define([
	"require", "./_base/kernel", "./_base/lang", "./_base/array", "./_base/config", "./dom", "./_base/window",
		"./_base/url", "./aspect", "./promise/all", "./date/stamp", "./Deferred", "./has", "./query", "./on", "./ready"
], function(require, dojo, dlang, darray, config, dom, dwindow, _Url, aspect, all, dates, Deferred, has, query, don, ready){

	// module:
	//		dojo/parser

	new Date("X"); // workaround for #11279, new Date("") == NaN

	// data-dojo-props etc. is not restricted to JSON, it can be any javascript
	function myEval(text){
		return eval("(" + text + ")");
	}

	// Widgets like BorderContainer add properties to _Widget via dojo.extend().
	// If BorderContainer is loaded after _Widget's parameter list has been cached,
	// we need to refresh that parameter list (for _Widget and all widgets that extend _Widget).
	var extendCnt = 0;
	aspect.after(dlang, "extend", function(){
		extendCnt++;
	}, true);

	function getNameMap(ctor){
		// summary:
		//		Returns map from lowercase name to attribute name in class, ex: {onclick: "onClick"}
		var map = ctor._nameCaseMap, proto = ctor.prototype;

		// Create the map if it's undefined.
		// Refresh the map if a superclass was possibly extended with new methods since the map was created.
		if(!map || map._extendCnt < extendCnt){
			map = ctor._nameCaseMap = {};
			for(var name in proto){
				if(name.charAt(0) === "_"){
					continue;
				}	// skip internal properties
				map[name.toLowerCase()] = name;
			}
			map._extendCnt = extendCnt;
		}
		return map;
	}

	// Map from widget name or list of widget names(ex: "dijit/form/Button,acme/MyMixin") to a constructor.
	var _ctorMap = {};

	function getCtor(/*String[]*/ types, /*Function?*/ contextRequire){
		// summary:
		//		Retrieves a constructor.  If the types array contains more than one class/MID then the
		//		subsequent classes will be mixed into the first class and a unique constructor will be
		//		returned for that array.

		var ts = types.join();
		if(!_ctorMap[ts]){
			var mixins = [];
			for(var i = 0, l = types.length; i < l; i++){
				var t = types[i];
				// TODO: Consider swapping getObject and require in the future
				mixins[mixins.length] = (_ctorMap[t] = _ctorMap[t] || (dlang.getObject(t) || (~t.indexOf('/') &&
					(contextRequire ? contextRequire(t) : require(t)))));
			}
			var ctor = mixins.shift();
			_ctorMap[ts] = mixins.length ? (ctor.createSubclass ? ctor.createSubclass(mixins) : ctor.extend.apply(ctor, mixins)) : ctor;
		}

		return _ctorMap[ts];
	}

	var parser = {
		// summary:
		//		The Dom/Widget parsing package

		_clearCache: function(){
			// summary:
			//		Clear cached data.   Used mainly for benchmarking.
			extendCnt++;
			_ctorMap = {};
		},

		_functionFromScript: function(script, attrData){
			// summary:
			//		Convert a `<script type="dojo/method" args="a, b, c"> ... </script>`
			//		into a function
			// script: DOMNode
			//		The `<script>` DOMNode
			// attrData: String
			//		For HTML5 compliance, searches for attrData + "args" (typically
			//		"data-dojo-args") instead of "args"
			var preamble = "",
				suffix = "",
				argsStr = (script.getAttribute(attrData + "args") || script.getAttribute("args")),
				withStr = script.getAttribute("with");

			// Convert any arguments supplied in script tag into an array to be passed to the
			var fnArgs = (argsStr || "").split(/\s*,\s*/);

			if(withStr && withStr.length){
				darray.forEach(withStr.split(/\s*,\s*/), function(part){
					preamble += "with(" + part + "){";
					suffix += "}";
				});
			}

			return new Function(fnArgs, preamble + script.innerHTML + suffix);
		},

		instantiate: function(nodes, mixin, options){
			// summary:
			//		Takes array of nodes, and turns them into class instances and
			//		potentially calls a startup method to allow them to connect with
			//		any children.
			// nodes: Array
			//		Array of DOM nodes
			// mixin: Object?
			//		An object that will be mixed in with each node in the array.
			//		Values in the mixin will override values in the node, if they
			//		exist.
			// options: Object?
			//		An object used to hold kwArgs for instantiation.
			//		See parse.options argument for details.
			// returns:
			//		Array of instances.

