Add async callback to module when loaded

js/app.js

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var App = function() {
 	 *
 	 * argument module string - The name of the module (including subpath).
 	 */
-	var loadModule = function(module) {
+	var loadModule = function(module, callback) {
 
 		var elements = module.split("/");
 		var moduleName = elements[elements.length - 1];
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ var App = function() {
 			m.setName(moduleName);
 			m.setPath(path.resolve(moduleFolder));
 			nodeHelpers.push(m);
+
+			m.loaded(callback);
+		} else {
+			callback();
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -111,14 +115,24 @@ var App = function() {
 	 *
 	 * argument module string - The name of the module (including subpath).
 	 */
-	var loadModules = function(modules) {
+	var loadModules = function(modules, callback) {
 		console.log("Loading module helpers ...");
 
-		for (var m in modules) {
-			loadModule(modules[m]);
-		}
+		var loadNextModule = function() {
+			if (modules.length > 0) {
+				var nextModule = modules[0];
+				loadModule(nextModule, function() {
+					modules = modules.slice(1);
+					loadNextModule();
+				});
+			} else {
+				// All modules are loaded
+				console.log("All module helpers loaded.");
+				callback();
+			}
+		};
 
-		console.log("All module helpers loaded.");
+		loadNextModule();
 	};
 
 	/* cmpVersions(a,b)
@@ -164,24 +178,24 @@ var App = function() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			loadModules(modules);
+			loadModules(modules, function() {
+				var server = new Server(config, function(app, io) {
+					console.log("Server started ...");
 
-			var server = new Server(config, function(app, io) {
-				console.log("Server started ...");
+					for (var h in nodeHelpers) {
+						var nodeHelper = nodeHelpers[h];
+						nodeHelper.setExpressApp(app);
+						nodeHelper.setSocketIO(io);
+						nodeHelper.start();
+					}
 
-				for (var h in nodeHelpers) {
-					var nodeHelper = nodeHelpers[h];
-					nodeHelper.setExpressApp(app);
-					nodeHelper.setSocketIO(io);
-					nodeHelper.start();
-				}
+					console.log("Sockets connected & modules started ...");
 
-				console.log("Sockets connected & modules started ...");
-
-				if (typeof callback === "function") {
-					callback(config);
-				}
+					if (typeof callback === "function") {
+						callback(config);
+					}
 
+				});
 			});
 		});
 	};

modules/README.md

@@ -96,6 +96,21 @@ requiresVersion: "2.1.0",
 ####`init()`
 This method is called when a module gets instantiated. In most cases you do not need to subclass this method.
 
+####`loaded(callback)`
+
+*Introduced in version: 2.1.1.*
+
+This method is called when a module is loaded. Subsequent modules in the config are not yet loaded. The `callback` function MUST be called when the module is done loading. In most cases you do not need to subclass this method.
+
+**Example:**
+````javascript
+loaded: function(callback) {
+	this.finishLoading();
+	Log.log(this.name + ' is loaded!');
+	callback();
+}
+````
+
 ####`start()`
 This method is called when all modules are loaded an the system is ready to boot up. Keep in mind that the dom object for the module is not yet created. The start method is a perfect place to define any additional module properties:
 

modules/node_modules/node_helper/index.js

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ NodeHelper = Class.extend({
 		console.log("Initializing new module helper ...");
 	},
 
+	loaded: function(callback) {
+		console.log("Module helper loaded: " + this.name);
+		callback();
+	},
+
 	start: function() {
 		console.log("Staring module helper: " + this.name);
 	},