A simple solution to perform recursive asynchronous calls and loops javascript turned into a simple to use jquery plugin.
This can be used with everything, because will be the user to supply a valid function to execute, so there is no limit in how many asynchronous situation this can be used.
###Usage
When you use this plugin, the first parameter (for both the recursive call and the async loop) is a function (or a reference of it) that use the Deferred jQuery object.
So you will need to instance a new deferred object var myDeferred = new $.Deferred(), return its promise return myDeferred.promise() and, when your function has ended, resolve it or reject it with myDeferred.resolve() or myDeferred.reject()
As second parameter, in the RecursiveCall method, you can pass the parameter with which your function will be called, as an array of array.
###Example
//A recursive async call to sum number
$.RecursiveCall(function(_firstNumber, _secondNumber) {
var def = new $.Deferred(); // (1) Instance new Deferred object-
//Simulate the async with a timeout.
setTimeout(function() {
var res = _firstNumber + _secondNumber;
def.resolve(res); // (3) Resolve it when your function ended. Here you can return a result.
}, 500);
return def.promise(); // (2) Return its promise
},
[[5,10],[3,7],[12,2]]) //You here can pass many parameter as you need
.always(function (results) { //The callback function (to call when your function ended and you have all results)
console.log("The sum results is (in order): ", results)
});###Note
I've not tried, owever, if it goes in a Stack Overflow Exception with too many data (not with Chrome, I hope)..
Feel free to modify as you need ;)