javascript callback when some scripts in the page have executed

Question

I'm trying to add a loading modal to an HTML page while some javascript are executing. My problem is that I can't get to notice when these scripts have finished executing.

I've tried with:

$.when(
    $.getScript( "/script1.js" ),
    $.getScript( "/script2.js" ),
    $.getScript( "/script3.js" ),
    $.Deferred(function( deferred ){
        $( deferred.resolve );
    })
).done(function(){
    console.log('everything have been executed!');
});

But as the getScript JQuery documentation says:

The callback is fired once the script has been loaded but not necessarily executed.

Is there a way to set a callback for such event?

Unknown Unknown · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-02T18:58:59

You could try using $.ajax to load the scripts.

$.ajax({
    async:false,
    url:'/script.js',
    type:'GET',
    data:null,
    dataType:'script',
    success:function(){
        console.log('Executed')
    }
});

async needs to be false, so that it loads and executes the script first, before running the success function.

javascript callback when some scripts in the page have executed

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