ASYNCHRONOUS GODS, HEAR MY CALL

huehuehue.js

table.columns().result(
    function(columns) {
        var field_to_column = {};
        var self = this;
        
        var one_big_promise = _.reduce(columns, function(accum, column) {
            return accum.done(function(thing) {
                var relevant_field = _.find(fields, function(x) { return x == column.name; });
                
                accum.done(function(panic) {
                    endpoint.schema('data_editor').function("get_widget_name_for_path").args({path: column.selector}).row().result(
                        function(row_obj) {
                            w.append('<td>'+ widget(row_obj.value("get_widget_name_for_path"), { field: row.field(relevant_field) }) +'</td>');
                        }
                    );
                });
            });
        }, self);
		// Take the list of promises returned by the map call above and pass them
        // as arguments to $.when:
        $.when(one_big_promise).then(function() {
            if (row.is_new()) {
                w.append('<td><a class="insert">Insert</a></td>');
                w.append('<td><a class="delete">X</a></td>');
            } else {
                w.append('<td>' + widget('row_save', { row: row }) + '</td>');
                w.append('<td>' + widget('row_delete', { row: row }) + '</td>');
            }
        });
    }
);