semantic-ui 0.0.1

data/vendor/assets/javascripts/modules/behavior/colorize.js

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+/*  ******************************
+  Colorizer
+  Author: Jack Lukic
+  Notes: First Commit June 06, 2012
+
+  Tooltip Wrapper for loading
+  colorizes of ideations, concepts and users
+
+  Will eventually rewrite to use own tooltip lib
+
+******************************  */
+
+;(function ( $, window, document, undefined ) {
+
+  $.fn.colorize = function(parameters) {
+    var
+      settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.colorize.settings, parameters),
+      // hoist arguments
+      moduleArguments = arguments || false
+    ;
+    $(this)
+      .each(function(instanceIndex) {
+
+        var
+          $module         = $(this),
+
+          mainCanvas      = $('<canvas />')[0],
+          imageCanvas     = $('<canvas />')[0],
+          overlayCanvas   = $('<canvas />')[0],
+
+          backgroundImage = new Image(),
+
+          // defs
+          mainContext,
+          imageContext,
+          overlayContext,
+
+          image,
+          imageName,
+
+          width,
+          height,
+
+          // shortucts
+          colors    = settings.colors,
+          paths     = settings.paths,
+          namespace = settings.namespace,
+          error     = settings.error,
+
+          // boilerplate
+          instance   = $module.data('module-' + namespace),
+          module
+        ;
+
+        module = {
+
+          checkPreconditions: function() {
+            module.debug('Checking pre-conditions');
+
+            if( !$.isPlainObject(colors) || $.isEmptyObject(colors) ) {
+              module.error(error.undefinedColors);
+              return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+          },
+
+          async: function(callback) {
+            if(settings.async) {
+              setTimeout(callback, 0);
+            }
+            else {
+              callback();
+            }
+          },
+
+          getMetadata: function() {
+            module.debug('Grabbing metadata');
+            image     = $module.data('image') || settings.image || undefined;
+            imageName = $module.data('name')  || settings.name  || instanceIndex;
+            width     = settings.width        || $module.width();
+            height    = settings.height       || $module.height();
+            if(width === 0 || height === 0) {
+              module.error(error.undefinedSize);
+            }
+          },
+
+          initialize: function() {
+            module.debug('Initializing with colors', colors);
+            if( module.checkPreconditions() ) {
+
+              module.async(function() {
+                module.getMetadata();
+                module.canvas.create();
+
+                module.draw.image(function() {
+                  module.draw.colors();
+                  module.canvas.merge();
+                });
+                $module
+                  .data('module-' + namespace, module)
+                ;
+              });
+            }
+          },
+
+          redraw: function() {
+            module.debug('Redrawing image');
+            module.async(function() {
+              module.canvas.clear();
+              module.draw.colors();
+              module.canvas.merge();
+            });
+          },
+
+          change: {
+            color: function(colorName, color) {
+              module.debug('Changing color', colorName);
+              if(colors[colorName] === undefined) {
+                module.error(error.missingColor);
+                return false;
+              }
+              colors[colorName] = color;
+              module.redraw();
+            }
+          },
+
+          canvas: {
+            create: function() {
+              module.debug('Creating canvases');
+
+              mainCanvas.width     = width;
+              mainCanvas.height    = height;
+              imageCanvas.width    = width;
+              imageCanvas.height   = height;
+              overlayCanvas.width  = width;
+              overlayCanvas.height = height;
+
+              mainContext    = mainCanvas.getContext('2d');
+              imageContext   = imageCanvas.getContext('2d');
+              overlayContext = overlayCanvas.getContext('2d');
+
+              $module
+                .append( mainCanvas )
+              ;
+              mainContext    = $module.children('canvas')[0].getContext('2d');
+            },
+            clear: function(context) {
+              module.debug('Clearing canvas');
+              overlayContext.fillStyle = '#FFFFFF';
+              overlayContext.fillRect(0, 0, width, height);
+            },
+            merge: function() {
+              if( !$.isFunction(mainContext.blendOnto) ) {
+                module.error(error.missingPlugin);
+                return;
+              }
+              mainContext.putImageData( imageContext.getImageData(0, 0, width, height), 0, 0);
+              overlayContext.blendOnto(mainContext, 'multiply');
+            }
+          },
+
+          draw: {
+
+            image: function(callback) {
