[ClojureScript] Wrapping all def into a load event handler

[Takahiro Hozumi]

Hi,
In order to manipulate dom, I often want to bind elements into
variable through def, but we cannot manipulate it until load event.
So I wrapped all def into a load event handler in the following way.
https://gist.github.com/1521051
I don't use let, because many elements cause deep nested let,
and I don't use atom to store elements, because reset! and deref are
not necessary by binding element directly.
Is this bad way in ClojureScript? Is there a downside?

Thanks.

[Stuart Sierra]

Hi Takahiro,

This will work. It's not 100% idiomatic Clojure, but it's an acceptable workaround to the DOM loading issue.

If ClojureScript had `alter-var-root`, which it doesn't, you could use that to set the Vars in your init function. But ClojureScript doesn't really have Vars either, so I wouldn't expect to see `alter-var-root`.

If ClojureScript had Clojure's `delay`, you could use that. ClojureScript doesn't have `delay`, but it might make sense to add it.

The easiest way, of course, is to load your JavaScript at the bottom of your HTML file, but that's not always convenient.

-Stuart Sierra
clojure.com

[Takahiro]

Hi,
Putting javascript at the bottom of body is nice idea.
Thanks.

2012/1/2 Stuart Sierra <the.stua...@gmail.com>:

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