Toast is a tiny resource loader for JS and CSS files.
- load resources as soon as possible to avoid FOUC issues (especially when loading stylesheets)
- infinite nesting
- advanced callback support
- tested against IE 5.5+, Chrome, Safari 3+, Opera 9+, Firefox 2+
It accepts two parameters:
- a string or an array of strings representing resources to load
- an optional callback
Here's how toast loads resources:
// Load one css file for mobiles
toast('css/mobiles.css');
// Load several resources for desktops
if(screen.width>800){
toast([
'css/screens.css',
'js/modernizr.js',
'js/classie.js'
]);
}
And how callbacks are used:
// The callback is called when jQuery has been loaded
toast('scripts/jquery.js',function(){log('loaded');});
// Works, naturally, with several resources
toast(
[
'css/screens.css',
'js/modernizr.js',
'js/classie.js'
],
function(){
log('All is loaded');
}
);
Sometimes, on some browsers, scripts are not parsed yet when we want to use them (like calling a function from that script). To resolve that issue, toast provides a simple way:
toast(
'scripts/jquery.js',
function(){
// The callback will be called until `$` is not set
if(!window.$){
return false;
}
// jQuery actions
// .....
}
);
This is, returning false into the callback makes it called while it doesn't return another value than false (so, an undefined returned value won't make the callback to hang on).
Finally, as nested resources are fully supported, you can do that:
toast(
[
'css/screens.css',
[
[
'js/modernizr.js',
'js/respond.js',
[
'js/selectivizr.js',
function(){
log('Selectivizr has been loaded');
}
]
],
function(){
log('Modernizr, respond and selectivizr have been loaded');
}
],
'js/classie.js'
],
function(){
log('Screens.css, modernizr, respond, selectivizr and classie have been loaded');
}
);
Toast is licensed under the MIT license.