			mixin = mixin || {};
			options = options || {};

			var dojoType = (options.scope || dojo._scopeName) + "Type", // typically "dojoType"
				attrData = "data-" + (options.scope || dojo._scopeName) + "-", // typically "data-dojo-"
				dataDojoType = attrData + "type", // typically "data-dojo-type"
				dataDojoMixins = attrData + "mixins";					// typically "data-dojo-mixins"

			var list = [];
			darray.forEach(nodes, function(node){
				var type = dojoType in mixin ? mixin[dojoType] : node.getAttribute(dataDojoType) || node.getAttribute(dojoType);
				if(type){
					var mixinsValue = node.getAttribute(dataDojoMixins),
						types = mixinsValue ? [type].concat(mixinsValue.split(/\s*,\s*/)) : [type];

					list.push({
						node: node,
						types: types
					});
				}
			});

			// Instantiate the nodes and return the list of instances.
			return this._instantiate(list, mixin, options);
		},

		_instantiate: function(nodes, mixin, options, returnPromise){
			// summary:
			//		Takes array of objects representing nodes, and turns them into class instances and
			//		potentially calls a startup method to allow them to connect with
			//		any children.
			// nodes: Array
			//		Array of objects like
			//	|		{
			//	|			ctor: Function (may be null)
			//	|			types: ["dijit/form/Button", "acme/MyMixin"] (used if ctor not specified)
			//	|			node: DOMNode,
			//	|			scripts: [ ... ],	// array of <script type="dojo/..."> children of node
			//	|			inherited: { ... }	// settings inherited from ancestors like dir, theme, etc.
			//	|		}
			// mixin: Object
			//		An object that will be mixed in with each node in the array.
			//		Values in the mixin will override values in the node, if they
			//		exist.
			// options: Object
			//		An options object used to hold kwArgs for instantiation.
			//		See parse.options argument for details.
			// returnPromise: Boolean
			//		Return a Promise rather than the instance; supports asynchronous widget creation.
			// returns:
			//		Array of instances, or if returnPromise is true, a promise for array of instances
			//		that resolves when instances have finished initializing.

			// Call widget constructors.   Some may be asynchronous and return promises.
			var thelist = darray.map(nodes, function(obj){
				var ctor = obj.ctor || getCtor(obj.types, options.contextRequire);
				// If we still haven't resolved a ctor, it is fatal now
				if(!ctor){
					throw new Error("Unable to resolve constructor for: '" + obj.types.join() + "'");
				}
				return this.construct(ctor, obj.node, mixin, options, obj.scripts, obj.inherited);
			}, this);

			// After all widget construction finishes, call startup on each top level instance if it makes sense (as for
			// widgets).  Parent widgets will recursively call startup on their (non-top level) children
			function onConstruct(thelist){
				if(!mixin._started && !options.noStart){
					darray.forEach(thelist, function(instance){
						if(typeof instance.startup === "function" && !instance._started){
							instance.startup();
						}
					});
				}

				return thelist;
			}

			if(returnPromise){
				return all(thelist).then(onConstruct);
			}else{
				// Back-compat path, remove for 2.0
				return onConstruct(thelist);
			}
		},

		construct: function(ctor, node, mixin, options, scripts, inherited){
			// summary:
			//		Calls new ctor(params, node), where params is the hash of parameters specified on the node,
			//		excluding data-dojo-type and data-dojo-mixins.   Does not call startup().
			// ctor: Function
			//		Widget constructor.
			// node: DOMNode
			//		This node will be replaced/attached to by the widget.  It also specifies the arguments to pass to ctor.
			// mixin: Object?
			//		Attributes in this object will be passed as parameters to ctor,
			//		overriding attributes specified on the node.
			// options: Object?
			//		An options object used to hold kwArgs for instantiation.   See parse.options argument for details.
			// scripts: DomNode[]?
			//		Array of `<script type="dojo/*">` DOMNodes.  If not specified, will search for `<script>` tags inside node.
			// inherited: Object?
			//		Settings from dir=rtl or lang=... on a node above this node.   Overrides options.inherited.
			// returns:
			//		Instance or Promise for the instance, if markupFactory() itself returned a promise

			var proto = ctor && ctor.prototype;
			options = options || {};

