1 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/utils/lib/packages.js b/utils/lib/packages.js
index 2a18939..976f991 100755
--- a/utils/lib/packages.js
+++ b/utils/lib/packages.js
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ exports.load = function (packagePrefixes) {
     // platform-specific synthesis
     if (packagesPlatform)
         packagesPlatform.synthesize(analysis);
+    
+    // preload modules
+    analysis.preloadModules.forEach(function(id) {
+        system.log.debug("Preloading module: "+id);
+        try {
+            require(id);
+        } catch (e) {
+            system.log.warn("Error preloading module: "+e);
+        }
+    });
 
     // record results
     exports.catalog = catalog;
@@ -271,7 +281,8 @@ var _topo = function _topo(graph, name, visited) {
     based on the given sorted package array.    
 */
 exports.analyze = function analyze(analysis, catalog) {
-    var jsPaths = analysis.libPaths = []
+    analysis.libPaths = [];
+    analysis.preloadModules = [];
     catalog.forEach(function (packageData) {
 
         // libraries
@@ -296,7 +307,11 @@ exports.analyze = function analyze(analysis, catalog) {
             packageData.lib[i] = packageData.directory.resolve(packageData.lib[i]);
         }
 
-        jsPaths.unshift.apply(jsPaths, packageData.lib);
+        analysis.libPaths.unshift.apply(analysis.libPaths, packageData.lib);
+        
+        // add any preload librarys to analysis
+        if (packageData.preload)
+            analysis.preloadModules.unshift.apply(analysis.preloadModules, packageData.preload);
     });
 };
 
@@ -312,9 +327,10 @@ exports.synthesize = function synthesize(analysis) {
 */
 exports.addJsPaths = function addJsPaths(jsPaths) {
     // add package paths to the loader
-    require.paths.splice.apply(
-        require.paths, 
-        [0, require.paths.length].concat(jsPaths)
-    );
+    if (require.paths)
+        require.paths.splice.apply(
+            require.paths, 
+            [0, require.paths.length].concat(jsPaths)
+        );
 };