semantic-ui-sass 0.0.1

data/app/assets/javascripts/semantic-ui/accordion.js

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+/*
+ * # Semantic - Accordion
+ * http://github.com/jlukic/semantic-ui/
+ *
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013 Contributors
+ * Released under the MIT license
+ * http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+;(function ($, window, document, undefined) {
+
+$.fn.accordion = function(parameters) {
+  var
+    $allModules     = $(this),
+
+    settings        = ( $.isPlainObject(parameters) )
+      ? $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.accordion.settings, parameters)
+      : $.fn.accordion.settings,
+
+    className       = settings.className,
+    namespace       = settings.namespace,
+    selector        = settings.selector,
+    error           = settings.error,
+
+    eventNamespace  = '.' + namespace,
+    moduleNamespace = 'module-' + namespace,
+    moduleSelector  = $allModules.selector || '',
+
+    time            = new Date().getTime(),
+    performance     = [],
+
+    query           = arguments[0],
+    methodInvoked   = (typeof query == 'string'),
+    queryArguments  = [].slice.call(arguments, 1),
+    invokedResponse
+  ;
+  $allModules
+    .each(function() {
+      var
+        $module  = $(this),
+        $title   = $module.find(selector.title),
+        $content = $module.find(selector.content),
+
+        element  = this,
+        instance = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
+        module
+      ;
+
+      module = {
+
+        initialize: function() {
+          module.debug('Initializing accordion with bound events', $module);
+          // initializing
+          $title
+            .on('click' + eventNamespace, module.event.click)
+          ;
+          module.instantiate();
+        },
+
+        instantiate: function() {
+          $module
+            .data(moduleNamespace, module)
+          ;
+        },
+
+        destroy: function() {
+          module.debug('Destroying previous accordion for', $module);
+          $module
+            .removeData(moduleNamespace)
+          ;
+          $title
+            .off(eventNamespace)
+          ;
+        },
+
+        event: {
+          click: function() {
+            module.verbose('Title clicked', this);
+            var
+              $activeTitle = $(this),
+              index        = $title.index($activeTitle)
+            ;
+            module.toggle(index);
+          },
+          resetStyle: function() {
+            module.verbose('Resetting styles on element', this);
+            $(this)
+              .attr('style', '')
+              .removeAttr('style')
+              .children()
+                .attr('style', '')
+                .removeAttr('style')
+            ;
+          }
+        },
+
+        toggle: function(index) {
+          module.debug('Toggling content content at index', index);
+          var
+            $activeTitle   = $title.eq(index),
+            $activeContent = $activeTitle.next($content),
+            contentIsOpen  = $activeContent.is(':visible')
+          ;
+          if(contentIsOpen) {
+            if(settings.collapsible) {
+              module.close(index);
+            }
+            else {
+              module.debug('Cannot close accordion content collapsing is disabled');
+            }
+          }
+          else {
+            module.open(index);
+          }
+        },
+
+        open: function(index) {
+          var
+            $activeTitle     = $title.eq(index),
+            $activeContent   = $activeTitle.next($content),
+            $previousTitle   = $title.filter('.' + className.active),
+            $previousContent = $previousTitle.next($title),
+            contentIsOpen    =  ($previousTitle.size() > 0)
+          ;
+          if( !$activeContent.is(':animated') ) {
+            module.debug('Opening accordion content', $activeTitle);
+            if(settings.exclusive && contentIsOpen) {
+              $previousTitle
+                .removeClass(className.active)
+              ;
+              $previousContent
+                .stop()
+                .children()
+                  .animate({
+                    opacity: 0
+                  }, settings.duration, module.event.resetStyle)
+                  .end()
+                .slideUp(settings.duration , settings.easing, function() {
+                  $previousContent
+                    .removeClass(className.active)
+                    .attr('style', '')
+                    .removeAttr('style')
+                    .children()
+                      .attr('style', '')
+                      .removeAttr('style')
+                  ;
+                })
+              ;
+            }
+            $activeTitle
+              .addClass(className.active)
+            ;
+            $activeContent
+              .stop()
+              .children()
+                .attr('style', '')
+                .removeAttr('style')
+                .end()
+              .slideDown(settings.duration, settings.easing, function() {
+                $activeContent
