artfully_ose 1.2.0.beta.1 → 1.2.0.pre

data/app/assets/javascripts/store/jquery.validate.js

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-/*!
- * jQuery Validation Plugin 1.11.1
+/**
+ * jQuery Validation Plugin 1.9.0
  *
  * http://bassistance.de/jquery-plugins/jquery-plugin-validation/
  * http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation
  *
- * Copyright 2013 Jörn Zaefferer
- * Released under the MIT license:
+ * Copyright (c) 2006 - 2011 Jörn Zaefferer
+ *
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
  *   http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
+ *   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
  */
 
 (function($) {
@@ -16,57 +18,53 @@ $.extend($.fn, {
 	validate: function( options ) {
 
 		// if nothing is selected, return nothing; can't chain anyway
-		if ( !this.length ) {
-			if ( options && options.debug && window.console ) {
-				console.warn( "Nothing selected, can't validate, returning nothing." );
-			}
+		if (!this.length) {
+			options && options.debug && window.console && console.warn( "nothing selected, can't validate, returning nothing" );
 			return;
 		}
 
 		// check if a validator for this form was already created
-		var validator = $.data( this[0], "validator" );
+		var validator = $.data(this[0], 'validator');
 		if ( validator ) {
 			return validator;
 		}
 
 		// Add novalidate tag if HTML5.
-		this.attr( "novalidate", "novalidate" );
+		this.attr('novalidate', 'novalidate');
 
 		validator = new $.validator( options, this[0] );
-		$.data( this[0], "validator", validator );
+		$.data(this[0], 'validator', validator);
 
 		if ( validator.settings.onsubmit ) {
 
-			this.validateDelegate( ":submit", "click", function( event ) {
-				if ( validator.settings.submitHandler ) {
-					validator.submitButton = event.target;
-				}
-				// allow suppressing validation by adding a cancel class to the submit button
-				if ( $(event.target).hasClass("cancel") ) {
-					validator.cancelSubmit = true;
-				}
+			var inputsAndButtons = this.find("input, button");
 
-				// allow suppressing validation by adding the html5 formnovalidate attribute to the submit button
-				if ( $(event.target).attr("formnovalidate") !== undefined ) {
-					validator.cancelSubmit = true;
-				}
+			// allow suppresing validation by adding a cancel class to the submit button
+			inputsAndButtons.filter(".cancel").click(function () {
+				validator.cancelSubmit = true;
 			});
 
+			// when a submitHandler is used, capture the submitting button
+			if (validator.settings.submitHandler) {
+				inputsAndButtons.filter(":submit").click(function () {
+					validator.submitButton = this;
+				});
+			}
+
 			// validate the form on submit
 			this.submit( function( event ) {
-				if ( validator.settings.debug ) {
+				if ( validator.settings.debug )
 					// prevent form submit to be able to see console output
 					event.preventDefault();
-				}
+
 				function handle() {
-					var hidden;
 					if ( validator.settings.submitHandler ) {
-						if ( validator.submitButton ) {
+						if (validator.submitButton) {
 							// insert a hidden input as a replacement for the missing submit button
-							hidden = $("<input type='hidden'/>").attr("name", validator.submitButton.name).val( $(validator.submitButton).val() ).appendTo(validator.currentForm);
+							var hidden = $("<input type='hidden'/>").attr("name", validator.submitButton.name).val(validator.submitButton.value).appendTo(validator.currentForm);
 						}
-						validator.settings.submitHandler.call( validator, validator.currentForm, event );
-						if ( validator.submitButton ) {
+						validator.settings.submitHandler.call( validator, validator.currentForm );
+						if (validator.submitButton) {
 							// and clean up afterwards; thanks to no-block-scope, hidden can be referenced
 							hidden.remove();
 						}
@@ -97,52 +95,49 @@ $.extend($.fn, {
 	},
 	// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/valid
 	valid: function() {
-		if ( $(this[0]).is("form")) {
-			return this.validate().form();
-		} else {
-			var valid = true;
-			var validator = $(this[0].form).validate();
-			this.each(function() {
-				valid = valid && validator.element(this);
-			});
-			return valid;
-		}
-	},
+        if ( $(this[0]).is('form')) {
+            return this.validate().form();
+        } else {
+            var valid = true;
+            var validator = $(this[0].form).validate();
+            this.each(function() {
+				valid &= validator.element(this);
+            });
+            return valid;
+        }
+    },
 	// attributes: space seperated list of attributes to retrieve and remove
-	removeAttrs: function( attributes ) {
+	removeAttrs: function(attributes) {
 		var result = {},
 			$element = this;
-		$.each(attributes.split(/\s/), function( index, value ) {
+		$.each(attributes.split(/\s/), function(index, value) {
 			result[value] = $element.attr(value);
 			$element.removeAttr(value);
 		});
 		return result;
 	},
 	// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/rules
-	rules: function( command, argument ) {
+	rules: function(command, argument) {
 		var element = this[0];
 
-		if ( command ) {
-			var settings = $.data(element.form, "validator").settings;
+		if (command) {
+			var settings = $.data(element.form, 'validator').settings;
 			var staticRules = settings.rules;
 			var existingRules = $.validator.staticRules(element);
 			switch(command) {
 			case "add":
 				$.extend(existingRules, $.validator.normalizeRule(argument));
-				// remove messages from rules, but allow them to be set separetely
-				delete existingRules.messages;
 				staticRules[element.name] = existingRules;
-				if ( argument.messages ) {
+				if (argument.messages)
 					settings.messages[element.name] = $.extend( settings.messages[element.name], argument.messages );
-				}
 				break;
 			case "remove":
-				if ( !argument ) {
+				if (!argument) {
 					delete staticRules[element.name];
 					return existingRules;
 				}
 				var filtered = {};
-				$.each(argument.split(/\s/), function( index, method ) {
+				$.each(argument.split(/\s/), function(index, method) {
 					filtered[method] = existingRules[method];
 					delete existingRules[method];
 				});
@@ -153,14 +148,14 @@ $.extend($.fn, {
 		var data = $.validator.normalizeRules(
 		$.extend(
 			{},
+			$.validator.metadataRules(element),
 			$.validator.classRules(element),
 			$.validator.attributeRules(element),
-			$.validator.dataRules(element),
 			$.validator.staticRules(element)
 		), element);
 
