MutationObserver

ready.js

(function(win){
    'use strict';

    var listeners = [],
    doc = win.document,
    MutationObserver = win.MutationObserver || win.WebKitMutationObserver,
    observer;
    function ready(selector, fn){
        // Store the selector and callback to be monitored
        listeners.push({
            selector: selector,
            fn: fn
        });
        if(!observer){
            // Watch for changes in the document
            observer = new MutationObserver(check);
            observer.observe(doc.documentElement, {
                childList: true,
                subtree: true
            });
        }
        // Check if the element is currently in the DOM
        check();
    }

    function check(){
        // Check the DOM for elements matching a stored selector
        for(var i = 0, len = listeners.length, listener, elements; i < len; i++){
            listener = listeners[i];
            // Query for elements matching the specified selector
            elements = doc.querySelectorAll(listener.selector);
            for(var j = 0, jLen = elements.length, element; j < jLen; j++){
                element = elements[j];
                // Make sure the callback isn't invoked with the
                // same element more than once
                if(!element.ready){
                    element.ready = true;
                    // Invoke the callback with the element
                    listener.fn.call(element, element);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    // Expose `ready`
    win.ready = ready;
})(this);