Preload PNaCl plugin when the webapp is started.

Preloading the plugin starts NaCl translator, which saves time when
the user tries to connect.

Review URL: https://codereview.chromium.org/467903002

git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@290040 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98

remoting/webapp/client_plugin.js

@@ -24,24 +24,8 @@ var remoting = remoting || {};
  * @constructor
  */
 remoting.ClientPlugin = function(container, onExtensionMessage) {
-  this.plugin_ = /** @type {remoting.ViewerPlugin} */
-      document.createElement('embed');
-
+  this.plugin_ = remoting.ClientPlugin.createPluginElement_();
   this.plugin_.id = 'session-client-plugin';
-  if (remoting.settings.CLIENT_PLUGIN_TYPE == 'pnacl') {
-    this.plugin_.src = 'remoting_client_pnacl.nmf';
-    this.plugin_.type = 'application/x-pnacl';
-  } else if (remoting.settings.CLIENT_PLUGIN_TYPE == 'nacl') {
-    this.plugin_.src = 'remoting_client_nacl.nmf';
-    this.plugin_.type = 'application/x-nacl';
-  } else {
-    this.plugin_.src = 'about://none';
-    this.plugin_.type = 'application/vnd.chromium.remoting-viewer';
-  }
-
-  this.plugin_.width = 0;
-  this.plugin_.height = 0;
-  this.plugin_.tabIndex = 0;  // Required, otherwise focus() doesn't work.
   container.appendChild(this.plugin_);
 
   this.onExtensionMessage_ = onExtensionMessage;
@@ -115,6 +99,45 @@ remoting.ClientPlugin = function(container, onExtensionMessage) {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates plugin element without adding it to a container.
+ *
+ * @return {remoting.ViewerPlugin} Plugin element
+ */
+remoting.ClientPlugin.createPluginElement_ = function() {
+  var plugin = /** @type {remoting.ViewerPlugin} */
+      document.createElement('embed');
+  if (remoting.settings.CLIENT_PLUGIN_TYPE == 'pnacl') {
+    plugin.src = 'remoting_client_pnacl.nmf';
+    plugin.type = 'application/x-pnacl';
+  } else if (remoting.settings.CLIENT_PLUGIN_TYPE == 'nacl') {
+    plugin.src = 'remoting_client_nacl.nmf';
+    plugin.type = 'application/x-nacl';
+  } else {
+    plugin.src = 'about://none';
+    plugin.type = 'application/vnd.chromium.remoting-viewer';
+  }
+  plugin.width = 0;
+  plugin.height = 0;
+  plugin.tabIndex = 0;  // Required, otherwise focus() doesn't work.
+  return plugin;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Preloads the plugin to make instantiation faster when the user tries
+ * to connect.
+ */
+remoting.ClientPlugin.preload = function() {
+  if (remoting.settings.CLIENT_PLUGIN_TYPE != 'pnacl') {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  var plugin = remoting.ClientPlugin.createPluginElement_();
+  plugin.addEventListener(
+      'loadend', function() { document.body.removeChild(plugin); }, false);
+  document.body.appendChild(plugin);
+}
+
 /**
  * Set of features for which hasFeature() can be used to test.
  *

remoting/webapp/remoting.js

@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ remoting.init = function() {
     uiModeChanged: 'uiModeChanged'
   };
   remoting.testEvents.defineEvents(base.values(remoting.testEvents.Names));
+
+  remoting.ClientPlugin.preload();
 };
 
 /**