jquery plugin boilerplate

jquery.myplugin.js

// jquery plugin boilerplate
// this plugin has methods and manages separate settings for each instance

$.myPluginDefaults = {
  imageContainer: '.ir_img_container',
  imageUrls: []
};

$.fn.myPlugin = function( method ) {
  var inArgs = arguments;
  var methods = {
    init: function(options) {
      // you may want to skip this step for performance if you don't need each element
      // do have the options data readily available.
      var localSettings = $.extend({},$.myPluginDefaults, options);
      $(this).data(localSettings);

      // if you expect $(this) to be multi select, you may need to wrap
      // initialization or binding in another $.each( $(this), function() {}); type block

    },
  };
  return this.each(function() {
    // If options exist, send them to init
    // and merge with default settings

    // Method calling logic
    if ( methods[method] ) {
      return methods[ method ].apply( this, Array.prototype.slice.call( inArgs, 1 ));
    } else if ( typeof method === 'object' || ! method ) {
      return methods.init.apply( this, inArgs );
    } else {
      $.error( 'Method ' +  method + ' does not exist on jQuery.myPlugin' );
    }
  });
};