jQuery: plugin pattern

jquery.plugin_pattern.js

/*!
 * jQuery lightweight plugin boilerplate
 * Original author: @ajpiano
 * Further changes, comments: @addyosmani
 * Licensed under the MIT license
 */

;(function ( $, window, document, undefined ) {

    // Create the defaults once
    var pluginName = "defaultPluginName",
        defaults = {
            propertyName: "value"
        };

    // The actual plugin constructor
    function Plugin( element, options ) {
        this.element = element;

        this.options = $.extend( {}, defaults, options) ;
        
        this._defaults = defaults;
        this._name = pluginName;
        
        this.init();
    }

    Plugin.prototype.init = function () {
        // Place initialization logic here
        // We 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, document );