 		// make sure required is at front
-		if ( data.required ) {
+		if (data.required) {
 			var param = data.required;
 			delete data.required;
 			data = $.extend({required: param}, data);
@@ -173,11 +168,11 @@ $.extend($.fn, {
 // Custom selectors
 $.extend($.expr[":"], {
 	// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/blank
-	blank: function( a ) { return !$.trim("" + $(a).val()); },
+	blank: function(a) {return !$.trim("" + a.value);},
 	// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/filled
-	filled: function( a ) { return !!$.trim("" + $(a).val()); },
+	filled: function(a) {return !!$.trim("" + a.value);},
 	// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/unchecked
-	unchecked: function( a ) { return !$(a).prop("checked"); }
+	unchecked: function(a) {return !a.checked;}
 });
 
 // constructor for validator
@@ -187,24 +182,21 @@ $.validator = function( options, form ) {
 	this.init();
 };
 
-$.validator.format = function( source, params ) {
-	if ( arguments.length === 1 ) {
+$.validator.format = function(source, params) {
+	if ( arguments.length == 1 )
 		return function() {
 			var args = $.makeArray(arguments);
 			args.unshift(source);
 			return $.validator.format.apply( this, args );
 		};
-	}
-	if ( arguments.length > 2 && params.constructor !== Array  ) {
+	if ( arguments.length > 2 && params.constructor != Array  ) {
 		params = $.makeArray(arguments).slice(1);
 	}
-	if ( params.constructor !== Array ) {
+	if ( params.constructor != Array ) {
 		params = [ params ];
 	}
-	$.each(params, function( i, n ) {
-		source = source.replace( new RegExp("\\{" + i + "\\}", "g"), function() {
-			return n;
-		});
+	$.each(params, function(i, n) {
+		source = source.replace(new RegExp("\\{" + i + "\\}", "g"), n);
 	});
 	return source;
 };
@@ -219,53 +211,47 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		validClass: "valid",
 		errorElement: "label",
 		focusInvalid: true,
-		errorContainer: $([]),
-		errorLabelContainer: $([]),
+		errorContainer: $( [] ),
+		errorLabelContainer: $( [] ),
 		onsubmit: true,
 		ignore: ":hidden",
 		ignoreTitle: false,
-		onfocusin: function( element, event ) {
+		onfocusin: function(element, event) {
 			this.lastActive = element;
 
 			// hide error label and remove error class on focus if enabled
 			if ( this.settings.focusCleanup && !this.blockFocusCleanup ) {
-				if ( this.settings.unhighlight ) {
-					this.settings.unhighlight.call( this, element, this.settings.errorClass, this.settings.validClass );
-				}
+				this.settings.unhighlight && this.settings.unhighlight.call( this, element, this.settings.errorClass, this.settings.validClass );
 				this.addWrapper(this.errorsFor(element)).hide();
 			}
 		},
-		onfocusout: function( element, event ) {
+		onfocusout: function(element, event) {
 			if ( !this.checkable(element) && (element.name in this.submitted || !this.optional(element)) ) {
 				this.element(element);
 			}
 		},
-		onkeyup: function( element, event ) {
-			if ( event.which === 9 && this.elementValue(element) === "" ) {
-				return;
-			} else if ( element.name in this.submitted || element === this.lastElement ) {
+		onkeyup: function(element, event) {
+			if ( element.name in this.submitted || element == this.lastElement ) {
 				this.element(element);
 			}
 		},
-		onclick: function( element, event ) {
+		onclick: function(element, event) {
 			// click on selects, radiobuttons and checkboxes
-			if ( element.name in this.submitted ) {
+			if ( element.name in this.submitted )
 				this.element(element);
-			}
 			// or option elements, check parent select in that case
-			else if ( element.parentNode.name in this.submitted ) {
+			else if (element.parentNode.name in this.submitted)
 				this.element(element.parentNode);
-			}
 		},
-		highlight: function( element, errorClass, validClass ) {
-			if ( element.type === "radio" ) {
+		highlight: function(element, errorClass, validClass) {
+			if (element.type === 'radio') {
 				this.findByName(element.name).addClass(errorClass).removeClass(validClass);
 			} else {
 				$(element).addClass(errorClass).removeClass(validClass);
 			}
 		},
-		unhighlight: function( element, errorClass, validClass ) {
-			if ( element.type === "radio" ) {
+		unhighlight: function(element, errorClass, validClass) {
+			if (element.type === 'radio') {
 				this.findByName(element.name).removeClass(errorClass).addClass(validClass);
 			} else {
 				$(element).removeClass(errorClass).addClass(validClass);
@@ -274,7 +260,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 	},
 
 	// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/setDefaults
-	setDefaults: function( settings ) {
+	setDefaults: function(settings) {
 		$.extend( $.validator.defaults, settings );
 	},
 
@@ -289,6 +275,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		digits: "Please enter only digits.",
 		creditcard: "Please enter a valid credit card number.",
 		equalTo: "Please enter the same value again.",
+		accept: "Please enter a value with a valid extension.",
 		maxlength: $.validator.format("Please enter no more than {0} characters."),
 		minlength: $.validator.format("Please enter at least {0} characters."),
 		rangelength: $.validator.format("Please enter a value between {0} and {1} characters long."),
@@ -313,38 +300,32 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			this.reset();
 
 			var groups = (this.groups = {});
-			$.each(this.settings.groups, function( key, value ) {
-				if ( typeof value === "string" ) {
-					value = value.split(/\s/);
-				}
-				$.each(value, function( index, name ) {
+			$.each(this.settings.groups, function(key, value) {
+				$.each(value.split(/\s/), function(index, name) {
 					groups[name] = key;
 				});
 			});
 			var rules = this.settings.rules;
-			$.each(rules, function( key, value ) {
+			$.each(rules, function(key, value) {
 				rules[key] = $.validator.normalizeRule(value);
 			});
 
 			function delegate(event) {
 				var validator = $.data(this[0].form, "validator"),
 					eventType = "on" + event.type.replace(/^validate/, "");
-				if ( validator.settings[eventType] ) {
-					validator.settings[eventType].call(validator, this[0], event);
-				}
+				validator.settings[eventType] && validator.settings[eventType].call(validator, this[0], event);
 			}
 			$(this.currentForm)
-				.validateDelegate(":text, [type='password'], [type='file'], select, textarea, " +
-					"[type='number'], [type='search'] ,[type='tel'], [type='url'], " +
-					"[type='email'], [type='datetime'], [type='date'], [type='month'], " +
-					"[type='week'], [type='time'], [type='datetime-local'], " +
-					"[type='range'], [type='color'] ",
-					"focusin focusout keyup", delegate)
+			       .validateDelegate("[type='text'], [type='password'], [type='file'], select, textarea, " +
+						"[type='number'], [type='search'] ,[type='tel'], [type='url'], " +
+						"[type='email'], [type='datetime'], [type='date'], [type='month'], " +
+						"[type='week'], [type='time'], [type='datetime-local'], " +
+						"[type='range'], [type='color'] ",
+						"focusin focusout keyup", delegate)
 				.validateDelegate("[type='radio'], [type='checkbox'], select, option", "click", delegate);
 
