I have come up with a solution that works well. I created the following tags.
def dependantJavascript = { attrs, body ->
flash.dependantJavascript = body()
}
def renderDependantJavascript = {
out << flash.dependantJavascript
}
In my desorated page I have ...
<g:dependantJavascript>
<script src="thisPageSpecificScriptDependantOnGlobal.js"></script>
</g:dependantJavascript>
In my decorator page I put the following.
<script src="global.js" />
<g:renderDependantJavascript />
Hates_ wrote:
Ah yes. I hadn't taken the actual evaluation time of the script into consideration. It's just one of those things I take for granted (and really shouldn't) as I've never noticed a perceivable impact on loading times by my scripts.
You could always roll your own javascript tag that will include the global.js file before appending your dependant one to the page. But it would get messy if you have multiple JS includes and isn't an ideal solution in my mind:
<g:dependantJavascript src="thisPageSpecificScriptDependantOnGlobal.js" />
and plain
<g:javascript src="thisPageSpecificScriptNotDependantOnGlobal.js" />
Or use Javascript to include the Global.js file within itself.