+                  .addClass(className.active)
+                  .attr('style', '')
+                  .removeAttr('style')
+                ;
+                $.proxy(settings.onOpen, $activeContent)();
+                $.proxy(settings.onChange, $activeContent)();
+              })
+            ;
+          }
+        },
+
+        close: function(index) {
+          var
+            $activeTitle   = $title.eq(index),
+            $activeContent = $activeTitle.next($content)
+          ;
+          module.debug('Closing accordion content', $activeTitle);
+          $activeTitle
+            .removeClass(className.active)
+          ;
+          $activeContent
+            .removeClass(className.active)
+            .show()
+            .stop()
+            .children()
+              .animate({
+                opacity: 0
+              }, settings.duration, module.event.resetStyle)
+              .end()
+            .slideUp(settings.duration, settings.easing, function(){
+              $activeContent
+                .attr('style', '')
+                .removeAttr('style')
+              ;
+              $.proxy(settings.onClose, $activeContent)();
+              $.proxy(settings.onChange, $activeContent)();
+            })
+          ;
+        },
+
+        setting: function(name, value) {
+          module.debug('Changing setting', name, value);
+          if(value !== undefined) {
+            if( $.isPlainObject(name) ) {
+              $.extend(true, settings, name);
+            }
+            else {
+              settings[name] = value;
+            }
+          }
+          else {
+            return settings[name];
+          }
+        },
+        internal: function(name, value) {
+          module.debug('Changing internal', name, value);
+          if(value !== undefined) {
+            if( $.isPlainObject(name) ) {
+              $.extend(true, module, name);
+            }
+            else {
+              module[name] = value;
+            }
+          }
+          else {
+            return module[name];
+          }
+        },
+        debug: function() {
+          if(settings.debug) {
+            if(settings.performance) {
+              module.performance.log(arguments);
+            }
+            else {
+              module.debug = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.info, console, settings.name + ':');
+              module.debug.apply(console, arguments);
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        verbose: function() {
+          if(settings.verbose && settings.debug) {
+            if(settings.performance) {
+              module.performance.log(arguments);
+            }
+            else {
+              module.verbose = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.info, console, settings.name + ':');
+              module.verbose.apply(console, arguments);
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        error: function() {
+          module.error = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.error, console, settings.name + ':');
+          module.error.apply(console, arguments);
+        },
+        performance: {
+          log: function(message) {
+            var
+              currentTime,
+              executionTime,
+              previousTime
+            ;
+            if(settings.performance) {
+              currentTime   = new Date().getTime();
+              previousTime  = time || currentTime;
+              executionTime = currentTime - previousTime;
+              time          = currentTime;
+              performance.push({
+                'Element'        : element,
+                'Name'           : message[0],
+                'Arguments'      : [].slice.call(message, 1) || '',
+                'Execution Time' : executionTime
+              });
+            }
+            clearTimeout(module.performance.timer);
+            module.performance.timer = setTimeout(module.performance.display, 100);
+          },
+          display: function() {
+            var
+              title = settings.name + ':',
+              totalTime = 0
+            ;
+            time = false;
+            clearTimeout(module.performance.timer);
+            $.each(performance, function(index, data) {
+              totalTime += data['Execution Time'];
+            });
+            title += ' ' + totalTime + 'ms';
+            if(moduleSelector) {
+              title += ' \'' + moduleSelector + '\'';
+            }
+            if($allModules.size() > 1) {
+              title += ' ' + '(' + $allModules.size() + ')';
+            }
+            if( (console.group !== undefined || console.table !== undefined) && performance.length > 0) {
+              console.groupCollapsed(title);
+              if(console.table) {
+                console.table(performance);
+              }
+              else {
+                $.each(performance, function(index, data) {
+                  console.log(data['Name'] + ': ' + data['Execution Time']+'ms');
+                });
+              }
+              console.groupEnd();
+            }
