JavaScript Snippets for new projects

log.js

// Slightly smaller version of Paul's lightweight log wrapper -- Thanks Paul Irish
// http://paulirish.com/2009/log-a-lightweight-wrapper-for-consolelog
window.log=function(){log.history=log.history||[];log.history.push(arguments);this.console&&console.log(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments))};

module-pattern-jquery.js

/**
 * Copyright (c) ####-#### NAME - All rights reserved.
 *
 * @fileOverview
 * @author          [email protected]
 */

var ns  = ns      || {};
ns.core = ns.core || {};

// usage: log('message', this, args);
window.log=function(){log.history=log.history||[];log.history.push(arguments);this.console&&console.log(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments))};

/**
 * @name        App
 * @memberof    core
 * @function
 * @return      void
 */
ns.core.App = (function($){

// @private:
    var debug = false,
       _debug = function(message) {log(message);},

    /**
     * Setup ajax
     *
     * @function
     * @memberof    ns.core.App
     * @name        _initAjax
     * @return      void
     */
     _initAjax   = function() {
        // initialize global ajax functionality
        $.ajaxSetup({
            async:       true,
            cache:       false,
            contentType: 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8',
            global:      true,
            ifModified:  false,
            processData: true,
            timeout:     5000,
            type:       'POST'
        });
    };

// @public:
    return {
        /**
         * @name        init
         * @memberof    ns.core.App
         * @function
         * @return      void
         */
        init: function() {
            $(function(){
                // initialize global ajax functionality
                _initAjax();
            });

            // support the chain...right!
            return this;
        },

        /**
         * Alias the private _debug method as debug
         *
         * @name        debug
         * @memberof    ets.core.App
         * @function
         * @return      void
         *
         */
        debug: _debug
    };

})(jQuery).init();