			// Setup hash to hold parameter settings for this widget.	Start with the parameter
			// settings inherited from ancestors ("dir" and "lang").
			// Inherited setting may later be overridden by explicit settings on node itself.
			var params = {};

			if(options.defaults){
				// settings for the document itself (or whatever subtree is being parsed)
				dlang.mixin(params, options.defaults);
			}
			if(inherited){
				// settings from dir=rtl or lang=... on a node above this node
				dlang.mixin(params, inherited);
			}

			// Get list of attributes explicitly listed in the markup
			var attributes;
			if(has("dom-attributes-explicit")){
				// Standard path to get list of user specified attributes
				attributes = node.attributes;
			}else if(has("dom-attributes-specified-flag")){
				// Special processing needed for IE8, to skip a few faux values in attributes[]
				attributes = darray.filter(node.attributes, function(a){
					return a.specified;
				});
			}else{
				// Special path for IE6-7, avoid (sometimes >100) bogus entries in node.attributes
				var clone = /^input$|^img$/i.test(node.nodeName) ? node : node.cloneNode(false),
					attrs = clone.outerHTML.replace(/=[^\s"']+|="[^"]*"|='[^']*'/g, "").replace(/^\s*<[a-zA-Z0-9]*\s*/, "").replace(/\s*>.*$/, "");

				attributes = darray.map(attrs.split(/\s+/), function(name){
					var lcName = name.toLowerCase();
					return {
						name: name,
						// getAttribute() doesn't work for button.value, returns innerHTML of button.
						// but getAttributeNode().value doesn't work for the form.encType or li.value
						value: (node.nodeName == "LI" && name == "value") || lcName == "enctype" ?
							node.getAttribute(lcName) : node.getAttributeNode(lcName).value
					};
				});
			}

			// Hash to convert scoped attribute name (ex: data-dojo17-params) to something friendly (ex: data-dojo-params)
			// TODO: remove scope for 2.0
			var scope = options.scope || dojo._scopeName,
				attrData = "data-" + scope + "-", // typically "data-dojo-"
				hash = {};
			if(scope !== "dojo"){
				hash[attrData + "props"] = "data-dojo-props";
				hash[attrData + "type"] = "data-dojo-type";
				hash[attrData + "mixins"] = "data-dojo-mixins";
				hash[scope + "type"] = "dojoType";
				hash[attrData + "id"] = "data-dojo-id";
			}

			// Read in attributes and process them, including data-dojo-props, data-dojo-type,
			// dojoAttachPoint, etc., as well as normal foo=bar attributes.
			var i = 0, item, funcAttrs = [], jsname, extra;
			while(item = attributes[i++]){
				var name = item.name,
					lcName = name.toLowerCase(),
					value = item.value;

				switch(hash[lcName] || lcName){
				// Already processed, just ignore
				case "data-dojo-type":
				case "dojotype":
				case "data-dojo-mixins":
					break;

				// Data-dojo-props.   Save for later to make sure it overrides direct foo=bar settings
				case "data-dojo-props":
					extra = value;
					break;

				// data-dojo-id or jsId. TODO: drop jsId in 2.0
				case "data-dojo-id":
				case "jsid":
					jsname = value;
					break;

				// For the benefit of _Templated
				case "data-dojo-attach-point":
				case "dojoattachpoint":
					params.dojoAttachPoint = value;
					break;
				case "data-dojo-attach-event":
				case "dojoattachevent":
					params.dojoAttachEvent = value;
					break;

				// Special parameter handling needed for IE
				case "class":
					params["class"] = node.className;
					break;
				case "style":
					params["style"] = node.style && node.style.cssText;
					break;
				default:
					// Normal attribute, ex: value="123"

					// Find attribute in widget corresponding to specified name.
					// May involve case conversion, ex: onclick --> onClick
					if(!(name in proto)){
						var map = getNameMap(ctor);
						name = map[lcName] || name;
					}

