Meteor: [Load Order] Make JavaScript file load after HTML file is loaded? - meteor

Question

Load Order Issues
I am having trouble making Meteor load my JavaScript after my HTML file fully loads when I go to localhost:3000. The problem is that my JavaScript keeps loading before my HTML file, and makes the page look unloaded when I use stuff like alert(); or prompt();. I've tried a lot of solutions such as naming my JavaScript file as main.js and putting my HTML file in a deeper directory and using <script> tags. I have also read the documentation concerning this: http://docs.meteor.com/#/full/structuringyourapp Solutions I've tired based off the documentation such as putting files in client/lib , client/compatibility , and lib have proven to no avail. I also tired Meteor.startupand I placed the file for it in the client folder. (The code inside it):
Meteor.startup( function () {
$.get("client/lib/testproject.html")
$.getScript("client/testproject.js");
});
The above sort of solved my problem, but it loaded the JavaScript file two times. The first time was before the HTML loaded and the second time was after the HTML loaded. I don't know a way to prevent the first JS load from happening when using Meteor.startup, so any solutions for that are also appreciated.
The JavaScript file's code I am referring to is simple. (In it's entirety):
prompt("Hello World!");
myList = ["apples", "oranges", "bananas"];
myList.forEach(function(value, index) {
alert('I have ' + value + ' for dinner.');
});
Summary
To summarize my problem:
My Problem:
Go to localhost
JavaScript loads first
HTML loads second
What I Need:
Go to localhost
HTML loads first
JavaScript loads second
The Question: How can I make my JavaScript load only after when my HTML is loaded? And how can I restructure my folder, file-names, and/or code to make it behave as I want it to in this case?
Since the code posted is extremely simple to reproduce I kindly ask that you
run your own solution with a setup similar to what I have and not something that uses a million packages since that is unnecessary for my case, on Meteor, before responding to this.
I'm on Meteor 1.1.0.2
Here is a link to my folder structure with included HTML code along with filenames I used: http://i.imgur.com/24z6bXF.png

Answer 1

I think you missed a decisive information : you should wrap your Javascript code into a Template.yourTemplate.rendered=function () {} function.
That is the meteor way to ensure that your related html code is properly rendered first.

Answer 2

First of all, Meteor will always repackage your files and load them automatically in a specific order (Meteor structuring your app). First files in client/compatibility then client/lib and then the others JS files.
You should also rewrite your code so it does not get executed immediately at load time, like wrapping everything in a function. And then, you should call this code when the DOM is loaded, which does not necessarily mean in Meteor.startup but also in onRendered callbacks in your templates.