JQuery Template v1

jQueryPluginTemplate.js

(function($) {
    $.fn.myplugin = function(options){
        // build main options before element iteration
        var opts = $.extend({}, $.fn.myplugin.defaults, options);

        // return the jQuery object for chaining
        return this.each(function() {
            var $this = $(this);

            // build element specific options using the meta tag if availible
            var o = $.meta ? $.extend({}, opts, $this.data()) : opts;

            // do plugin specific code ...
            debug("this is awsome");
        });
    };

    // private functions
    function debug(msg){
        if (window.console && window.console.log)
            window.console.log(msg);
    }
  
    // public functions
    $.fn.myplugin.do_something = function(txt) {
        return '<strong>' + txt + '</strong>';
    };
  
    // plugin defaults set publicly so that they can be changed globally.
    $.fn.myplugin.defaults = {
        foreground: 'red',
        background: 'yellow'
    };
})(jQuery);