					// Set params[name] to value, doing type conversion
					if(name in proto){
						switch(typeof proto[name]){
						case "string":
							params[name] = value;
							break;
						case "number":
							params[name] = value.length ? Number(value) : NaN;
							break;
						case "boolean":
							// for checked/disabled value might be "" or "checked".	 interpret as true.
							params[name] = value.toLowerCase() != "false";
							break;
						case "function":
							if(value === "" || value.search(/[^\w\.]+/i) != -1){
								// The user has specified some text for a function like "return x+5"
								params[name] = new Function(value);
							}else{
								// The user has specified the name of a global function like "myOnClick"
								// or a single word function "return"
								params[name] = dlang.getObject(value, false) || new Function(value);
							}
							funcAttrs.push(name);	// prevent "double connect", see #15026
							break;
						default:
							var pVal = proto[name];
							params[name] =
								(pVal && "length" in pVal) ? (value ? value.split(/\s*,\s*/) : []) :	// array
									(pVal instanceof Date) ?
										(value == "" ? new Date("") :	// the NaN of dates
										value == "now" ? new Date() :	// current date
										dates.fromISOString(value)) :
								(pVal instanceof _Url) ? (dojo.baseUrl + value) :
								myEval(value);
						}
					}else{
						params[name] = value;
					}
				}
			}

			// Remove function attributes from DOMNode to prevent "double connect" problem, see #15026.
			// Do this as a separate loop since attributes[] is often a live collection (depends on the browser though).
			for(var j = 0; j < funcAttrs.length; j++){
				var lcfname = funcAttrs[j].toLowerCase();
				node.removeAttribute(lcfname);
				node[lcfname] = null;
			}

			// Mix things found in data-dojo-props into the params, overriding any direct settings
			if(extra){
				try{
					extra = myEval.call(options.propsThis, "{" + extra + "}");
					dlang.mixin(params, extra);
				}catch(e){
					// give the user a pointer to their invalid parameters. FIXME: can we kill this in production?
					throw new Error(e.toString() + " in data-dojo-props='" + extra + "'");
				}
			}

			// Any parameters specified in "mixin" override everything else.
			dlang.mixin(params, mixin);

			// Get <script> nodes associated with this widget, if they weren't specified explicitly
			if(!scripts){
				scripts = (ctor && (ctor._noScript || proto._noScript) ? [] : query("> script[type^='dojo/']", node));
			}

			// Process <script type="dojo/*"> script tags
			// <script type="dojo/method" data-dojo-event="foo"> tags are added to params, and passed to
			// the widget on instantiation.
			// <script type="dojo/method"> tags (with no event) are executed after instantiation
			// <script type="dojo/connect" data-dojo-event="foo"> tags are dojo.connected after instantiation,
			// and likewise with <script type="dojo/aspect" data-dojo-method="foo">
			// <script type="dojo/watch" data-dojo-prop="foo"> tags are dojo.watch after instantiation
			// <script type="dojo/on" data-dojo-event="foo"> tags are dojo.on after instantiation
			// note: dojo/* script tags cannot exist in self closing widgets, like <input />
			var aspects = [],	// aspects to connect after instantiation
				calls = [],		// functions to call after instantiation
				watches = [],  // functions to watch after instantiation
				ons = []; // functions to on after instantiation

			if(scripts){
				for(i = 0; i < scripts.length; i++){
					var script = scripts[i];
					node.removeChild(script);
					// FIXME: drop event="" support in 2.0. use data-dojo-event="" instead
					var event = (script.getAttribute(attrData + "event") || script.getAttribute("event")),
						prop = script.getAttribute(attrData + "prop"),
						method = script.getAttribute(attrData + "method"),
						advice = script.getAttribute(attrData + "advice"),
						scriptType = script.getAttribute("type"),
						nf = this._functionFromScript(script, attrData);
					if(event){
						if(scriptType == "dojo/connect"){
							aspects.push({ method: event, func: nf });
						}else if(scriptType == "dojo/on"){
							ons.push({ event: event, func: nf });
						}else{
							// <script type="dojo/method" data-dojo-event="foo">
							// TODO for 2.0: use data-dojo-method="foo" instead (also affects dijit/Declaration)
							params[event] = nf;
						}
					}else if(scriptType == "dojo/aspect"){
						aspects.push({ method: method, advice: advice, func: nf });
					}else if(scriptType == "dojo/watch"){
						watches.push({ prop: prop, func: nf });
					}else{
						calls.push(nf);
					}
				}
			}

