Dependency Descriptor Object

Define one or more dependencies for your script...

Object structure

The object uses name:value pairs to define dependencies. The name is a script name, enclosed in quotes, the value is the version number or a Check.ANY_VERSION or Check.NOT_LOADED constant.

Example

var dependencies = {
	"foo.js": 1.2, // require v1.2 of foo.js
	"Util.js": Check.ANY_VERSION, // require any version of Util.js
	"bar.js": Check.NOT_LOADED // require that bar.js isn't loaded
}

Which functions can it be used with?

The descriptor can be used with the following functions:

Check.required() – will throw an error if dependencies are not met
Check.doWhen() – will wait until dependencies are met then perform specified task

Availability STABLE

Requires:

Warzone 3.1 or above
Util API

Dependency Checking

Topics:

Tricks for including files — Some tricks with the include() function...
Dependency Descriptor Object — Define one or more dependencies for your script...
Check() — Perform a soft-check to see if a dependency is available...
- Check.basePath — The base path to the folder that contains the APIs folder...
- Check.paths[] — Define one or more folder paths to enable autoloading...
- Check.doWhen() — Perform a task when dependencies become available.
- Check.has() — Check if a dependency is available, try and load it if not, return availability state...
- Check.LAZY_LOAD — Disable autoloading during a dependency check...
- Check.required() — Thrown a descriptive error if dependency check fails...
- Check.NOT_LOADED — Indicates a script is not yet loaded, or must not be loaded, depending on the Check function being used...
- Check.ANY_VERSION — Skip version checking for a dependency check...
- Check.provide() — Indicate a file is now available.
- Check.versionOf() — Check the version of a dependency.
Self Descriptor Object — Define the filename and version of your script...