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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 );
+