			// create the instance
			var markupFactory = ctor.markupFactory || proto.markupFactory;
			var instance = markupFactory ? markupFactory(params, node, ctor) : new ctor(params, node);

			function onInstantiate(instance){
				// map it to the JS namespace if that makes sense
				if(jsname){
					dlang.setObject(jsname, instance);
				}

				// process connections and startup functions
				for(i = 0; i < aspects.length; i++){
					aspect[aspects[i].advice || "after"](instance, aspects[i].method, dlang.hitch(instance, aspects[i].func), true);
				}
				for(i = 0; i < calls.length; i++){
					calls[i].call(instance);
				}
				for(i = 0; i < watches.length; i++){
					instance.watch(watches[i].prop, watches[i].func);
				}
				for(i = 0; i < ons.length; i++){
					don(instance, ons[i].event, ons[i].func);
				}

				return instance;
			}

			if(instance.then){
				return instance.then(onInstantiate);
			}else{
				return onInstantiate(instance);
			}
		},

		scan: function(root, options){
			// summary:
			//		Scan a DOM tree and return an array of objects representing the DOMNodes
			//		that need to be turned into widgets.
			// description:
			//		Search specified node (or document root node) recursively for class instances
			//		and return an array of objects that represent potential widgets to be
			//		instantiated. Searches for either data-dojo-type="MID" or dojoType="MID" where
			//		"MID" is a module ID like "dijit/form/Button" or a fully qualified Class name
			//		like "dijit/form/Button".  If the MID is not currently available, scan will
			//		attempt to require() in the module.
			//
			//		See parser.parse() for details of markup.
			// root: DomNode?
			//		A default starting root node from which to start the parsing. Can be
			//		omitted, defaulting to the entire document. If omitted, the `options`
			//		object can be passed in this place. If the `options` object has a
			//		`rootNode` member, that is used.
			// options: Object
			//		a kwArgs options object, see parse() for details
			//
			// returns: Promise
			//		A promise that is resolved with the nodes that have been parsed.

			var list = [], // Output List
				mids = [], // An array of modules that are not yet loaded
				midsHash = {}; // Used to keep the mids array unique

			var dojoType = (options.scope || dojo._scopeName) + "Type", // typically "dojoType"
				attrData = "data-" + (options.scope || dojo._scopeName) + "-", // typically "data-dojo-"
				dataDojoType = attrData + "type", // typically "data-dojo-type"
				dataDojoTextDir = attrData + "textdir", // typically "data-dojo-textdir"
				dataDojoMixins = attrData + "mixins";					// typically "data-dojo-mixins"

			// Info on DOMNode currently being processed
			var node = root.firstChild;

			// Info on parent of DOMNode currently being processed
			//	- inherited: dir, lang, and textDir setting of parent, or inherited by parent
			//	- parent: pointer to identical structure for my parent (or null if no parent)
			//	- scripts: if specified, collects <script type="dojo/..."> type nodes from children
			var inherited = options.inherited;
			if(!inherited){
				function findAncestorAttr(node, attr){
					return (node.getAttribute && node.getAttribute(attr)) ||
						(node.parentNode && findAncestorAttr(node.parentNode, attr));
				}

				inherited = {
					dir: findAncestorAttr(root, "dir"),
					lang: findAncestorAttr(root, "lang"),
					textDir: findAncestorAttr(root, dataDojoTextDir)
				};
				for(var key in inherited){
					if(!inherited[key]){
						delete inherited[key];
					}
				}
			}

			// Metadata about parent node
			var parent = {
				inherited: inherited
			};

			// For collecting <script type="dojo/..."> type nodes (when null, we don't need to collect)
			var scripts;