+              module.debug('Drawing image');
+              callback = callback || function(){};
+              if(image) {
+                backgroundImage.src    = image;
+                backgroundImage.onload = function() {
+                  imageContext.drawImage(backgroundImage, 0, 0);
+                  callback();
+                };
+              }
+              else {
+                module.error(error.noImage);
+                callback();
+              }
+            },
+
+            colors: function() {
+              module.debug('Drawing color overlays', colors);
+              $.each(colors, function(colorName, color) {
+                settings.onDraw(overlayContext, imageName, colorName, color);
+              });
+            }
+
+          },
+
+          debug: function(message, variableName) {
+            if(settings.debug) {
+              if(variableName !== undefined) {
+                console.info(settings.moduleName + ': ' + message, variableName);
+              }
+              else {
+                console.info(settings.moduleName + ': ' + message);
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          error: function(errorMessage) {
+            console.warn(settings.moduleName + ': ' + errorMessage);
+          },
+          invoke: function(methodName, context, methodArguments) {
+            var
+              method
+            ;
+            methodArguments = methodArguments || Array.prototype.slice.call( arguments, 2 );
+
+            if(typeof methodName == 'string' && instance !== undefined) {
+              methodName = methodName.split('.');
+              $.each(methodName, function(index, name) {
+                if( $.isPlainObject( instance[name] ) ) {
+                  instance = instance[name];
+                  return true;
+                }
+                else if( $.isFunction( instance[name] ) ) {
+                  method = instance[name];
+                  return true;
+                }
+                module.error(settings.error.method);
+                return false;
+              });
+            }
+            return ( $.isFunction( method ) )
+              ? method.apply(context, methodArguments)
+              : false
+            ;
+          }
+
+        };
+        if(instance !== undefined && moduleArguments) {
+          // simpler than invoke realizing to invoke itself (and losing scope due prototype.call()
+          if(moduleArguments[0] == 'invoke') {
+            moduleArguments = Array.prototype.slice.call( moduleArguments, 1 );
+          }
+          return module.invoke(moduleArguments[0], this, Array.prototype.slice.call( moduleArguments, 1 ) );
+        }
+        // initializing
+        module.initialize();
+      })
+    ;
+    return this;
+  };
+
+  $.fn.colorize.settings = {
+    name     : 'Image Colorizer',
+    debug          : true,
+    namespace      : 'colorize',
+
+    onDraw: function(overlayContext, imageName, colorName, color) {},
+
+    // whether to block execution while updating canvas
+    async: true,
+    // object containing names and default values of color regions
+    colors: {},
+
+    metadata: {
+      image : 'image',
+      name  : 'name'
+    },
+
+    error: {
+      noImage         : 'No tracing image specified',
+      undefinedColors : 'No default colors specified.',
+      missingColor    : 'Attempted to change color that does not exist',
+      missingPlugin   : 'Blend onto plug-in must be included',
+      undefinedHeight : 'The width or height of image canvas could not be automatically determined. Please specify a height.'
+    }
+
+  };
+
+})( jQuery, window , document );

data/vendor/assets/javascripts/modules/behavior/form.js

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+/*  ******************************
+  Form Validation Components
+  Author: Jack Lukic
+  Notes: First Commit April 08, 2012
+
+  Refactored May 28, 2013
+
+  Allows you to validate forms based on a form validation object
+  Form validation objects are bound by either data-validate="" metadata, or form id or name tags
+
+******************************  */
+
+;(function ( $, window, document, undefined ) {
+
+$.fn.form = function(fields, parameters) {
+  var
+    $allModules     = $(this),
+
+    settings        = $.extend(true, {}, $.fn.form.settings, parameters),
+    validation      = $.extend({}, $.fn.form.settings.defaults, fields),
+
+    namespace       = settings.namespace,
+    metadata        = settings.metadata,
+    selector        = settings.selector,
+    className       = settings.className,
+    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),
+        $field     = $(this).find(selector.field),
+        $group     = $(this).find(selector.group),
+        $message   = $(this).find(selector.message),
+        $prompt    = $(this).find(selector.prompt),
+        $submit    = $(this).find(selector.submit),
+
+        formErrors = [],
+
+        element    = this,
+        instance   = $module.data(moduleNamespace),
+        module
+      ;
+
+      module      = {
+
+        initialize: function() {