-			if ( this.settings.invalidHandler ) {
+			if (this.settings.invalidHandler)
 				$(this.currentForm).bind("invalid-form.validate", this.settings.invalidHandler);
-			}
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/form
@@ -352,9 +333,8 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			this.checkForm();
 			$.extend(this.submitted, this.errorMap);
 			this.invalid = $.extend({}, this.errorMap);
-			if ( !this.valid() ) {
+			if (!this.valid())
 				$(this.currentForm).triggerHandler("invalid-form", [this]);
-			}
 			this.showErrors();
 			return this.valid();
 		},
@@ -373,7 +353,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			this.lastElement = element;
 			this.prepareElement( element );
 			this.currentElements = $(element);
-			var result = this.check( element ) !== false;
+			var result = this.check( element );
 			if ( result ) {
 				delete this.invalid[element.name];
 			} else {
@@ -388,8 +368,8 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/showErrors
-		showErrors: function( errors ) {
-			if ( errors ) {
+		showErrors: function(errors) {
+			if(errors) {
 				// add items to error list and map
 				$.extend( this.errorMap, errors );
 				this.errorList = [];
@@ -400,27 +380,24 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 					});
 				}
 				// remove items from success list
-				this.successList = $.grep( this.successList, function( element ) {
+				this.successList = $.grep( this.successList, function(element) {
 					return !(element.name in errors);
 				});
 			}
-			if ( this.settings.showErrors ) {
-				this.settings.showErrors.call( this, this.errorMap, this.errorList );
-			} else {
-				this.defaultShowErrors();
-			}
+			this.settings.showErrors
+				? this.settings.showErrors.call( this, this.errorMap, this.errorList )
+				: this.defaultShowErrors();
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/resetForm
 		resetForm: function() {
-			if ( $.fn.resetForm ) {
-				$(this.currentForm).resetForm();
-			}
+			if ( $.fn.resetForm )
+				$( this.currentForm ).resetForm();
 			this.submitted = {};
 			this.lastElement = null;
 			this.prepareForm();
 			this.hideErrors();
-			this.elements().removeClass( this.settings.errorClass ).removeData( "previousValue" );
+			this.elements().removeClass( this.settings.errorClass );
 		},
 
 		numberOfInvalids: function() {
@@ -429,9 +406,8 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 
 		objectLength: function( obj ) {
 			var count = 0;
-			for ( var i in obj ) {
+			for ( var i in obj )
 				count++;
-			}
 			return count;
 		},
 
@@ -440,7 +416,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		},
 
 		valid: function() {
-			return this.size() === 0;
+			return this.size() == 0;
 		},
 
 		size: function() {
@@ -448,7 +424,7 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		},
 
 		focusInvalid: function() {
-			if ( this.settings.focusInvalid ) {
+			if( this.settings.focusInvalid ) {
 				try {
 					$(this.findLastActive() || this.errorList.length && this.errorList[0].element || [])
 					.filter(":visible")
@@ -463,9 +439,9 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 
 		findLastActive: function() {
 			var lastActive = this.lastActive;
-			return lastActive && $.grep(this.errorList, function( n ) {
-				return n.element.name === lastActive.name;
-			}).length === 1 && lastActive;
+			return lastActive && $.grep(this.errorList, function(n) {
+				return n.element.name == lastActive.name;
+			}).length == 1 && lastActive;
 		},
 
 		elements: function() {
@@ -478,14 +454,11 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			.not(":submit, :reset, :image, [disabled]")
 			.not( this.settings.ignore )
 			.filter(function() {
-				if ( !this.name && validator.settings.debug && window.console ) {
-					console.error( "%o has no name assigned", this);
-				}
+				!this.name && validator.settings.debug && window.console && console.error( "%o has no name assigned", this);
 
 				// select only the first element for each name, and only those with rules specified
-				if ( this.name in rulesCache || !validator.objectLength($(this).rules()) ) {
+				if ( this.name in rulesCache || !validator.objectLength($(this).rules()) )
 					return false;
-				}
 
 				rulesCache[this.name] = true;
 				return true;
@@ -493,12 +466,11 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		},
 
 		clean: function( selector ) {
-			return $(selector)[0];
+			return $( selector )[0];
 		},
 
 		errors: function() {
-			var errorClass = this.settings.errorClass.replace(" ", ".");
-			return $(this.settings.errorElement + "." + errorClass, this.errorContext);
+			return $( this.settings.errorElement + "." + this.settings.errorClass, this.errorContext );
 		},
 
 		reset: function() {
@@ -520,93 +492,80 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			this.toHide = this.errorsFor(element);
 		},
 
-		elementValue: function( element ) {
-			var type = $(element).attr("type"),
-				val = $(element).val();
-
-			if ( type === "radio" || type === "checkbox" ) {
-				return $("input[name='" + $(element).attr("name") + "']:checked").val();
-			}
-
-			if ( typeof val === "string" ) {
-				return val.replace(/\r/g, "");
-			}
-			return val;
-		},
-
 		check: function( element ) {
 			element = this.validationTargetFor( this.clean( element ) );
 
 			var rules = $(element).rules();
 			var dependencyMismatch = false;
-			var val = this.elementValue(element);
-			var result;
-
 			for (var method in rules ) {
 				var rule = { method: method, parameters: rules[method] };
 				try {
-
-					result = $.validator.methods[method].call( this, val, element, rule.parameters );
+					var result = $.validator.methods[method].call( this, element.value.replace(/\r/g, ""), element, rule.parameters );
 
 					// if a method indicates that the field is optional and therefore valid,
 					// don't mark it as valid when there are no other rules
-					if ( result === "dependency-mismatch" ) {
+					if ( result == "dependency-mismatch" ) {
 						dependencyMismatch = true;
 						continue;
 					}
 					dependencyMismatch = false;
 
-					if ( result === "pending" ) {
+					if ( result == "pending" ) {
 						this.toHide = this.toHide.not( this.errorsFor(element) );
 						return;
 					}
 