			// when true, only look for <script type="dojo/..."> tags, and don't recurse to children
			var scriptsOnly;

			function getEffective(parent){
				// summary:
				//		Get effective dir, lang, textDir settings for specified obj
				//		(matching "parent" object structure above), and do caching.
				//		Take care not to return null entries.
				if(!parent.inherited){
					parent.inherited = {};
					var node = parent.node,
						grandparent = getEffective(parent.parent);
					var inherited = {
						dir: node.getAttribute("dir") || grandparent.dir,
						lang: node.getAttribute("lang") || grandparent.lang,
						textDir: node.getAttribute(dataDojoTextDir) || grandparent.textDir
					};
					for(var key in inherited){
						if(inherited[key]){
							parent.inherited[key] = inherited[key];
						}
					}
				}
				return parent.inherited;
			}

			// DFS on DOM tree, collecting nodes with data-dojo-type specified.
			while(true){
				if(!node){
					// Finished this level, continue to parent's next sibling
					if(!parent || !parent.node){
						break;
					}
					node = parent.node.nextSibling;
					scriptsOnly = false;
					parent = parent.parent;
					scripts = parent.scripts;
					continue;
				}

				if(node.nodeType != 1){
					// Text or comment node, skip to next sibling
					node = node.nextSibling;
					continue;
				}

				if(scripts && node.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "script"){
					// Save <script type="dojo/..."> for parent, then continue to next sibling
					type = node.getAttribute("type");
					if(type && /^dojo\/\w/i.test(type)){
						scripts.push(node);
					}
					node = node.nextSibling;
					continue;
				}
				if(scriptsOnly){
					// scriptsOnly flag is set, we have already collected scripts if the parent wants them, so now we shouldn't
					// continue further analysis of the node and will continue to the next sibling
					node = node.nextSibling;
					continue;
				}

				// Check for data-dojo-type attribute, fallback to backward compatible dojoType
				// TODO: Remove dojoType in 2.0
				var type = node.getAttribute(dataDojoType) || node.getAttribute(dojoType);

				// Short circuit for leaf nodes containing nothing [but text]
				var firstChild = node.firstChild;
				if(!type && (!firstChild || (firstChild.nodeType == 3 && !firstChild.nextSibling))){
					node = node.nextSibling;
					continue;
				}

				// Meta data about current node
				var current;

				var ctor = null;
				if(type){
					// If dojoType/data-dojo-type specified, add to output array of nodes to instantiate.
					var mixinsValue = node.getAttribute(dataDojoMixins),
						types = mixinsValue ? [type].concat(mixinsValue.split(/\s*,\s*/)) : [type];

					// Note: won't find classes declared via dojo/Declaration or any modules that haven't been
					// loaded yet so use try/catch to avoid throw from require()
					try{
						ctor = getCtor(types, options.contextRequire);
					}catch(e){}

					// If the constructor was not found, check to see if it has modules that can be loaded
					if(!ctor){
						darray.forEach(types, function(t){
							if(~t.indexOf('/') && !midsHash[t]){
								// If the type looks like a MID and it currently isn't in the array of MIDs to load, add it.
								midsHash[t] = true;
								mids[mids.length] = t;
							}
						});
					}

					var childScripts = ctor && !ctor.prototype._noScript ? [] : null; // <script> nodes that are parent's children

					// Setup meta data about this widget node, and save it to list of nodes to instantiate
					current = {
						types: types,
						ctor: ctor,
						parent: parent,
						node: node,
						scripts: childScripts
					};
					current.inherited = getEffective(current); // dir & lang settings for current node, explicit or inherited
					list.push(current);
				}else{
					// Meta data about this non-widget node
					current = {
						node: node,
						scripts: scripts,
						parent: parent
					};
				}

				// Recurse, collecting <script type="dojo/..."> children, and also looking for
				// descendant nodes with dojoType specified (unless the widget has the stopParser flag).
				// When finished with children, go to my next sibling.
				scripts = childScripts;
				scriptsOnly = node.stopParser || (ctor && ctor.prototype.stopParser && !(options.template));
				parent = current;
				node = firstChild;
			}

			var d = new Deferred();

			// If there are modules to load then require them in
			if(mids.length){
				// Warn that there are modules being auto-required
				if(has("dojo-debug-messages")){
					console.warn("WARNING: Modules being Auto-Required: " + mids.join(", "));
				}
				var r = options.contextRequire || require;
				r(mids, function(){
					// Go through list of widget nodes, filling in missing constructors, and filtering out nodes that shouldn't
					// be instantiated due to a stopParser flag on an ancestor that we belatedly learned about due to
					// auto-require of a module like ContentPane.   Assumes list is in DFS order.
					d.resolve(darray.filter(list, function(widget){
						if(!widget.ctor){
							// Attempt to find the constructor again.   Still won't find classes defined via
							// dijit/Declaration so need to try/catch.
							try{
								widget.ctor = getCtor(widget.types, options.contextRequire);
							}catch(e){}
						}