+            performance = [];
+          }
+        },
+        invoke: function(query, passedArguments, context) {
+          var
+            maxDepth,
+            found,
+            response
+          ;
+          passedArguments = passedArguments || queryArguments;
+          context         = element         || context;
+          if(typeof query == 'string' && instance !== undefined) {
+            query    = query.split(/[\. ]/);
+            maxDepth = query.length - 1;
+            $.each(query, function(depth, value) {
+              var camelCaseValue = (depth != maxDepth)
+                ? value + query[depth + 1].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + query[depth + 1].slice(1)
+                : query
+              ;
+              if( $.isPlainObject( instance[value] ) && (depth != maxDepth) ) {
+                instance = instance[value];
+              }
+              else if( $.isPlainObject( instance[camelCaseValue] ) && (depth != maxDepth) ) {
+                instance = instance[camelCaseValue];
+              }
+              else if( instance[value] !== undefined ) {
+                found = instance[value];
+                return false;
+              }
+              else if( instance[camelCaseValue] !== undefined ) {
+                found = instance[camelCaseValue];
+                return false;
+              }
+              else {
+                module.error(error.method);
+                return false;
+              }
+            });
+          }
+          if ( $.isFunction( found ) ) {
+            response = found.apply(context, passedArguments);
+          }
+          else if(found !== undefined) {
+            response = found;
+          }
+          if($.isArray(invokedResponse)) {
+            invokedResponse.push(response);
+          }
+          else if(typeof invokedResponse == 'string') {
+            invokedResponse = [invokedResponse, response];
+          }
+          else if(response !== undefined) {
+            invokedResponse = response;
+          }
+          return found;
+        }
+      };
+      if(methodInvoked) {
+        if(instance === undefined) {
+          module.initialize();
+        }
+        module.invoke(query);
+      }
+      else {
+        if(instance !== undefined) {
+          module.destroy();
+        }
+        module.initialize();
+      }
+    })
+  ;
+  return (invokedResponse !== undefined)
+    ? invokedResponse
+    : this
+  ;
+};
+
+$.fn.accordion.settings = {
+  name        : 'Accordion',
+  namespace   : 'accordion',
+
+  debug       : true,
+  verbose     : true,
+  performance : true,
+
+  exclusive   : true,
+  collapsible : true,
+
+  duration    : 300,
+  easing      : 'linear',
+
+  onOpen      : function(){},
+  onClose     : function(){},
+  onChange    : function(){},
+
+  error: {
+    method    : 'The method you called is not defined'
+  },
+
+  className   : {
+    active : 'active'
+  },
+
+  selector    : {
+    title   : '.title',
+    content : '.content'
+  },
+
+
+};
+
+})( jQuery, window , document );

data/app/assets/javascripts/semantic-ui/behavior/api.js

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+/*
+ * # Semantic - API
+ * http://github.com/jlukic/semantic-ui/
+ *
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013 Contributors
+ * Released under the MIT license
+ * http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ *
+ */
+
+;(function ( $, window, document, undefined ) {
+
+  $.api = $.fn.api = function(parameters) {
+
+    var
+      settings       = $.extend(true, {}, $.api.settings, parameters),
+
+      // if this keyword isn't a jQuery object, create one
+      context        = (typeof this != 'function')
+        ? this
+        : $('<div/>'),
+      // context defines the element used for loading/error state
+      $context       = (settings.stateContext)
+        ? $(settings.stateContext)
+        : $(context),
+      // module is the thing that initiates the api action, can be independent of context
+      $module = typeof this == 'object'
+        ? $(context)
+        : $context,
+
+      element         = this,
+      time            = new Date().getTime(),
+      performance     = [],
+
+      moduleSelector  = $module.selector || '',
+      moduleNamespace = settings.namespace + '-module',
+
+      className       = settings.className,
+      metadata        = settings.metadata,
+      error           = settings.error,
+
+      instance        = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
+
+      query           = arguments[0],
+      methodInvoked   = (instance !== undefined && typeof query == 'string'),
+      queryArguments  = [].slice.call(arguments, 1),
+
+      module,
+      invokedResponse
+    ;
+
+    module = {
+      initialize: function() {
+        var
+          runSettings,
+
+          loadingTimer   = new Date().getTime(),
+          loadingDelay,
+
+          promise,
+          url,
+
+          formData       = {},
+          data,
+
+          ajaxSettings   = {},
+          xhr
+        ;
+
+        // serialize parent form if requested!
