak.squi...@gmail.com > > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
