// A boilerplate for kick-starting jQuery plugins development
// version 1.2, April 29th, 2011
// by Stefan Gabos
// with help from Steven Black, Rob Lifford
 
(function($) {
 
    $.fn.pluginName = function(method) {
 
        var defaults = {
            foo: 'bar'
        }
 
        var settings = {}
 
        var methods = {
 
            init : function(options) {
                settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options)
                return this.each(function() {
                    var
                        $element = $(this),
                        element = this;
                    // code goes here
                });
            },
 
            foo_public_method: function() {
                // code goes here
            }
 
        }
 
        var helpers = {
 
            foo_private_method: function() {
                // code goes here
            }
 
        }
 
        if (methods[method]) {
            return methods[method].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
        } else if (typeof method === 'object' || !method) {
            return methods.init.apply(this, arguments);
        } else {
            $.error( 'Method "' +  method + '" does not exist in pluginName plugin!');
        }
 
    }
 
})(jQuery);