jQuery plugin boilerplate

jquery-plugin-boilerplate.js

(function($){
    $.fn.extend({
        //plugin name
        pluginName: function(method) {

            var methods = {
                    init : function(options) {
                          var defaults = {
                                  color: '#333333'
                                  //more default options
                                  //...
                              };
//map defaults and options
                          var options = $.extend(defaults, options);

                          return this.each(function() {

                              var o = options,
                                  obj = $(this),
                                  $labels = $("label", obj);
                                  //more cached selectors
                                  //...

//apply options
                              $labels.css({'color': o.color});
                              //...

                              //more logic, animations, etc
                              //...

                        });//this.each
                    },//init
                    //more functions
                    //..
                    destroy : function( ) {
                      //destroy logic
                    }//destroy
               };//methods

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

        }//pluginName
    });//$.fn.extend
})(jQuery);