// jQuery plugin to save individual form fields each time something changes.
// Usage: `$('#MyForm').autosave(url, options);`
// where `url` defaults to form.method 
// and `options` defaults to $.fn.autosave.defaultOptions
// (UNTESTED)
;(function($) {
	$.fn.autosave = function(url, options) {
		// build options based on defaultOptions and passed options
		options = $.extend({}, $.fn.autosave.defaultOptions, options || {});
		// `this` is the jQuery collection
		return this.each(function() {
			// `this` is the <form> element
			if (!this.elements) {
				return;
			}
			url = url || this.action;
			options.method = options.method || this.method;
			var $idElement = $(options.idElement || this.elements[options.idElementName]);
			if ($idElement.length == 0) {
				return;
			}
			$(this.elements).change(function() {
				// `this` is the input element that changed
				var queryString = 
					options.idField + '=' + encodeURIComponent($idElement.val()) +
					options.columnField + '=' + encodeURIComponent(this.name) +
					options.valueField + '=' + encodeURIComponent($(this).val())
				;
				if (options.useImage) {
					var img = new Image(url + '?' + queryString);
				}
				else {
					$.ajax($.extend({
						url: url,
						method: options.method,
						data: queryString
					}, options.ajaxOptions));
				}
			});
		});
	};
	$.fn.autosave.defaultOptions = {
		idElement: null,
		idElementName: 'id',
		idField: 'id',
		columnField: 'column',
		valueField: 'value',
		method: null,
		ajaxOptions: {},
		useImage: false
	};
})(jQuery);

jQuery plugin to save individual form fields each time something changes. Usage: `$('#MyForm').autosave(url, options);` where `url` defaults to form.method and `options` defaults to $.fn.autosave.defaultOptions

(UNTESTED)

jQuery autosave plugin

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