						// Get the parent widget
						var parent = widget.parent;
						while(parent && !parent.types){
							parent = parent.parent;
						}

						// Return false if this node should be skipped due to stopParser on an ancestor.
						// Since list[] is in DFS order, this loop will always set parent.instantiateChildren before
						// trying to compute widget.instantiate.
						var proto = widget.ctor && widget.ctor.prototype;
						widget.instantiateChildren = !(proto && proto.stopParser && !(options.template));
						widget.instantiate = !parent || (parent.instantiate && parent.instantiateChildren);
						return widget.instantiate;
					}));
				});
			}else{
				// There were no modules to load, so just resolve with the parsed nodes.   This separate code path is for
				// efficiency, to avoid running the require() and the callback code above.
				d.resolve(list);
			}

			// Return the promise
			return d.promise;
		},

		_require: function(/*DOMNode*/ script, /*Object?*/ options){
			// summary:
			//		Helper for _scanAMD().  Takes a `<script type=dojo/require>bar: "acme/bar", ...</script>` node,
			//		calls require() to load the specified modules and (asynchronously) assign them to the specified global
			//		variables, and returns a Promise for when that operation completes.
			//
			//		In the example above, it is effectively doing a require(["acme/bar", ...], function(a){ bar = a; }).

			var hash = myEval("{" + script.innerHTML + "}"), // can't use dojo/json::parse() because maybe no quotes
				vars = [],
				mids = [],
				d = new Deferred();

			var contextRequire = (options && options.contextRequire) || require;

			for(var name in hash){
				vars.push(name);
				mids.push(hash[name]);
			}

			contextRequire(mids, function(){
				for(var i = 0; i < vars.length; i++){
					dlang.setObject(vars[i], arguments[i]);
				}
				d.resolve(arguments);
			});

			return d.promise;
		},

		_scanAmd: function(root, options){
			// summary:
			//		Scans the DOM for any declarative requires and returns their values.
			// description:
			//		Looks for `<script type=dojo/require>bar: "acme/bar", ...</script>` node, calls require() to load the
			//		specified modules and (asynchronously) assign them to the specified global variables,
			//		and returns a Promise for when those operations complete.
			// root: DomNode
			//		The node to base the scan from.
			// options: Object?
			//		a kwArgs options object, see parse() for details

			// Promise that resolves when all the <script type=dojo/require> nodes have finished loading.
			var deferred = new Deferred(),
				promise = deferred.promise;
			deferred.resolve(true);

			var self = this;
			query("script[type='dojo/require']", root).forEach(function(node){
				// Fire off require() call for specified modules.  Chain this require to fire after
				// any previous requires complete, so that layers can be loaded before individual module require()'s fire.
				promise = promise.then(function(){
					return self._require(node, options);
				});

				// Remove from DOM so it isn't seen again
				node.parentNode.removeChild(node);
			});

