1 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js
index edf7355dc29..e19246823c5 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/framework/utils.js
@@ -470,6 +470,31 @@ function toBoolElse (str, elseValues, trueValues, falseValues) {
     return ret;
 }
 
+function async_when() {
+    var async = false;
+    var def = $.Deferred();
+    $.when.apply($, arguments).done(function() {
+        var args = arguments;
+        var action = function() {
+            def.resolve.apply(def, args);
+        };
+        if (async)
+            action();
+        else
+            setTimeout(action, 0);
+    }).fail(function() {
+        var args = arguments;
+        var action = function() {
+            def.reject.apply(def, args);
+        };
+        if (async)
+            action();
+        else
+            setTimeout(action, 0);
+    });
+    async = true;
+    return def;
+}
 
 return {
     divmod: divmod,
@@ -501,6 +526,7 @@ return {
     delay: delay,
     swap: swap,
     toBoolElse: toBoolElse,
+    async_when: async_when,
 };
 
 });