Play requests can wait for audio to load

audio.js

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 let playing = [];
 let looping = {};
 
+let waiting = {};
+
 let audioContext;
 let gainControl;
 
@@ -15,6 +17,16 @@ function setVolume(vol) {
 // play some sound
 
 function playSfx(name) {
+
+  if (waiting[name]) {
+    waiting[name].push({
+      type: "sfx",
+      name: name
+    });
+    console.error(name + " isn't ready yet");
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (audioDict[name] == undefined) {
     console.error(name + " is not loaded yet, dingus");
     return;
@@ -33,6 +45,16 @@ function playSfx(name) {
 }
 
 function playLoop(name) {
+
+  if (waiting[name]) {
+    waiting[name].push({
+      type: "loop",
+      name: name
+    });
+    console.error(name + " isn't ready yet");
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (audioDict[name] == undefined) {
     console.error(name + " is not loaded yet, dingus");
     return;
@@ -98,12 +120,20 @@ function cleanPlaying() {
 
 function loadAudio(name, flush=false) {
 
+  // are we already trying to get the audio?
+
+  if (waiting[name]) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   // do we already have the audio?
 
   if (audioDict[name] && !flush) {
     return;
   }
 
+  waiting[name] = [];
+
   // is the audio already stored locally?
 
   if (!flush) {
@@ -124,11 +154,25 @@ function cacheAndParse(name, data) {
 }
 
 function parseAudioData(name, data) {
-  console.log(data);
 
   audioContext.decodeAudioData(data, function(buffer) {
     audioDict[name] = buffer;
-  }, function(e){ console.log("Error with decoding audio data" + e.err);});
+
+    waiting[name].forEach(queued => {
+      if (queued.type == "sfx") {
+        playSfx(name);
+      }
+
+      if (queued.type == "loop") {
+        playLoop(name);
+      }
+
+      delete waiting[name];
+    })
+  }, function(e){
+    console.log("Error with decoding audio data" + e.err);
+    delete waiting[name];
+  });
 
 }
 
@@ -140,10 +184,15 @@ function loadRemoteAudio(name) {
   xhr.onload = (res) => {
     if (xhr.status == 200)
       cacheAndParse(name, xhr.response);
-    else
+    else {
       console.log("Couldn't load " + name);
+      delete waiting[name];
+    }
+  }
+  xhr.onerror = (xhr) => {
+    console.log("Couldn't load " + name);
   }
-  xhr.onerror = (xhr) => console.log("Couldn't load " + name);
+
   xhr.send();
 }