Start most important services first, then start other services

server.js

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ try {
 var path = require("path");
 var architect = require("architect");
 var optimist = require("optimist");
+var async = require("async");
 
 if (process.version.match(/^v0/) && parseFloat(process.version.substr(3)) < 10) {
     console.warn("You're using Node.js version " + process.version 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ var shortcuts = {
     "ci"   : ["ide", "preview", "vfs", "proxy", "-s", "ci"],
     "s"    : ["standalone", "-s", "standalone"]
 };
+var delayLoadConfigs = ["preview", "api", "oldclient", "apps-proxy", "worker"];
 
 module.exports = main;
 
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ function getDefaultSettings() {
 
 module.exports.getDefaultSettings = getDefaultSettings;
 
-function main(argv, config, callback) {
+function main(argv, config, onLoaded) {
     var options = optimist(argv)
         .usage("Usage: $0 [CONFIG_NAME] [--help]")
         .alias("s", "settings")
@@ -62,20 +64,45 @@ function main(argv, config, callback) {
     var configs = options.argv._;
     if (!configs.length) 
         configs = [config || DEFAULT_CONFIG];
-        
+    
-    configs.forEach(function(config) {
+    var expanded = expandShortCuts(configs);
-        if (shortcuts[config]) {
+    if (expanded.length > configs.length)
-            return main(shortcuts[config].concat(argv.filter(function(arg) {
+        return main(expanded.concat(argv.filter(function(arg) {
-                return arg != config;
+            return !shortcuts[arg];
-            })), null, callback);
+        })), config, onLoaded);
-        }
+
-        else {
+    var delayed = expanded.filter(function(c) { return delayLoadConfigs.indexOf(c) !== -1 });
-            start(config, options, callback);
+    var notDelayed = expanded.filter(function(c) { return delayLoadConfigs.indexOf(c) === -1 });
-        }
+    
+    startConfigs(notDelayed, function() {
+        startConfigs(delayed, function() {});
     });
+    
+    function startConfigs(configs, done) {
+        async.each(configs, function(config, next) {
+            start(config, options, function(err, result) {
+                onLoaded && onLoaded(err, result);
+                next(err);
+            });
+        }, done);
+    }
+}
+     
+function expandShortCuts(configs) {
+    var results = configs.slice();
+    for (var i = 0; i < results.length; i++) {
+        var expanded = shortcuts[results[i]];
+        if (expanded) {
+            results.splice.apply(results, [i, 1].concat(expanded));
+            i += expanded.length - 1;
+        }
+    }
+    return results;
 }
 
 function start(configName, options, callback) {
+    console.log("Starting", configName);
+    
     var argv = options.argv;
     var settingsName = argv.settings;