/**
* newsflash_alertbox jquery plugin
* @usage: jQuery("#SELECTOR#").newsflash_alertbox();
* @description: checks given url for changes to the file (ie: a CFM file that polls automatically for new content by
* given number of milliseconds).
* @requires: jQuery 1.3+ (uses live() method)
* @author: mcn
* @usage-extended:
Alert box here!
[--NEWS FLASH--]
*/
;(function(jQuery) {
jQuery.fn.newsflash_alertbox = function(options){
var _this = jQuery(this);
if (typeof(options) == 'undefined') {
var options = {};
}
// initialize defaults
var defaultOptions = {
url: '/scratch/removeme.html',
dataType: 'html',
boxHeader: '',
pollTime: 5000,
alertboxToggleElement: '#alertboxToggle',
autoFlash: true,
autoFlashTime: 3000
};
// override defaults
for (var key in defaultOptions) {
if (typeof options[key] == 'undefined') {
options[key] = defaultOptions[key];
}
}
var checkContent = function() {
jQuery.ajax({
url: options.url,
ifModified: false,
dataType: options.dataType,
success: function(data,status){
if (typeof data !== 'undefined'){
_this.html("");
_this.prepend(options.boxHeader);
_this.append(data);
if (this.ifModified == true && status !="notmodified" ) {
if (_this.not(":visible")){
_this.fadeIn("slow");
}
}
}
}
});
}
function longPoll(){
checkContent();
setTimeout(arguments.callee, options.pollTime);
}
function startPolling(){
longPoll();
}
// set up behaviors of alertbox
jQuery("#newsflash-x-close").live('click', function(){
_this.fadeOut("slow");
});
//
jQuery(options.alertboxToggleElement).click(function(){
if ( _this.is(":visible")) {
_this.fadeOut("slow");
}
else {
_this.fadeIn("slow");
}
return false;
});
startPolling();
};
})(jQuery);
