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README.txt

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+parseScripts is copyright (c) James Padolsey
+(http://james.padolsey.com)
+
+'parseScripts' is a simple abstraction you can
+use the simplify the process of enhancing JavaScript
+syntax as you so desire.
+
+To use it, markup your custom content/code in a
+SCRIPT element; make sure to give it a custom type
+attribute, e.g.
+
+<script type="mycoolstuff">...</script>
+
+Then, at the end of your document (or on doc.ready)
+make a call to parseScripts in the following way:
+
+parseScripts('mycoolstuff', function(unparsed){
+    // Valid JavaScript must be returned
+    doStuffToParseMyCustomLanguage();
+
+    return parsed;
+
+});
+
+
+--
+More info: ___

parseScripts.js

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+/*
+ * parseScripts
+ * (c) James Padolsey
+ * http://james.padolsey.com
+ *
+ * Makes it easier to extend JavaScript as you see fit.
+ * (uses custom type attributes in SCRIPT elements)
+ * Please read README.text
+ */
+
+function parseScripts(scriptType, parseFn) {
+
+    var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script'),
+        sLength = scripts.length,
+        execute = function(parsed) {
+            // Execute parsed script in global context.
+            var dScript = document.createElement('script');
+            try {
+                dScript.appendChild( document.createTextNode(parsed) );
+                document.body.appendChild(dScript);
+            } catch(e) {
+                dScript.text = parsed;
+                document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(dScript);
+            }
+            dScript.parentNode.removeChild(dScript);
+        };
+
+    while (sLength--) {
+        // All script elements matching scriptType are passed to parseFn.
+        var script = scripts[sLength],
+            type = script.type,
+            code = script.innerHTML;
+        if (scriptType.test ? scriptType.test(type) : type === scriptType) {
+
+            if (script.src) {
+                var xhr = window.ActiveXObject ? new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP") : new XMLHttpRequest();
+                xhr.open('GET', script.src, false);
+                xhr.send(null);
+                code = xhr.responseText;
+                xhr = null;
+            }
+            execute(parseFn ? parseFn(code) : code);
+        }
+    }
+
+}