-					if ( !result ) {
+					if( !result ) {
 						this.formatAndAdd( element, rule );
 						return false;
 					}
 				} catch(e) {
-					if ( this.settings.debug && window.console ) {
-						console.log( "Exception occurred when checking element " + element.id + ", check the '" + rule.method + "' method.", e );
-					}
+					this.settings.debug && window.console && console.log("exception occured when checking element " + element.id
+						 + ", check the '" + rule.method + "' method", e);
 					throw e;
 				}
 			}
-			if ( dependencyMismatch ) {
+			if (dependencyMismatch)
 				return;
-			}
-			if ( this.objectLength(rules) ) {
+			if ( this.objectLength(rules) )
 				this.successList.push(element);
-			}
 			return true;
 		},
 
 		// return the custom message for the given element and validation method
-		// specified in the element's HTML5 data attribute
-		customDataMessage: function( element, method ) {
-			return $(element).data("msg-" + method.toLowerCase()) || (element.attributes && $(element).attr("data-msg-" + method.toLowerCase()));
+		// specified in the element's "messages" metadata
+		customMetaMessage: function(element, method) {
+			if (!$.metadata)
+				return;
+
+			var meta = this.settings.meta
+				? $(element).metadata()[this.settings.meta]
+				: $(element).metadata();
+
+			return meta && meta.messages && meta.messages[method];
 		},
 
 		// return the custom message for the given element name and validation method
 		customMessage: function( name, method ) {
 			var m = this.settings.messages[name];
-			return m && (m.constructor === String ? m : m[method]);
+			return m && (m.constructor == String
+				? m
+				: m[method]);
 		},
 
 		// return the first defined argument, allowing empty strings
 		findDefined: function() {
 			for(var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
-				if ( arguments[i] !== undefined ) {
+				if (arguments[i] !== undefined)
 					return arguments[i];
-				}
 			}
 			return undefined;
 		},
 
-		defaultMessage: function( element, method ) {
+		defaultMessage: function( element, method) {
 			return this.findDefined(
 				this.customMessage( element.name, method ),
-				this.customDataMessage( element, method ),
+				this.customMetaMessage( element, method ),
 				// title is never undefined, so handle empty string as undefined
 				!this.settings.ignoreTitle && element.title || undefined,
 				$.validator.messages[method],
@@ -617,10 +576,10 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		formatAndAdd: function( element, rule ) {
 			var message = this.defaultMessage( element, rule.method ),
 				theregex = /\$?\{(\d+)\}/g;
-			if ( typeof message === "function" ) {
+			if ( typeof message == "function" ) {
 				message = message.call(this, rule.parameters, element);
 			} else if (theregex.test(message)) {
-				message = $.validator.format(message.replace(theregex, "{$1}"), rule.parameters);
+				message = jQuery.format(message.replace(theregex, '{$1}'), rule.parameters);
 			}
 			this.errorList.push({
 				message: message,
@@ -631,32 +590,28 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			this.submitted[element.name] = message;
 		},
 
-		addWrapper: function( toToggle ) {
-			if ( this.settings.wrapper ) {
+		addWrapper: function(toToggle) {
+			if ( this.settings.wrapper )
 				toToggle = toToggle.add( toToggle.parent( this.settings.wrapper ) );
-			}
 			return toToggle;
 		},
 
 		defaultShowErrors: function() {
-			var i, elements;
-			for ( i = 0; this.errorList[i]; i++ ) {
+			for ( var i = 0; this.errorList[i]; i++ ) {
 				var error = this.errorList[i];
-				if ( this.settings.highlight ) {
-					this.settings.highlight.call( this, error.element, this.settings.errorClass, this.settings.validClass );
-				}
+				this.settings.highlight && this.settings.highlight.call( this, error.element, this.settings.errorClass, this.settings.validClass );
 				this.showLabel( error.element, error.message );
 			}
-			if ( this.errorList.length ) {
+			if( this.errorList.length ) {
 				this.toShow = this.toShow.add( this.containers );
 			}
-			if ( this.settings.success ) {
-				for ( i = 0; this.successList[i]; i++ ) {
+			if (this.settings.success) {
+				for ( var i = 0; this.successList[i]; i++ ) {
 					this.showLabel( this.successList[i] );
 				}
 			}
-			if ( this.settings.unhighlight ) {
-				for ( i = 0, elements = this.validElements(); elements[i]; i++ ) {
+			if (this.settings.unhighlight) {
+				for ( var i = 0, elements = this.validElements(); elements[i]; i++ ) {
 					this.settings.unhighlight.call( this, elements[i], this.settings.errorClass, this.settings.validClass );
 				}
 			}
@@ -675,17 +630,18 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 			});
 		},
 
-		showLabel: function( element, message ) {
+		showLabel: function(element, message) {
 			var label = this.errorsFor( element );
 			if ( label.length ) {
 				// refresh error/success class
 				label.removeClass( this.settings.validClass ).addClass( this.settings.errorClass );
-				// replace message on existing label
-				label.html(message);
+
+				// check if we have a generated label, replace the message then
+				label.attr("generated") && label.html(message);
 			} else {
 				// create label
-				label = $("<" + this.settings.errorElement + ">")
-					.attr("for", this.idOrName(element))
+				label = $("<" + this.settings.errorElement + "/>")
+					.attr({"for":  this.idOrName(element), generated: true})
 					.addClass(this.settings.errorClass)
 					.html(message || "");
 				if ( this.settings.wrapper ) {
@@ -693,109 +649,107 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 					// actually showing the wrapped element is handled elsewhere
 					label = label.hide().show().wrap("<" + this.settings.wrapper + "/>").parent();
 				}
-				if ( !this.labelContainer.append(label).length ) {
-					if ( this.settings.errorPlacement ) {
-						this.settings.errorPlacement(label, $(element) );
-					} else {
-						label.insertAfter(element);
-					}
-				}
+				if ( !this.labelContainer.append(label).length )
+					this.settings.errorPlacement
+						? this.settings.errorPlacement(label, $(element) )
+						: label.insertAfter(element);
 			}
 			if ( !message && this.settings.success ) {
 				label.text("");
-				if ( typeof this.settings.success === "string" ) {
-					label.addClass( this.settings.success );
-				} else {
-					this.settings.success( label, element );
-				}
+				typeof this.settings.success == "string"
+					? label.addClass( this.settings.success )
+					: this.settings.success( label );
 			}
 			this.toShow = this.toShow.add(label);
 		},
 
