MDL-21420 refactoring towards global M

lib/javascript-static.js

@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 // Miscellaneous core Javascript functions for Moodle
-// Global instance of YUI3
+// Global M object is initilised in inline javascript
 
 // Global Y instance, inilialised much later in page footer
 var Y = null;
 
-// Global M object, this helps with solving of namespace and scope issues
-var M = M || {};
+/**
+ * Add module to list of available modules that can be laoded from YUI.
+ */
+M.yui.add_module = function(modules) {
+	for (modname in modules) {
+		M.yui.loader[modname] = modules[modname];
+	}
+};
+
+
+
+// old JS functions, to be converted soon
 
 function launch_filemanager(options) {
     Y.use('core_filemanager', function() {
@@ -1409,7 +1419,7 @@ function get_image_url(imagename, component) {
 
 // ===== Deprecated core Javascript functions for Moodle ====
 //       DO NOT USE!!!!!!!
-// Do not put this stuff in separate file because it only adds extra load on servers! 
+// Do not put this stuff in separate file because it only adds extra load on servers!
 
 function submitFormById(id) {
     submit_form_by_id(null, {id: id});