+        if(settings.serializeForm && $(this).toJSON() !== undefined) {
+          formData = module.get.formData();
+          module.debug('Adding form data to API Request', formData);
+          $.extend(true, settings.data, formData);
+        }
+
+        // let beforeSend change settings object
+        runSettings = $.proxy(settings.beforeSend, $module)(settings);
+
+        // check for exit conditions
+        if(runSettings !== undefined && !runSettings) {
+          module.error(error.beforeSend);
+          module.reset();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // get real url from template
+        url = module.get.url( module.get.templateURL() );
+
+        // exit conditions reached from missing url parameters
+        if( !url ) {
+          module.error(error.missingURL);
+          module.reset();
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // promise handles notification on api request, so loading min. delay can occur for all notifications
+        promise =
+          $.Deferred()
+            .always(function() {
+              if(settings.stateContext) {
+                $context
+                  .removeClass(className.loading)
+                ;
+              }
+              $.proxy(settings.complete, $module)();
+            })
+            .done(function(response) {
+              module.debug('API request successful');
+              // take a stab at finding success state if json
+              if(settings.dataType == 'json') {
+                if (response.error !== undefined) {
+                  $.proxy(settings.failure, $context)(response.error, settings, $module);
+                }
+                else if ($.isArray(response.errors)) {
+                  $.proxy(settings.failure, $context)(response.errors[0], settings, $module);
+                }
+                else {
+                  $.proxy(settings.success, $context)(response, settings, $module);
+                }
+              }
+              // otherwise
+              else {
+                $.proxy(settings.success, $context)(response, settings, $module);
+              }
+            })
+            .fail(function(xhr, status, httpMessage) {
+              var
+                errorMessage = (settings.error[status] !== undefined)
+                  ? settings.error[status]
+                  : httpMessage,
+                response
+              ;
+              // let em know unless request aborted
+              if(xhr !== undefined) {
+                // readyState 4 = done, anything less is not really sent
+                if(xhr.readyState !== undefined && xhr.readyState == 4) {
+
+                  // if http status code returned and json returned error, look for it
+                  if( xhr.status != 200 && httpMessage !== undefined && httpMessage !== '') {
+                    module.error(error.statusMessage + httpMessage);
+                  }
+                  else {
+                    if(status == 'error' && settings.dataType == 'json') {
+                      try {
+                        response = $.parseJSON(xhr.responseText);
+                        if(response && response.error !== undefined) {
+                          errorMessage = response.error;
+                        }
+                      }
+                      catch(error) {
+                        module.error(error.JSONParse);
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                  $context
+                    .removeClass(className.loading)
+                    .addClass(className.error)
+                  ;
+                  // show error state only for duration specified in settings
+                  if(settings.errorLength > 0) {
+                    setTimeout(function(){
+                      $context
+                        .removeClass(className.error)
+                      ;
+                    }, settings.errorLength);
+                  }
+                  module.debug('API Request error:', errorMessage);
+                  $.proxy(settings.failure, $context)(errorMessage, settings, this);
+                }
+                else {
+                  module.debug('Request Aborted (Most likely caused by page change)');
+                }
+              }
+            })
+        ;
+
+        // look for params in data
+        $.extend(true, ajaxSettings, settings, {
+          success    : function(){},
+          failure    : function(){},
+          complete   : function(){},
+          type       : settings.method || settings.type,
+          data       : data,
+          url        : url,
+          beforeSend : settings.beforeXHR
+        });
+
+        if(settings.stateContext) {
+          $context
+            .addClass(className.loading)