-		errorsFor: function( element ) {
+		errorsFor: function(element) {
 			var name = this.idOrName(element);
-			return this.errors().filter(function() {
-				return $(this).attr("for") === name;
+    		return this.errors().filter(function() {
+				return $(this).attr('for') == name;
 			});
 		},
 
-		idOrName: function( element ) {
+		idOrName: function(element) {
 			return this.groups[element.name] || (this.checkable(element) ? element.name : element.id || element.name);
 		},
 
-		validationTargetFor: function( element ) {
+		validationTargetFor: function(element) {
 			// if radio/checkbox, validate first element in group instead
-			if ( this.checkable(element) ) {
+			if (this.checkable(element)) {
 				element = this.findByName( element.name ).not(this.settings.ignore)[0];
 			}
 			return element;
 		},
 
 		checkable: function( element ) {
-			return (/radio|checkbox/i).test(element.type);
+			return /radio|checkbox/i.test(element.type);
 		},
 
 		findByName: function( name ) {
-			return $(this.currentForm).find("[name='" + name + "']");
+			// select by name and filter by form for performance over form.find("[name=...]")
+			var form = this.currentForm;
+			return $(document.getElementsByName(name)).map(function(index, element) {
+				return element.form == form && element.name == name && element  || null;
+			});
 		},
 
-		getLength: function( value, element ) {
+		getLength: function(value, element) {
 			switch( element.nodeName.toLowerCase() ) {
-			case "select":
+			case 'select':
 				return $("option:selected", element).length;
-			case "input":
-				if ( this.checkable( element) ) {
-					return this.findByName(element.name).filter(":checked").length;
-				}
+			case 'input':
+				if( this.checkable( element) )
+					return this.findByName(element.name).filter(':checked').length;
 			}
 			return value.length;
 		},
 
-		depend: function( param, element ) {
-			return this.dependTypes[typeof param] ? this.dependTypes[typeof param](param, element) : true;
+		depend: function(param, element) {
+			return this.dependTypes[typeof param]
+				? this.dependTypes[typeof param](param, element)
+				: true;
 		},
 
 		dependTypes: {
-			"boolean": function( param, element ) {
+			"boolean": function(param, element) {
 				return param;
 			},
-			"string": function( param, element ) {
+			"string": function(param, element) {
 				return !!$(param, element.form).length;
 			},
-			"function": function( param, element ) {
+			"function": function(param, element) {
 				return param(element);
 			}
 		},
 
-		optional: function( element ) {
-			var val = this.elementValue(element);
-			return !$.validator.methods.required.call(this, val, element) && "dependency-mismatch";
+		optional: function(element) {
+			return !$.validator.methods.required.call(this, $.trim(element.value), element) && "dependency-mismatch";
 		},
 
-		startRequest: function( element ) {
-			if ( !this.pending[element.name] ) {
+		startRequest: function(element) {
+			if (!this.pending[element.name]) {
 				this.pendingRequest++;
 				this.pending[element.name] = true;
 			}
 		},
 
-		stopRequest: function( element, valid ) {
+		stopRequest: function(element, valid) {
 			this.pendingRequest--;
 			// sometimes synchronization fails, make sure pendingRequest is never < 0
-			if ( this.pendingRequest < 0 ) {
+			if (this.pendingRequest < 0)
 				this.pendingRequest = 0;
-			}
 			delete this.pending[element.name];
-			if ( valid && this.pendingRequest === 0 && this.formSubmitted && this.form() ) {
+			if ( valid && this.pendingRequest == 0 && this.formSubmitted && this.form() ) {
 				$(this.currentForm).submit();
 				this.formSubmitted = false;
-			} else if (!valid && this.pendingRequest === 0 && this.formSubmitted) {
+			} else if (!valid && this.pendingRequest == 0 && this.formSubmitted) {
 				$(this.currentForm).triggerHandler("invalid-form", [this]);
 				this.formSubmitted = false;
 			}
 		},
 
-		previousValue: function( element ) {
+		previousValue: function(element) {
 			return $.data(element, "previousValue") || $.data(element, "previousValue", {
 				old: null,
 				valid: true,
@@ -811,117 +765,94 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		url: {url: true},
 		date: {date: true},
 		dateISO: {dateISO: true},
+		dateDE: {dateDE: true},
 		number: {number: true},
+		numberDE: {numberDE: true},
 		digits: {digits: true},
 		creditcard: {creditcard: true}
 	},
 
-	addClassRules: function( className, rules ) {
-		if ( className.constructor === String ) {
-			this.classRuleSettings[className] = rules;
-		} else {
+	addClassRules: function(className, rules) {
+		className.constructor == String ?
+			this.classRuleSettings[className] = rules :
 			$.extend(this.classRuleSettings, className);
-		}
 	},
 
-	classRules: function( element ) {
+	classRules: function(element) {
 		var rules = {};
-		var classes = $(element).attr("class");
-		if ( classes ) {
-			$.each(classes.split(" "), function() {
-				if ( this in $.validator.classRuleSettings ) {
-					$.extend(rules, $.validator.classRuleSettings[this]);
-				}
-			});
-		}
+		var classes = $(element).attr('class');
+		classes && $.each(classes.split(' '), function() {
+			if (this in $.validator.classRuleSettings) {
+				$.extend(rules, $.validator.classRuleSettings[this]);
+			}
+		});
 		return rules;
 	},
 
-	attributeRules: function( element ) {
+	attributeRules: function(element) {
 		var rules = {};
 		var $element = $(element);
-		var type = $element[0].getAttribute("type");
 
 		for (var method in $.validator.methods) {
 			var value;
-
-			// support for <input required> in both html5 and older browsers
-			if ( method === "required" ) {
-				value = $element.get(0).getAttribute(method);
-				// Some browsers return an empty string for the required attribute
-				// and non-HTML5 browsers might have required="" markup
-				if ( value === "" ) {
-					value = true;
-				}
-				// force non-HTML5 browsers to return bool
-				value = !!value;
+			// If .prop exists (jQuery >= 1.6), use it to get true/false for required
+			if (method === 'required' && typeof $.fn.prop === 'function') {
+				value = $element.prop(method);
 			} else {
 				value = $element.attr(method);
 			}
-
-			// convert the value to a number for number inputs, and for text for backwards compability
-			// allows type="date" and others to be compared as strings
-			if ( /min|max/.test( method ) && ( type === null || /number|range|text/.test( type ) ) ) {
-				value = Number(value);
-			}
-
-			if ( value ) {
+			if (value) {
 				rules[method] = value;
-			} else if ( type === method && type !== 'range' ) {
-				// exception: the jquery validate 'range' method
-				// does not test for the html5 'range' type
+			} else if ($element[0].getAttribute("type") === method) {
 				rules[method] = true;
 			}
 		}
 
