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/**
* jquery.purr.js
* Copyright (c) 2008 Net Perspective (net-perspective.com)
* Licensed under the MIT License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
*
* @author R.A. Ray
* @projectDescription jQuery plugin for dynamically displaying unobtrusive messages in the browser. Mimics the behavior of the MacOS program "Growl."
* @version 0.1.0
*
* @requires jquery.js (tested with 1.2.6)
*
* @param fadeInSpeed int - Duration of fade in animation in miliseconds
* default: 500
* @param fadeOutSpeed int - Duration of fade out animationin miliseconds
default: 500
* @param removeTimer int - Timeout, in miliseconds, before notice is removed once it is the top non-sticky notice in the list
default: 4000
* @param isSticky bool - Whether the notice should fade out on its own or wait to be manually closed
default: false
* @param usingTransparentPNG bool - Whether or not the notice is using transparent .png images in its styling
default: false
*/
( function( $ ) {
$.purr = function ( notice, options )
{
// Convert notice to a jQuery object
notice = $( notice );
// Add a class to denote the notice as not sticky
if ( !options.isSticky )
{
notice.addClass( 'not-sticky' );
};
// Get the container element from the page
var cont = document.getElementById( 'purr-container' );
// If the container doesn't yet exist, we need to create it
if ( !cont )
{
cont = '<div id="purr-container"></div>';
}
// Convert cont to a jQuery object
cont = $( cont );
// Add the container to the page
$( 'body' ).append( cont );
notify();
function notify ()
{
// Set up the close button
var close = document.createElement( 'a' );
$( close ).attr(
{
className: 'close',
href: '#close',
innerHTML: 'Close'
}
)
.appendTo( notice )
.click( function ()
{
removeNotice();
return false;
}
);
// Add the notice to the page and keep it hidden initially
notice.appendTo( cont )
.hide();
if ( jQuery.browser.msie && options.usingTransparentPNG )
{
// IE7 and earlier can't handle the combination of opacity and transparent pngs, so if we're using transparent pngs in our
// notice style, we'll just skip the fading in.
notice.show();
}
else
{
//Fade in the notice we just added
notice.fadeIn( options.fadeInSpeed );
}
// Set up the removal interval for the added notice if that notice is not a sticky
if ( !options.isSticky )
{
var topSpotInt = setInterval( function ()
{
// Check to see if our notice is the first non-sticky notice in the list
if ( notice.prevAll( '.not-sticky' ).length == 0 )
{
// Stop checking once the condition is met
clearInterval( topSpotInt );
// Call the close action after the timeout set in options
setTimeout( function ()
{
removeNotice();
}, options.removeTimer
);
}
}, 200 );
}
}
function removeNotice ()
{
// IE7 and earlier can't handle the combination of opacity and transparent pngs, so if we're using transparent pngs in our
// notice style, we'll just skip the fading out.
if ( jQuery.browser.msie && options.usingTransparentPNG )
{
notice.css( { opacity: 0 } )
.animate(
{
height: '0px'
},
{
duration: options.fadeOutSpeed,
complete: function ()
{
notice.remove();
}
}
);
}
else
{
// Fade the object out before reducing its height to produce the sliding effect
notice.animate(
{
opacity: '0'
},
{
duration: options.fadeOutSpeed,
complete: function ()
{
notice.animate(
{
height: '0px'
},
{
duration: options.fadeOutSpeed,
complete: function ()
{
notice.remove();
}
}
);
}
}
);
}
};
};
$.fn.purr = function ( options )
{
options = options || {};
options.fadeInSpeed = options.fadeInSpeed || 500;
options.fadeOutSpeed = options.fadeOutSpeed || 500;
options.removeTimer = options.removeTimer || 4000;
options.isSticky = options.isSticky || false;
options.usingTransparentPNG = options.usingTransparentPNG || false;
this.each( function()
{
new $.purr( this, options );
}
);
return this;
};
})( jQuery );