How run a hook asynchronously ?

[Vazark]

I currently have a display hook for module that makes a HTTP request on every load. Since the request is done at the backend by the module (since it uses credentials from the admin), the pages are sometimes slow to load.

Is there a way to asynchronously load a display hook to ensure the rest of the page load regardless of my display module?

[Tom Girou]

Is a curl request or similar the cause of the issue ? AFAIK there's no native async in PHP. But some libs exist. Maybe you could try to install one and use it inside your module.

[lordignus]

I'm making a few assumptions about what you're trying to achieve here, but this is what comes to mind.

Have the display hook load the template in an empty/loading state (showing a 'loading' animation or whatever), then perform the http request via ajax, and populate the template with the returned data.

Sorry if I've misunderstood and that's not suitable, just emptying my head 😄

[Ress]

Can't you do an ajax request after loading the page?