jQuery plugin data parsing function

gistfile1.coffee

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Imports data attributes in form of data-slider-option
into the options
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parseDataAttributes: ->
  # Loop through the data that are not the plugin itself and are in
  # the required form (data-slider-option)
  for k, v of @$element.data() when k isnt 'plugin_slider' and /^slider/.test k
    # separate the option name, here we have it capitalized
    option_name = (k.match /(?:slider)(.*)/i)[1]

    # uncapitalize it
    option_name = "#{option_name[0...1].toLowerCase()}#{option_name[1..]}"

    # use it as a key to set the new value
    @options[option_name] = v