Node use to have an async ready event for all modules loading. It wasn't that great.
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Martín Ciparelli <[email protected]>wrote: > So the question would be: why an async-driven platform uses sync-driven > way to load modules? > > > 2012/5/15 Marak Squires <[email protected]> > >> require() is a sync call. >> >> If you need an async require ( a require that performs i/o ), you should >> check out a plugin system like Broadway ( >> https://github.com/flatiron/broadway ) >> >> This will allow you to require modules with an optional .init and .attach >> methods, which can both accept optional callbacks. >> >> >> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Guoliang Cao <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm new to Node.js and wrapping my head around the asynchronous >>> programming model. A question comes to mind is why 'require' itself does >>> not use callbacks like below. I believe IO is involved in require and a lot >>> of things can fail. >>> >>> require('http', >>> function(http){ >>> // do stuff with http >>> }, >>> function(error) { >>> console.log("Failed to load http"); >>> }); >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Guoliang Cao >>> >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: >>> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- >> Marak Squires >> Co-founder and Chief Evangelist >> Nodejitsu, Inc. >> [email protected] >> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- -- Marak Squires Co-founder and Chief Evangelist Nodejitsu, Inc. [email protected] -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