+          ;
+        }
+
+        if(settings.progress) {
+          module.verbose('Adding progress events');
+          $.extend(true, ajaxSettings, {
+            xhr: function() {
+              var
+                xhr = new window.XMLHttpRequest()
+              ;
+              xhr.upload.addEventListener('progress', function(event) {
+                var
+                  percentComplete
+                ;
+                if (event.lengthComputable) {
+                  percentComplete = Math.round(event.loaded / event.total * 10000) / 100 + '%';
+                  $.proxy(settings.progress, $context)(percentComplete, event);
+                }
+              }, false);
+              xhr.addEventListener('progress', function(event) {
+                var
+                  percentComplete
+                ;
+                if (event.lengthComputable) {
+                  percentComplete = Math.round(event.loaded / event.total * 10000) / 100 + '%';
+                  $.proxy(settings.progress, $context)(percentComplete, event);
+                }
+              }, false);
+              return xhr;
+            }
+          });
+        }
+
+        module.verbose('Creating AJAX request with settings: ', ajaxSettings);
+        xhr =
+          $.ajax(ajaxSettings)
+            .always(function() {
+              // calculate if loading time was below minimum threshold
+              loadingDelay = ( settings.loadingLength - (new Date().getTime() - loadingTimer) );
+              settings.loadingDelay = loadingDelay < 0
+                ? 0
+                : loadingDelay
+              ;
+            })
+            .done(function(response) {
+              var
+                context = this
+              ;
+              setTimeout(function(){
+                promise.resolveWith(context, [response]);
+              }, settings.loadingDelay);
+            })
+            .fail(function(xhr, status, httpMessage) {
+              var
+                context = this
+              ;
+              // page triggers abort on navigation, dont show error
+              if(status != 'abort') {
+                setTimeout(function(){
+                  promise.rejectWith(context, [xhr, status, httpMessage]);
+                }, settings.loadingDelay);
+              }
+              else {
+                $context
+                  .removeClass(className.error)
+                  .removeClass(className.loading)
+                ;
+              }
+            })
+        ;
+        if(settings.stateContext) {
+          $module
+            .data(metadata.promise, promise)
+            .data(metadata.xhr, xhr)
+          ;
+        }
+      },
+
+      get: {
+        formData: function() {
+          return $module
+            .closest('form')
+              .toJSON()
+          ;
+        },
+        templateURL: function() {
+          var
+            action = $module.data(settings.metadata.action) || settings.action || false,
+            url
+          ;
+          if(action) {
+            module.debug('Creating url for: ', action);
+            if(settings.api[action] !== undefined) {
+              url = settings.api[action];
+            }
+            else {
+              module.error(error.missingAction);
+            }
+          }
+          // override with url if specified
+          if(settings.url) {
+            url = settings.url;
+            module.debug('Getting url', url);
+          }
+          return url;
+        },
+        url: function(url, urlData) {
+          var
+            urlVariables
+          ;
+          if(url) {
+            urlVariables = url.match(settings.regExpTemplate);
+            urlData      = urlData || settings.urlData;
+
+            if(urlVariables) {
+              module.debug('Looking for URL variables', urlVariables);
+              $.each(urlVariables, function(index, templateValue){
+                var
+                  term      = templateValue.substr( 2, templateValue.length - 3),
+                  termValue = ($.isPlainObject(urlData) && urlData[term] !== undefined)
+                    ? urlData[term]
+                    : ($module.data(term) !== undefined)
+                      ? $module.data(term)
+                      : urlData[term]
+                ;
+                module.verbose('Looking for variable', term, $module, $module.data(term), urlData[term]);
+                // remove optional value
+                if(termValue === false) {
+                  module.debug('Removing variable from URL', urlVariables);
+                  url = url.replace('/' + templateValue, '');
+                }
+                // undefined condition
+                else if(termValue === undefined || !termValue) {