+          module.verbose('Initializing form validation', $module, validation, settings);
+          if(settings.keyboardShortcuts) {
+            $field
+              .on('keydown' + eventNamespace, module.event.field.keydown)
+            ;
+          }
+          $module
+            .on('submit' + eventNamespace, module.validate.form)
+          ;
+          $field
+            .on('blur' + eventNamespace, module.event.field.blur)
+          ;
+          $submit
+            .on('click' + eventNamespace, module.submit)
+          ;
+          $field
+            .on(module.get.changeEvent() + eventNamespace, module.event.field.change)
+          ;
+          module.instantiate();
+        },
+
+        instantiate: function() {
+          module.verbose('Storing instance of module', module);
+          instance = module;
+          $module
+            .data(moduleNamespace, module)
+          ;
+        },
+
+        destroy: function() {
+          module.verbose('Destroying previous module', instance);
+          $module
+            .off(eventNamespace)
+            .removeData(moduleNamespace)
+          ;
+        },
+
+        refresh: function() {
+          module.verbose('Refreshing selector cache');
+          $field = $module.find(selector.field);
+        },
+
+        submit: function() {
+          module.verbose('Submitting form', $module);
+          $module
+            .submit()
+          ;
+        },
+
+        event: {
+          field: {
+            keydown: function(event) {
+              var
+                $field  = $(this),
+                key     = event.which,
+                keyCode = {
+                  enter  : 13,
+                  escape : 27
+                }
+              ;
+              if( key == keyCode.escape) {
+                module.verbose('Escape key pressed blurring field');
+                $field
+                  .blur()
+                ;
+              }
+              if(!event.ctrlKey && key == keyCode.enter && $field.is(selector.input) ) {
+                module.debug('Enter key pressed, submitting form');
+                $submit
+                  .addClass(className.down)
+                ;
+                $field
+                  .one('keyup' + eventNamespace, module.event.field.keyup)
+                ;
+                event.preventDefault();
+                return false;
+              }
+            },
+            keyup: function() {
+              module.verbose('Doing keyboard shortcut form submit');
+              $submit.removeClass(className.down);
+              module.submit();
+            },
+            blur: function() {
+              var
+                $field      = $(this),
+                $fieldGroup = $field.closest($group)
+              ;
+              if( $fieldGroup.hasClass(className.error) ) {
+                module.debug('Revalidating field', $field,  module.get.validation($field));
+                module.validate.field( module.get.validation($field) );
+              }
+              else if(settings.on == 'blur' || settings.on == 'change') {
+                module.validate.field( module.get.validation($field) );
+              }
+            },
+            change: function() {
+              var
+                $field      = $(this),
+                $fieldGroup = $field.closest($group)
+              ;
+              if( $fieldGroup.hasClass(className.error) ) {
+                module.debug('Revalidating field', $field,  module.get.validation($field));
+                module.validate.field( module.get.validation($field) );
+              }
+              else if(settings.on == 'change') {
+                module.validate.field( module.get.validation($field) );
+              }
+            }
+          }
+
+        },
+
+        get: {
+          changeEvent: function() {
+            return (document.createElement('input').oninput !== undefined)
+              ? 'input'
+              : (document.createElement('input').onpropertychange !== undefined)
+                ? 'propertychange'
+                : 'keyup'
+            ;
+          },
+          field: function(identifier) {
+            module.verbose('Finding field with identifier', identifier);
+            if( $field.filter('#' + identifier).size() > 0 ) {
+              return $field.filter('#' + identifier);
+            }
+            else if( $field.filter('[name="' + identifier +'"]').size() > 0 ) {
+              return $field.filter('[name="' + identifier +'"]');
+            }
+            else if( $field.filter('[data-' + metadata.validate + '="'+ identifier +'"]').size() > 0 ) {
+              return $field.filter('[data-' + metadata.validate + '="'+ identifier +'"]');
+            }
+            return $('<input/>');
+          },
+          validation: function($field) {
+            var
+              rules
+            ;
+            $.each(validation, function(fieldName, field) {
+              if( module.get.field(field.identifier).get(0) == $field.get(0) ) {
+                rules = field;
+              }
+            });
+            return rules || false;
+          }
+        },
+
+        has: {
