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Sequentially load JS files
(function(){
//three JS files that need to be loaded one after the other
var libs = [
'https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js',
'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery-easing/1.4.1/jquery.easing.min.js',
'https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.string/3.3.4/underscore.string.js'
];
var injectLibFromStack = function(){
if(libs.length > 0){
//grab the next item on the stack
var nextLib = libs.shift();
var headTag = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
//create a script tag with this library
var scriptTag = document.createElement('script');
scriptTag.src = nextLib;
//when successful, inject the next script
scriptTag.onload = function(e){
console.log("---> loaded: " + e.target.src);
injectLibFromStack();
};
//append the script tag to the <head></head>
headTag.appendChild(scriptTag);
console.log("injecting: " + nextLib);
}
else return;
}
//start script injection
injectLibFromStack();
})();
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