Malt

An asynchronous JavaScript dependency management library.

Features

• JavaScript files are loaded asynchronously via XHR
• Preserves execution order of scripts
• Prevents multiple includes of the same file
• Can declare modules / aliases for groups of resources
• Supports multiple file types:
  • JavaScript
  • Images (which become preloaded)
  • Stylesheets

Usage

NOTE: See tests.js for live examples. Or run the test suite live.

Single file

If you have a block of code that depends on a single JavaScript file.

Malt.require('js/sammy.js', function() {
  // execute this block once files are loaded
});

Multiple files

If you have a block of code that depends on multiple JavaScript files.

Malt.require('js/sammy.js', 'js/cufon.js', function() {
  // execute this block once files are loaded
});

Multiple file types

You can require multiple file types, including image files and css.

Malt.require('js/facebox.js', 'css/facebox.css', function() {
  // execute this block once files are loaded
});

Modules

You can declare modules/aliases for groups of resources.

Malt.module('facebox', 'js/facebox.js', 'css/facebox.css', function() {
  // initialize facebox
});

Malt.require('facebox', function() {
  // execute after all resources loaded, initialized
});

Nested module dependencies

Malt.module('package1', 'a.js', 'b.js');
Malt.module('package2', 'package1', 'c.js');

Malt.require('package2', function() {
  // executes when a.js, b.js and c.js have all been loaded
});

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Malt includes code originally created by Steve Souders (asynchronous script loading).