 		// maxlength may be returned as -1, 2147483647 (IE) and 524288 (safari) for text inputs
-		if ( rules.maxlength && /-1|2147483647|524288/.test(rules.maxlength) ) {
+		if (rules.maxlength && /-1|2147483647|524288/.test(rules.maxlength)) {
 			delete rules.maxlength;
 		}
 
 		return rules;
 	},
 
-	dataRules: function( element ) {
-		var method, value,
-			rules = {}, $element = $(element);
-		for (method in $.validator.methods) {
-			value = $element.data("rule-" + method.toLowerCase());
-			if ( value !== undefined ) {
-				rules[method] = value;
-			}
-		}
-		return rules;
+	metadataRules: function(element) {
+		if (!$.metadata) return {};
+
+		var meta = $.data(element.form, 'validator').settings.meta;
+		return meta ?
+			$(element).metadata()[meta] :
+			$(element).metadata();
 	},
 
-	staticRules: function( element ) {
+	staticRules: function(element) {
 		var rules = {};
-		var validator = $.data(element.form, "validator");
-		if ( validator.settings.rules ) {
+		var validator = $.data(element.form, 'validator');
+		if (validator.settings.rules) {
 			rules = $.validator.normalizeRule(validator.settings.rules[element.name]) || {};
 		}
 		return rules;
 	},
 
-	normalizeRules: function( rules, element ) {
+	normalizeRules: function(rules, element) {
 		// handle dependency check
-		$.each(rules, function( prop, val ) {
+		$.each(rules, function(prop, val) {
 			// ignore rule when param is explicitly false, eg. required:false
-			if ( val === false ) {
+			if (val === false) {
 				delete rules[prop];
 				return;
 			}
-			if ( val.param || val.depends ) {
+			if (val.param || val.depends) {
 				var keepRule = true;
 				switch (typeof val.depends) {
-				case "string":
-					keepRule = !!$(val.depends, element.form).length;
-					break;
-				case "function":
-					keepRule = val.depends.call(element, element);
-					break;
+					case "string":
+						keepRule = !!$(val.depends, element.form).length;
+						break;
+					case "function":
+						keepRule = val.depends.call(element, element);
+						break;
 				}
-				if ( keepRule ) {
+				if (keepRule) {
 					rules[prop] = val.param !== undefined ? val.param : true;
 				} else {
 					delete rules[prop];
@@ -930,48 +861,47 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 		});
 
 		// evaluate parameters
-		$.each(rules, function( rule, parameter ) {
+		$.each(rules, function(rule, parameter) {
 			rules[rule] = $.isFunction(parameter) ? parameter(element) : parameter;
 		});
 
 		// clean number parameters
-		$.each(['minlength', 'maxlength'], function() {
-			if ( rules[this] ) {
+		$.each(['minlength', 'maxlength', 'min', 'max'], function() {
+			if (rules[this]) {
 				rules[this] = Number(rules[this]);
 			}
 		});
 		$.each(['rangelength', 'range'], function() {
-			var parts;
-			if ( rules[this] ) {
-				if ( $.isArray(rules[this]) ) {
-					rules[this] = [Number(rules[this][0]), Number(rules[this][1])];
-				} else if ( typeof rules[this] === "string" ) {
-					parts = rules[this].split(/[\s,]+/);
-					rules[this] = [Number(parts[0]), Number(parts[1])];
-				}
+			if (rules[this]) {
+				rules[this] = [Number(rules[this][0]), Number(rules[this][1])];
 			}
 		});
 
-		if ( $.validator.autoCreateRanges ) {
+		if ($.validator.autoCreateRanges) {
 			// auto-create ranges
-			if ( rules.min && rules.max ) {
+			if (rules.min && rules.max) {
 				rules.range = [rules.min, rules.max];
 				delete rules.min;
 				delete rules.max;
 			}
-			if ( rules.minlength && rules.maxlength ) {
+			if (rules.minlength && rules.maxlength) {
 				rules.rangelength = [rules.minlength, rules.maxlength];
 				delete rules.minlength;
 				delete rules.maxlength;
 			}
 		}
 
+		// To support custom messages in metadata ignore rule methods titled "messages"
+		if (rules.messages) {
+			delete rules.messages;
+		}
+
 		return rules;
 	},
 
 	// Converts a simple string to a {string: true} rule, e.g., "required" to {required:true}
-	normalizeRule: function( data ) {
-		if ( typeof data === "string" ) {
+	normalizeRule: function(data) {
+		if( typeof data == "string" ) {
 			var transformed = {};
 			$.each(data.split(/\s/), function() {
 				transformed[this] = true;
@@ -982,10 +912,10 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 	},
 
