(function ($) { /** * @function * @property {object} jQuery plugin which runs handler function once specified element is inserted into the DOM * @param {function} handler A function to execute at the time when the element is inserted * @param {bool} shouldRunHandlerOnce Optional: if true, handler is unbound after its first invocation * @example $(selector).waitUntilExists(function); */ $.fn.waitUntilExists = function (handler, shouldRunHandlerOnce, isChild) { var found = 'found'; var $this = $(this.selector); var $elements = $this.not(function () { return $(this).data(found); }).each(handler).data(found, true); if (!isChild) { (window.waitUntilExists_Intervals = window.waitUntilExists_Intervals || {})[this.selector] = window.setInterval(function () { $this.waitUntilExists(handler, shouldRunHandlerOnce, true); }, 500) ; } else if (shouldRunHandlerOnce && $elements.length) { window.clearInterval(window.waitUntilExists_Intervals[this.selector]); } return $this; } }(jQuery));