+
+          field: function(identifier) {
+            module.verbose('Checking for existence of a field with identifier', identifier);
+            if( $field.filter('#' + identifier).size() > 0 ) {
+              return true;
+            }
+            else if( $field.filter('[name="' + identifier +'"]').size() > 0 ) {
+              return true;
+            }
+            else if( $field.filter('[data-' + metadata.validate + '="'+ identifier +'"]').size() > 0 ) {
+              return true;
+            }
+            return false;
+          }
+
+        },
+
+        add: {
+          prompt: function(field, errors) {
+            var
+              $field       = module.get.field(field.identifier),
+              $fieldGroup  = $field.closest($group),
+              $prompt      = $fieldGroup.find(selector.prompt),
+              promptExists = ($prompt.size() !== 0)
+            ;
+            module.verbose('Adding inline error', field);
+            $fieldGroup
+              .addClass(className.error)
+            ;
+            if(settings.inline) {
+              if(!promptExists) {
+                $prompt = settings.templates.prompt(errors);
+                $prompt
+                  .appendTo($fieldGroup)
+                ;
+              }
+              $prompt
+                .html(errors[0])
+              ;
+              if(!promptExists) {
+                if(settings.transition && $.fn.transition !== undefined) {
+                  module.verbose('Displaying error with css transition', settings.transition);
+                  $prompt.transition(settings.transition + ' in', settings.duration);
+                }
+                else {
+                  module.verbose('Displaying error with fallback javascript animation');
+                  $prompt
+                    .fadeIn(settings.duration)
+                  ;
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          errors: function(errors) {
+            module.debug('Adding form error messages', errors);
+            $message
+              .html( settings.templates.error(errors) )
+            ;
+          }
+        },
+
+        remove: {
+          prompt: function(field) {
+            var
+              $field      = module.get.field(field.identifier),
+              $fieldGroup = $field.closest($group),
+              $prompt     = $fieldGroup.find(selector.prompt)
+            ;
+            $fieldGroup
+              .removeClass(className.error)
+            ;
+            if(settings.inline && $prompt.is(':visible')) {
+              module.verbose('Removing prompt for field', field);
+              if(settings.transition && $.fn.transition !== undefined) {
+                $prompt.transition(settings.transition + ' out', settings.duration, function() {
+                  $prompt.remove();
+                });
+              }
+              else {
+                $prompt
+                  .fadeOut(settings.duration, function(){
+                    $prompt.remove();
+                  })
+                ;
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+
+        validate: {
+
+          form: function(event) {
+            var
+              allValid = true
+            ;
+            // reset errors
+            formErrors = [];
+            $.each(validation, function(fieldName, field) {
+              if( !( module.validate.field(field) ) ) {
+                allValid = false;
+              }
+            });
+            if(allValid) {
+              module.debug('Form has no validation errors, submitting');
+              $module
+                .removeClass(className.error)
+                .addClass(className.success)
+              ;
+              $.proxy(settings.onSuccess, this)(event);
+            }
+            else {
+              module.debug('Form has errors');
+              $module.addClass(className.error);
+              if(!settings.inline) {
+                module.add.errors(formErrors);
+              }
+              return $.proxy(settings.onFailure, this)(formErrors);
+            }
+          },
+
+          // takes a validation object and returns whether field passes validation
+          field: function(field) {
+            var
+              $field      = module.get.field(field.identifier),
+              fieldValid  = true,
+              fieldErrors = []
+            ;
+            if(field.rules !== undefined) {
+              $.each(field.rules, function(index, rule) {
+                if( module.has.field(field.identifier) && !( module.validate.rule(field, rule) ) ) {
+                  module.debug('Field is invalid', field.identifier, rule.type);
+                  fieldErrors.push(rule.prompt);
+                  fieldValid = false;
+                }
+              });
+            }
+            if(fieldValid) {
+              module.remove.prompt(field, fieldErrors);
+              $.proxy(settings.onValid, $field)();
+            }
+            else {
+              formErrors = formErrors.concat(fieldErrors);
+              module.add.prompt(field, fieldErrors);
+              $.proxy(settings.onInvalid, $field)(fieldErrors);
