Use javascript to inject script references as needed?

Question

I have a JS function that may occasionally get used on some pages. It is dependent on another JS file (swfObject.js), but I\'d like to avoid having to include this file all

Answer 1

Consider using require.js. This might need some rework of your frontend framework, but it's totally worth it. With require, you could just do the following in your fileUsedOccasionally.js:

define(['swfObject', 'someOtherDependency'], function (swfObject, someOtherDependency) {
  // you can now use swfObject as a JS object! you can call it whatever you want
  // you'll have to write a swfObject.js to wrap it with require
  // but that's trivial
});