 	// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Validator/addMethod
-	addMethod: function( name, method, message ) {
+	addMethod: function(name, method, message) {
 		$.validator.methods[name] = method;
-		$.validator.messages[name] = message !== undefined ? message : $.validator.messages[name];
-		if ( method.length < 3 ) {
+		$.validator.messages[name] = message != undefined ? message : $.validator.messages[name];
+		if (method.length < 3) {
 			$.validator.addClassRules(name, $.validator.normalizeRule(name));
 		}
 	},
@@ -993,64 +923,147 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 	methods: {
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/required
-		required: function( value, element, param ) {
+		required: function(value, element, param) {
 			// check if dependency is met
-			if ( !this.depend(param, element) ) {
+			if ( !this.depend(param, element) )
 				return "dependency-mismatch";
-			}
-			if ( element.nodeName.toLowerCase() === "select" ) {
+			switch( element.nodeName.toLowerCase() ) {
+			case 'select':
 				// could be an array for select-multiple or a string, both are fine this way
 				var val = $(element).val();
 				return val && val.length > 0;
+			case 'input':
+				if ( this.checkable(element) )
+					return this.getLength(value, element) > 0;
+			default:
+				return $.trim(value).length > 0;
 			}
-			if ( this.checkable(element) ) {
-				return this.getLength(value, element) > 0;
+		},
+
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/remote
+		remote: function(value, element, param) {
+			if ( this.optional(element) )
+				return "dependency-mismatch";
+
+			var previous = this.previousValue(element);
+			if (!this.settings.messages[element.name] )
+				this.settings.messages[element.name] = {};
+			previous.originalMessage = this.settings.messages[element.name].remote;
+			this.settings.messages[element.name].remote = previous.message;
+
+			param = typeof param == "string" && {url:param} || param;
+
+			if ( this.pending[element.name] ) {
+				return "pending";
 			}
-			return $.trim(value).length > 0;
+			if ( previous.old === value ) {
+				return previous.valid;
+			}
+
+			previous.old = value;
+			var validator = this;
+			this.startRequest(element);
+			var data = {};
+			data[element.name] = value;
+			$.ajax($.extend(true, {
+				url: param,
+				mode: "abort",
+				port: "validate" + element.name,
+				dataType: "json",
+				data: data,
+				success: function(response) {
+					validator.settings.messages[element.name].remote = previous.originalMessage;
+					var valid = response === true;
+					if ( valid ) {
+						var submitted = validator.formSubmitted;
+						validator.prepareElement(element);
+						validator.formSubmitted = submitted;
+						validator.successList.push(element);
+						validator.showErrors();
+					} else {
+						var errors = {};
+						var message = response || validator.defaultMessage( element, "remote" );
+						errors[element.name] = previous.message = $.isFunction(message) ? message(value) : message;
+						validator.showErrors(errors);
+					}
+					previous.valid = valid;
+					validator.stopRequest(element, valid);
+				}
+			}, param));
+			return "pending";
+		},
+
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/minlength
+		minlength: function(value, element, param) {
+			return this.optional(element) || this.getLength($.trim(value), element) >= param;
+		},
+
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/maxlength
+		maxlength: function(value, element, param) {
+			return this.optional(element) || this.getLength($.trim(value), element) <= param;
+		},
+
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/rangelength
+		rangelength: function(value, element, param) {
+			var length = this.getLength($.trim(value), element);
+			return this.optional(element) || ( length >= param[0] && length <= param[1] );
+		},
+
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/min
+		min: function( value, element, param ) {
+			return this.optional(element) || value >= param;
+		},
+
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/max
+		max: function( value, element, param ) {
+			return this.optional(element) || value <= param;
+		},
+
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/range
+		range: function( value, element, param ) {
+			return this.optional(element) || ( value >= param[0] && value <= param[1] );
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/email
-		email: function( value, element ) {
+		email: function(value, element) {
 			// contributed by Scott Gonzalez: http://projects.scottsplayground.com/email_address_validation/
 			return this.optional(element) || /^((([a-z]|\d|[!#\$%&'\*\+\-\/=\?\^_`{\|}~]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])+(\.([a-z]|\d|[!#\$%&'\*\+\-\/=\?\^_`{\|}~]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])+)*)|((\x22)((((\x20|\x09)*(\x0d\x0a))?(\x20|\x09)+)?(([\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x7f]|\x21|[\x23-\x5b]|[\x5d-\x7e]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(\\([\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0d-\x7f]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF]))))*(((\x20|\x09)*(\x0d\x0a))?(\x20|\x09)+)?(\x22)))@((([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.)+(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))$/i.test(value);
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/url
-		url: function( value, element ) {
+		url: function(value, element) {
 			// contributed by Scott Gonzalez: http://projects.scottsplayground.com/iri/
-			return this.optional(element) || /^(https?|s?ftp):\/\/(((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:)*@)?(((\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]))|((([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.)+(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.?)(:\d*)?)(\/((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)+(\/(([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)*)*)?)?(\?((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|[\uE000-\uF8FF]|\/|\?)*)?(#((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|\/|\?)*)?$/i.test(value);
+			return this.optional(element) || /^(https?|ftp):\/\/(((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:)*@)?(((\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]))|((([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.)+(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.?)(:\d*)?)(\/((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)+(\/(([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)*)*)?)?(\?((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|[\uE000-\uF8FF]|\/|\?)*)?(\#((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|\/|\?)*)?$/i.test(value);
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/date
-		date: function( value, element ) {
-			return this.optional(element) || !/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value).toString());
+		date: function(value, element) {
+			return this.optional(element) || !/Invalid|NaN/.test(new Date(value));
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/dateISO
-		dateISO: function( value, element ) {
-			return this.optional(element) || /^\d{4}[\/\-]\d{1,2}[\/\-]\d{1,2}$/.test(value);
+		dateISO: function(value, element) {
+			return this.optional(element) || /^\d{4}[\/-]\d{1,2}[\/-]\d{1,2}$/.test(value);
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/number
-		number: function( value, element ) {
-			return this.optional(element) || /^-?(?:\d+|\d{1,3}(?:,\d{3})+)?(?:\.\d+)?$/.test(value);
+		number: function(value, element) {
+			return this.optional(element) || /^-?(?:\d+|\d{1,3}(?:,\d{3})+)(?:\.\d+)?$/.test(value);
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/digits
-		digits: function( value, element ) {
+		digits: function(value, element) {
 			return this.optional(element) || /^\d+$/.test(value);
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/creditcard
 		// based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhn
-		creditcard: function( value, element ) {
-			if ( this.optional(element) ) {
+		creditcard: function(value, element) {
+			if ( this.optional(element) )
 				return "dependency-mismatch";
-			}
 			// accept only spaces, digits and dashes
-			if ( /[^0-9 \-]+/.test(value) ) {
+			if (/[^0-9 -]+/.test(value))
 				return false;
-			}
 			var nCheck = 0,
 				nDigit = 0,
 				bEven = false;
@@ -1059,117 +1072,32 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 
 			for (var n = value.length - 1; n >= 0; n--) {
 				var cDigit = value.charAt(n);
-				nDigit = parseInt(cDigit, 10);
-				if ( bEven ) {
-					if ( (nDigit *= 2) > 9 ) {
+				var nDigit = parseInt(cDigit, 10);
+				if (bEven) {
+					if ((nDigit *= 2) > 9)
 						nDigit -= 9;
-					}
 				}
 				nCheck += nDigit;
 				bEven = !bEven;
 			}
 
-			return (nCheck % 10) === 0;
-		},
-
-		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/minlength
-		minlength: function( value, element, param ) {
-			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength($.trim(value), element);
-			return this.optional(element) || length >= param;
-		},
-
-		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/maxlength
-		maxlength: function( value, element, param ) {
-			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength($.trim(value), element);
-			return this.optional(element) || length <= param;
-		},
-
-		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/rangelength
-		rangelength: function( value, element, param ) {
-			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength($.trim(value), element);
-			return this.optional(element) || ( length >= param[0] && length <= param[1] );
-		},
-
-		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/min
-		min: function( value, element, param ) {
-			return this.optional(element) || value >= param;
+			return (nCheck % 10) == 0;
 		},
 
