jQuery plugin for "smart" links like back button etc.

jquery.smartlinks.js

/*!
jQuery plugin for "smart" links like back button etc.

Example:

  // Handle elements with `data-href` as links
  $('[data-href]').smartLinks('href');

  // Handle elements with `data-back` as back button
  $('[data-back]').smartLinks('back');

(c) 2016 Alexey Kinev <[email protected]>
The MIT License, https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
*/

(function ( $ ) {

  $.fn.smartLinks = function( opts ) {
    if ( opts == 'href' ) {
      $( this ).off( 'click' ).on( 'click', function( e ) {
        e.preventDefault();
        window.location.href = $( this ).data( 'href' );
      });
    } else if ( opts == 'back' ) {
      $( this ).off( 'click' ).on( 'click', function( e ) {
        e.preventDefault();
        window.history.back();
      });
    }
  };

}( jQuery ));