			return promise;
		},

		parse: function(rootNode, options){
			// summary:
			//		Scan the DOM for class instances, and instantiate them.
			// description:
			//		Search specified node (or root node) recursively for class instances,
			//		and instantiate them. Searches for either data-dojo-type="Class" or
			//		dojoType="Class" where "Class" is a a fully qualified class name,
			//		like `dijit/form/Button`
			//
			//		Using `data-dojo-type`:
			//		Attributes using can be mixed into the parameters used to instantiate the
			//		Class by using a `data-dojo-props` attribute on the node being converted.
			//		`data-dojo-props` should be a string attribute to be converted from JSON.
			//
			//		Using `dojoType`:
			//		Attributes are read from the original domNode and converted to appropriate
			//		types by looking up the Class prototype values. This is the default behavior
			//		from Dojo 1.0 to Dojo 1.5. `dojoType` support is deprecated, and will
			//		go away in Dojo 2.0.
			// rootNode: DomNode?
			//		A default starting root node from which to start the parsing. Can be
			//		omitted, defaulting to the entire document. If omitted, the `options`
			//		object can be passed in this place. If the `options` object has a
			//		`rootNode` member, that is used.
			// options: Object?
			//		A hash of options.
			//
			//		- noStart: Boolean?:
			//			when set will prevent the parser from calling .startup()
			//			when locating the nodes.
			//		- rootNode: DomNode?:
			//			identical to the function's `rootNode` argument, though
			//			allowed to be passed in via this `options object.
			//		- template: Boolean:
			//			If true, ignores ContentPane's stopParser flag and parses contents inside of
			//			a ContentPane inside of a template.   This allows dojoAttachPoint on widgets/nodes
			//			nested inside the ContentPane to work.
			//		- inherited: Object:
			//			Hash possibly containing dir and lang settings to be applied to
			//			parsed widgets, unless there's another setting on a sub-node that overrides
			//		- scope: String:
			//			Root for attribute names to search for.   If scopeName is dojo,
			//			will search for data-dojo-type (or dojoType).   For backwards compatibility
			//			reasons defaults to dojo._scopeName (which is "dojo" except when
			//			multi-version support is used, when it will be something like dojo16, dojo20, etc.)
			//		- propsThis: Object:
			//			If specified, "this" referenced from data-dojo-props will refer to propsThis.
			//			Intended for use from the widgets-in-template feature of `dijit._WidgetsInTemplateMixin`
			//		- contextRequire: Function:
			//			If specified, this require is utilised for looking resolving modules instead of the
			//			`dojo/parser` context `require()`.  Intended for use from the widgets-in-template feature of
			//			`dijit._WidgetsInTemplateMixin`.
			// returns: Mixed
			//		Returns a blended object that is an array of the instantiated objects, but also can include
			//		a promise that is resolved with the instantiated objects.  This is done for backwards
			//		compatibility.  If the parser auto-requires modules, it will always behave in a promise
			//		fashion and `parser.parse().then(function(instances){...})` should be used.
			// example:
			//		Parse all widgets on a page:
			//	|		parser.parse();
			// example:
			//		Parse all classes within the node with id="foo"
			//	|		parser.parse(dojo.byId('foo'));
			// example:
			//		Parse all classes in a page, but do not call .startup() on any
			//		child
			//	|		parser.parse({ noStart: true })
			// example:
			//		Parse all classes in a node, but do not call .startup()
			//	|		parser.parse(someNode, { noStart:true });
			//	|		// or
			//	|		parser.parse({ noStart:true, rootNode: someNode });

			// determine the root node and options based on the passed arguments.
			var root;
			if(!options && rootNode && rootNode.rootNode){
				options = rootNode;
				root = options.rootNode;
			}else if(rootNode && dlang.isObject(rootNode) && !("nodeType" in rootNode)){
				options = rootNode;
			}else{
				root = rootNode;
			}
			root = root ? dom.byId(root) : dwindow.body();

			options = options || {};

			var mixin = options.template ? { template: true } : {},
				instances = [],
				self = this;

			// First scan for any <script type=dojo/require> nodes, and execute.
			// Then scan for all nodes with data-dojo-type, and load any unloaded modules.
			// Then build the object instances.  Add instances to already existing (but empty) instances[] array,
			// which may already have been returned to caller.  Also, use otherwise to collect and throw any errors
			// that occur during the parse().
			var p =
				this._scanAmd(root, options).then(function(){
					return self.scan(root, options);
				}).then(function(parsedNodes){
					return self._instantiate(parsedNodes, mixin, options, true);
				}).then(function(_instances){
					// Copy the instances into the instances[] array we declared above, and are accessing as
					// our return value.
					return instances = instances.concat(_instances);
				}).otherwise(function(e){
					// TODO Modify to follow better pattern for promise error management when available
					console.error("dojo/parser::parse() error", e);
					throw e;
				});

			// Blend the array with the promise
			dlang.mixin(instances, p);
			return instances;
		}
	};

	if(has("extend-dojo")){
		dojo.parser = parser;
	}

	// Register the parser callback. It should be the first callback
	// after the a11y test.
	if(config.parseOnLoad){
		ready(100, parser, "parse");
	}

	return parser;
});
