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/**
 * @fileoverview  Implements asynchronous loading of files
 *
 * @author dpvc@mathjax.org (Davide Cervone)
 */

declare var System: {import: Function};
declare function require(name: string): Object;

/*
 * Load a file asynchronously, either using System.js, or node's require().
 *
 * @param{string} name  The name of the file to load
 * @return{Promise}     The promise that is satisfied when the file is loaded
 */
export function asyncLoad(name: string) {
    if (typeof(System) !== 'undefined') {
        return System.import(name);
    }
    return new Promise((ok, fail) => {
        ok(require(name));
    });
}