-		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/max
-		max: function( value, element, param ) {
-			return this.optional(element) || value <= param;
-		},
-
-		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/range
-		range: function( value, element, param ) {
-			return this.optional(element) || ( value >= param[0] && value <= param[1] );
+		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/accept
+		accept: function(value, element, param) {
+			param = typeof param == "string" ? param.replace(/,/g, '|') : "png|jpe?g|gif";
+			return this.optional(element) || value.match(new RegExp(".(" + param + ")$", "i"));
 		},
 
 		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/equalTo
-		equalTo: function( value, element, param ) {
+		equalTo: function(value, element, param) {
 			// bind to the blur event of the target in order to revalidate whenever the target field is updated
 			// TODO find a way to bind the event just once, avoiding the unbind-rebind overhead
-			var target = $(param);
-			if ( this.settings.onfocusout ) {
-				target.unbind(".validate-equalTo").bind("blur.validate-equalTo", function() {
-					$(element).valid();
-				});
-			}
-			return value === target.val();
-		},
-
-		// http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Validation/Methods/remote
-		remote: function( value, element, param ) {
-			if ( this.optional(element) ) {
-				return "dependency-mismatch";
-			}
-
-			var previous = this.previousValue(element);
-			if (!this.settings.messages[element.name] ) {
-				this.settings.messages[element.name] = {};
-			}
-			previous.originalMessage = this.settings.messages[element.name].remote;
-			this.settings.messages[element.name].remote = previous.message;
-
-			param = typeof param === "string" && {url:param} || param;
-
-			if ( previous.old === value ) {
-				return previous.valid;
-			}
-
-			previous.old = value;
-			var validator = this;
-			this.startRequest(element);
-			var data = {};
-			data[element.name] = value;
-			$.ajax($.extend(true, {
-				url: param,
-				mode: "abort",
-				port: "validate" + element.name,
-				dataType: "json",
-				data: data,
-				success: function( response ) {
-					validator.settings.messages[element.name].remote = previous.originalMessage;
-					var valid = response === true || response === "true";
-					if ( valid ) {
-						var submitted = validator.formSubmitted;
-						validator.prepareElement(element);
-						validator.formSubmitted = submitted;
-						validator.successList.push(element);
-						delete validator.invalid[element.name];
-						validator.showErrors();
-					} else {
-						var errors = {};
-						var message = response || validator.defaultMessage( element, "remote" );
-						errors[element.name] = previous.message = $.isFunction(message) ? message(value) : message;
-						validator.invalid[element.name] = true;
-						validator.showErrors(errors);
-					}
-					previous.valid = valid;
-					validator.stopRequest(element, valid);
-				}
-			}, param));
-			return "pending";
+			var target = $(param).unbind(".validate-equalTo").bind("blur.validate-equalTo", function() {
+				$(element).valid();
+			});
+			return value == target.val();
 		}
 
 	}
@@ -1179,18 +1107,18 @@ $.extend($.validator, {
 // deprecated, use $.validator.format instead
 $.format = $.validator.format;
 
-}(jQuery));
+})(jQuery);
 
 // ajax mode: abort
 // usage: $.ajax({ mode: "abort"[, port: "uniqueport"]});
 // if mode:"abort" is used, the previous request on that port (port can be undefined) is aborted via XMLHttpRequest.abort()
-(function($) {
+;(function($) {
 	var pendingRequests = {};
 	// Use a prefilter if available (1.5+)
 	if ( $.ajaxPrefilter ) {
-		$.ajaxPrefilter(function( settings, _, xhr ) {
+		$.ajaxPrefilter(function(settings, _, xhr) {
 			var port = settings.port;
-			if ( settings.mode === "abort" ) {
+			if (settings.mode == "abort") {
 				if ( pendingRequests[port] ) {
 					pendingRequests[port].abort();
 				}
@@ -1200,32 +1128,61 @@ $.format = $.validator.format;
 	} else {
 		// Proxy ajax
 		var ajax = $.ajax;
-		$.ajax = function( settings ) {
+		$.ajax = function(settings) {
 			var mode = ( "mode" in settings ? settings : $.ajaxSettings ).mode,
 				port = ( "port" in settings ? settings : $.ajaxSettings ).port;
-			if ( mode === "abort" ) {
+			if (mode == "abort") {
 				if ( pendingRequests[port] ) {
 					pendingRequests[port].abort();
 				}
-				pendingRequests[port] = ajax.apply(this, arguments);
-				return pendingRequests[port];
+				return (pendingRequests[port] = ajax.apply(this, arguments));
 			}
 			return ajax.apply(this, arguments);
 		};
 	}
-}(jQuery));
+})(jQuery);
+
+// provides cross-browser focusin and focusout events
+// IE has native support, in other browsers, use event caputuring (neither bubbles)
 
 // provides delegate(type: String, delegate: Selector, handler: Callback) plugin for easier event delegation
 // handler is only called when $(event.target).is(delegate), in the scope of the jquery-object for event.target
-(function($) {
+;(function($) {
+	// only implement if not provided by jQuery core (since 1.4)
+	// TODO verify if jQuery 1.4's implementation is compatible with older jQuery special-event APIs
+	if (!jQuery.event.special.focusin && !jQuery.event.special.focusout && document.addEventListener) {
+		$.each({
+			focus: 'focusin',
+			blur: 'focusout'
+		}, function( original, fix ){
+			$.event.special[fix] = {
+				setup:function() {
+					this.addEventListener( original, handler, true );
+				},
+				teardown:function() {
+					this.removeEventListener( original, handler, true );
+				},
+				handler: function(e) {
+					arguments[0] = $.event.fix(e);
+					arguments[0].type = fix;
+					return $.event.handle.apply(this, arguments);
+				}
+			};
+			function handler(e) {
+				e = $.event.fix(e);
+				e.type = fix;
+				return $.event.handle.call(this, e);
+			}
+		});
+	};
 	$.extend($.fn, {
-		validateDelegate: function( delegate, type, handler ) {
-			return this.bind(type, function( event ) {
+		validateDelegate: function(delegate, type, handler) {
+			return this.bind(type, function(event) {
 				var target = $(event.target);
-				if ( target.is(delegate) ) {
+				if (target.is(delegate)) {
 					return handler.apply(target, arguments);
 				}
 			});
 		}
 	});
-}(jQuery));
+})(jQuery);