jQuery Boilerplate

gistfile1.js

;(function($, undefined) {
    $.REPLACE_PLUGIN_NAME = function(element, options) {
        var defaults = {}
        var plugin = this;
        plugin.settings = {}
        var $element = $(element), element = element;
        plugin.init = function() {
            plugin.settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
            private_method() 
            plugin.public_method() 
        }
        plugin.init();
        var private_method = function() {}
        plugin.public_method = function() {}
    }
    $.fn.REPLACE_PLUGIN_NAME = function(options) {
        return this.each(function() {
            if (undefined == $(this).data('REPLACE_PLUGIN_NAME')) {
                var plugin = new $.REPLACE_PLUGIN_NAME(this, options);
                $(this).data('REPLACE_PLUGIN_NAME', plugin);
            }
        });

    }
})(jQuery);