+                  module.error(error.missingParameter + term);
+                  url = false;
+                  return false;
+                }
+                else {
+                  url = url.replace(templateValue, termValue);
+                }
+              });
+            }
+          }
+          return url;
+        }
+      },
+
+      // reset api request
+      reset: function() {
+        $module
+          .data(metadata.promise, false)
+          .data(metadata.xhr, false)
+        ;
+        $context
+          .removeClass(className.error)
+          .removeClass(className.loading)
+        ;
+      },
+
+      setting: function(name, value) {
+        if(value !== undefined) {
+          if( $.isPlainObject(name) ) {
+            $.extend(true, settings, name);
+          }
+          else {
+            settings[name] = value;
+          }
+        }
+        else {
+          return settings[name];
+        }
+      },
+      internal: function(name, value) {
+        if(value !== undefined) {
+          if( $.isPlainObject(name) ) {
+            $.extend(true, module, name);
+          }
+          else {
+            module[name] = value;
+          }
+        }
+        else {
+          return module[name];
+        }
+      },
+      debug: function() {
+        if(settings.debug) {
+          if(settings.performance) {
+            module.performance.log(arguments);
+          }
+          else {
+            module.debug = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.info, console, settings.name + ':');
+            module.debug.apply(console, arguments);
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      verbose: function() {
+        if(settings.verbose && settings.debug) {
+          if(settings.performance) {
+            module.performance.log(arguments);
+          }
+          else {
+            module.verbose = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.info, console, settings.name + ':');
+            module.verbose.apply(console, arguments);
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      error: function() {
+        module.error = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.error, console, settings.name + ':');
+        module.error.apply(console, arguments);
+      },
+      performance: {
+        log: function(message) {
+          var
+            currentTime,
+            executionTime,
+            previousTime
+          ;
+          if(settings.performance) {
+            currentTime   = new Date().getTime();
+            previousTime  = time || currentTime;
+            executionTime = currentTime - previousTime;
+            time          = currentTime;
+            performance.push({
+              'Element'        : element,
+              'Name'           : message[0],
+              'Arguments'      : [].slice.call(message, 1) || '',
+              'Execution Time' : executionTime
+            });
+          }
+          clearTimeout(module.performance.timer);
+          module.performance.timer = setTimeout(module.performance.display, 100);
+        },
+        display: function() {
+          var
+            title = settings.name + ':',
+            totalTime = 0
+          ;
+          time = false;
+          clearTimeout(module.performance.timer);
+          $.each(performance, function(index, data) {
+            totalTime += data['Execution Time'];
+          });
+          title += ' ' + totalTime + 'ms';
+          if(moduleSelector) {
+            title += ' \'' + moduleSelector + '\'';
+          }
+          if( (console.group !== undefined || console.table !== undefined) && performance.length > 0) {
+            console.groupCollapsed(title);
+            if(console.table) {
+              console.table(performance);
+            }
+            else {
+              $.each(performance, function(index, data) {
+                console.log(data['Name'] + ': ' + data['Execution Time']+'ms');
+              });
+            }
+            console.groupEnd();
+          }
+          performance = [];
+        }
+      },
+      invoke: function(query, passedArguments, context) {
+        var
+          maxDepth,
+          found,
+          response
+        ;
+        passedArguments = passedArguments || queryArguments;
+        context         = element         || context;
+        if(typeof query == 'string' && instance !== undefined) {
+          query    = query.split(/[\. ]/);
+          maxDepth = query.length - 1;
+          $.each(query, function(depth, value) {
+            var camelCaseValue = (depth != maxDepth)
+              ? value + query[depth + 1].charAt(0).toUpperCase() + query[depth + 1].slice(1)
+              : query
