adding jquery boilerplate to kickstart it

Author: zenorocha

jquery.boilerplate.js

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+/*
+ *  Project:
+ *  Description:
+ *  Author:
+ *  License:
+ */
+
+// the semi-colon before function invocation is a safety net against concatenated
+// scripts and/or other plugins which may not be closed properly.
+;(function ( $, window, undefined ) {
+
+    // undefined is used here as the undefined global variable in ECMAScript 3 is
+    // mutable (ie. it can be changed by someone else). undefined isn't really being
+    // passed in so we can ensure the value of it is truly undefined. In ES5, undefined
+    // can no longer be modified.
+
+    // window is passed through as local variable rather than global
+    // as this (slightly) quickens the resolution process and can be more efficiently
+    // minified (especially when both are regularly referenced in your plugin).
+
+    // Create the defaults once
+    var pluginName = 'defaultPluginName',
+        document = window.document,
+        defaults = {
+            propertyName: "value"
+        };
+
+    // The actual plugin constructor
+    function Plugin( element, options ) {
+        this.element = element;
+
+        // jQuery has an extend method which merges the contents of two or
+        // more objects, storing the result in the first object. The first object
+        // is generally empty as we don't want to alter the default options for
+        // future instances of the plugin
+        this.options = $.extend( {}, defaults, options) ;
+
+        this._defaults = defaults;
+        this._name = pluginName;
+
+        this.init();
+    }
+
+    Plugin.prototype.init = function () {
+        // Place initialization logic here
+        // You already have access to the DOM element and the options via the instance,
+        // e.g., this.element and this.options
+    };
+
+    // A really lightweight plugin wrapper around the constructor,
+    // preventing against multiple instantiations
+    $.fn[pluginName] = function ( options ) {
+        return this.each(function () {
+            if (!$.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName)) {
+                $.data(this, 'plugin_' + pluginName, new Plugin( this, options ));
+            }
+        });
+    };
+
+}(jQuery, window));