+              return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+          },
+
+          // takes validation rule and returns whether field passes rule
+          rule: function(field, validation) {
+            var
+              $field        = module.get.field(field.identifier),
+              type          = validation.type,
+              value         = $field.val(),
+
+              bracketRegExp = /\[(.*?)\]/i,
+              bracket       = bracketRegExp.exec(type),
+              isValid       = true,
+              ancillary,
+              functionType
+            ;
+            // if bracket notation is used, pass in extra parameters
+            if(bracket !== undefined && bracket !== null) {
+              ancillary    = bracket[1];
+              functionType = type.replace(bracket[0], '');
+              isValid      = $.proxy(settings.rules[functionType], $module)(value, ancillary);
+            }
+            // normal notation
+            else {
+              isValid = (type == 'checked')
+                ? $field.filter(':checked').size() > 0
+                : settings.rules[type](value)
+              ;
+            }
+            return isValid;
+          }
+        },
+
+        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.moduleName + ':');
+              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.moduleName + ':');
+              module.verbose.apply(console, arguments);
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        error: function() {
+          module.error = Function.prototype.bind.call(console.error, console, settings.moduleName + ':');
+          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.form.settings = {
+
+  name              : 'Form',
+  namespace         : 'form',
+
+  debug             : true,
+  verbose           : true,
+  performance       : true,
+
+
+  keyboardShortcuts : true,
+  on                : 'submit',
+  inline            : false,
+
+  transition        : 'scale',
+  duration          : 150,
+
+
+  onValid           : function() {},
+  onInvalid         : function() {},
+  onSuccess         : function() { return true; },
+  onFailure         : function() { return false; },
+
+  metadata : {
+    validate: 'validate'
+  },
+
+  selector : {
+    message : '.error.message',
+    field   : 'input, textarea, select',
+    group   : '.field',
+    input   : 'input',
+    prompt  : '.prompt',
+    submit  : '.submit'
+  },
+
+  className : {
+    error   : 'error',
+    success : 'success',
+    down    : 'down',
+    label   : 'ui label prompt'
+  },
+
+  // errors
+  error: {
+    method   : 'The method you called is not defined.'
+  },
+
+
+
+  templates: {
+    error: function(errors) {
+      var
+        html = '<ul class="list">'
+      ;
+      $.each(errors, function(index, value) {
+        html += '<li>' + value + '</li>';
+      });
+      html += '</ul>';
+      return $(html);
+    },
+    prompt: function(errors) {
+      return $('<div/>')
+        .addClass('ui red pointing prompt label')
+        .html(errors[0])
+      ;
+    }
+  },
+
+  rules: {
+    empty: function(value) {
+      return !(value === undefined || '' === value);
+    },
+    email: function(value){
+      var
+        emailRegExp = new RegExp("[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+(?:\\.[a-z0-9!#$%&'*+/=?^_`{|}~-]+)*@(?:[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?\\.)+[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9])?")
+      ;
+      return emailRegExp.test(value);
+    },
+    length: function(value, requiredLength) {
+      return (value !== undefined)
+        ? (value.length >= requiredLength)
+        : false
+      ;
+    },
+    not: function(value, notValue) {
+      return (value != notValue);
+    },
+    contains: function(value, text) {
+      return (value.search(text) !== -1);
+    },
+    is: function(value, text) {
+      return (value == text);
+    },
+    maxLength: function(value, maxLength) {
+      return (value !== undefined)
+        ? (value.length <= maxLength)
+        : false
+      ;
+    },
+    match: function(value, fieldIdentifier) {
+      // use either id or name of field
+      var
+        $form = $(this),
+        matchingValue
+      ;
+      if($form.find('#' + fieldIdentifier).size() > 0) {
+        matchingValue = $form.find('#' + fieldIdentifier).val();
+      }
+      else if($form.find('[name=' + fieldIdentifier +']').size() > 0) {
+        matchingValue = $form.find('[name=' + fieldIdentifier + ']').val();
+      }
+      else if( $form.find('[data-validate="'+ fieldIdentifier +'"]').size() > 0 ) {
+        matchingValue = $form.find('[data-validate="'+ fieldIdentifier +'"]').val();
+      }
+      return (matchingValue !== undefined)
+        ? ( value.toString() == matchingValue.toString() )
+        : false
+      ;
+    },
+    url: function(value) {
+      var
+        urlRegExp = /(ftp|http|https):\/\/(\w+:{0,1}\w*@)?(\S+)(:[0-9]+)?(\/|\/([\w#!:.?+=&%@!\-\/]))?/
+      ;
+      return urlRegExp.test(value);
+    }
+  }
+
+};
+
+})( jQuery, window , document );