+            ;
+            if( $.isPlainObject( instance[value] ) && (depth != maxDepth) ) {
+              instance = instance[value];
+            }
+            else if( $.isPlainObject( instance[camelCaseValue] ) && (depth != maxDepth) ) {
+              instance = instance[camelCaseValue];
+            }
+            else if( instance[value] !== undefined ) {
+              found = instance[value];
+              return false;
+            }
+            else if( instance[camelCaseValue] !== undefined ) {
+              found = instance[camelCaseValue];
+              return false;
+            }
+            else {
+              module.error(error.method);
+              return false;
+            }
+          });
+        }
+        if ( $.isFunction( found ) ) {
+          response = found.apply(context, passedArguments);
+        }
+        else if(found !== undefined) {
+          response = found;
+        }
+        if($.isArray(invokedResponse)) {
+          invokedResponse.push(response);
+        }
+        else if(typeof invokedResponse == 'string') {
+          invokedResponse = [invokedResponse, response];
+        }
+        else if(response !== undefined) {
+          invokedResponse = response;
+        }
+        return found;
+      }
+    };
+
+    if(methodInvoked) {
+      if(instance === undefined) {
+        module.initialize();
+      }
+      module.invoke(query);
+    }
+    else {
+      if(instance !== undefined) {
+        module.destroy();
+      }
+      module.initialize();
+    }
+
+    return (invokedResponse !== undefined)
+      ? invokedResponse
+      : this
+    ;
+  };
+
+  // handle DOM attachment to API functionality
+  $.fn.apiButton = function(parameters) {
+    $(this)
+      .each(function(){
+        var
+          // if only function passed it is success callback
+          $module  = $(this),
+          selector = $(this).selector || '',
+
+          settings = ( $.isFunction(parameters) )
+            ? $.extend(true, {}, $.api.settings, $.fn.apiButton.settings, { stateContext: this, success: parameters })
+            : $.extend(true, {}, $.api.settings, $.fn.apiButton.settings, { stateContext: this}, parameters),
+          module
+        ;
+        module = {
+          initialize: function() {
+            if(settings.context && selector !== '') {
+              $(settings.context)
+                .on(selector, 'click.' + settings.namespace, module.click)
+              ;
+            }
+            else {
+              $module
+                .on('click.' + settings.namespace, module.click)
+              ;
+            }
+          },
+          click: function() {
+            if(!settings.filter || $(this).filter(settings.filter).size() === 0) {
+              $.proxy( $.api, this )(settings);
+            }
+          }
+        };
+        module.initialize();
+      })
+    ;
+    return this;
+  };
+
+  $.api.settings = {
+
+    name        : 'API',
+    namespace   : 'api',
+
+    debug       : true,
+    verbose     : true,
+    performance : true,
+
+    api         : {},
+
+    beforeSend  : function(settings) {
+      return settings;
+    },
+    beforeXHR   : function(xhr) {},
+    success     : function(response) {},
+    complete    : function(response) {},
+    failure     : function(errorCode) {},
+    progress    : false,
+
+    error : {
+      missingAction    : 'API action used but no url was defined',
+      missingURL       : 'URL not specified for the API action',
+      missingParameter : 'Missing an essential URL parameter: ',
+
+      timeout          : 'Your request timed out',
+      error            : 'There was an error with your request',
+      parseError       : 'There was an error parsing your request',
+      JSONParse        : 'JSON could not be parsed during error handling',
+      statusMessage    : 'Server gave an error: ',
+      beforeSend       : 'The before send function has aborted the request',
+      exitConditions   : 'API Request Aborted. Exit conditions met'
+    },
+
+    className: {
+      loading : 'loading',
+      error   : 'error'
+    },
+
+    metadata: {
+      action  : 'action',
+      promise : 'promise',
+      xhr     : 'xhr'
+    },
+
+    regExpTemplate: /\{\$([A-z]+)\}/g,
+
+    action        : false,
+    url           : false,
+    urlData       : false,
+    serializeForm : false,
+
+    stateContext  : false,
+
+    method        : 'get',
+    data          : {},
+    dataType      : 'json',
+    cache         : true,
+
+    loadingLength : 200,
+    errorLength   : 2000
+
+  };
+
+  $.fn.apiButton.settings = {
+    filter       : '.disabled, .loading',
+    context      : false,
+    stateContext : false
+  };
+
+})( jQuery, window , document );