gistfile1.js

var _views = [];
document.addEventListener('deviceready', onDeviceReady, false);

function onDeviceReady() {
  steroids.logger.log("deviceready");
  _views.push(createView("next", "next.html"));  
  
  $("#push").on("click", function() {  
    steroids.layers.push(_views[0]);
  });
}

function createView(id, location){
    var view = new steroids.views.WebView(options);
    view.preload({id: id}, {
      onSuccess: function() {
          steroids.logger.log("preloaded view: " + id); //<-----this is called
      },
      onFailure: function() {
            steroids.logger.log("failed to create view: " + id);
      }
    });
    return view;
}