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/** 
 * Allows you to create a jQuery style (like .attr(), .css()) getter and setter function for any variable or property you choose.
 * When a property name of your subject is provided, it's returned. if a 2nd argument is passed as well, your subject is set to that value
 * 
 * @param		property The variable or property your getter/setter will operate on
 * @return		[chainTo] {Object} Optionally return the object the subject is a property of, to allow chaining
 * @author		https://github.com/JamieMason
 */
function createGetterSetter(subject, chainTo)
{

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/**
 * A really simple form of templating, this function replaces named tokens in strings with the values of Object properties of the same name.
 * When an Array is passed, the template is repeated for every object in the Array.
 * 
 * @author https://github.com/JamieMason
 * @param {String} template 		A string containing various ${someVar}, ${someOtherVar} tokens to be found and replaced
 * @param {Object} data 			A value object whose properties' values eg: .someVar, .someOtherVar will be merged with the supplied template. If an Array is passed, the template will be applied to each Object in the Array.
 * @return 			 				A copy of the template merged with your data, in those places where the property names of your data matched the named tokens in the template.
 * @type String
 */

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/*global ActiveXObject*/

/**
 * Provides Cross Browser Plugin Detection for Quicktime, Flash, Windows Media, Acrobat, Java, etc... or whatever you extend it to. Modified version of http://www.knallgrau.at/code/plugin_js version 0.5
 * @author https://github.com/JamieMason
 * @constructor
 */
function PluginSniffer()
{
	var self = this; // Reference this instance, whatever it might be called instead of Plugin

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/**
 * Returns a random number between a specified range, optionally set to a fixed number of decimal places
 * 
 * @author https://github.com/JamieMason
 * @param {Number} minimumValue 		The lowest value the random number can be
 * @param {Number} maximumValue 		The highest value the random number can be
 * @param {Number} decimalPlaces 		Optional value to set the number of decimal places
 * @type Number
 */
function getRandomNumber(minimumValue, maximumValue, decimalPlaces)

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/**
 * Mini-library for getting information on the Browser Chrome and display properties of the client machine. Provides the methods getAvailableScreenHeight, getAvailableScreenWidth, getColourDepth, getScrollBarThickness, getViewPortHeight, getViewPortWidth, getWindowHeight, getWindowLeft, getWindowTop, getWindowWidth
 * 
 * @author http://github.com/JamieMason
 * @constructor
 */
function BrowserChrome()
{

	/**

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/**
 * Performs a find/replace on the contents of a generic view template. eg: A generic template should have quite reusable names which describe the content in respect to the view it's marking up, rather than the data that's being merged into it. Like ${heading} rather than ${brandName} for example. The same view template might be used in different places with different data.
 * 
 * @author https://github.com/JamieMason
 * @param {String} templateContents		The template to find/replace on, eg: '<div><strong>${boldText}</strong> ${regularText}  (${sideNote})</div>'
 * @return 								A new template with renamed tokens which match the properties of the model you plan to use it against
 * @type String
*/
function alignTemplate(templateContents, bindings)
{

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var oSuperclass = function (spec, oProtected)
{
	oProtected = oProtected || {};

	var that = {};
	
	oProtected.supMethod = function()
	{
		console.log('superclass says: ', spec.jamie);
	};

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/**
 * Determine whether the supplied value's datatype is Number.
 * Odd problems can occur eg: "1"+"6" is "16" not 7.
 * @param {Mixed} value Could be a true number: 123, 12.00, or eg: "123", "12.00" 
 * @return {Boolean} Whether value's type is Number, eg: "123" would be false whereas 123 would be true.
 */
function isNum(data)
{  
	return !isNaN(parseFloat(data)) && typeof data !== 'string';
}

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function createNamespace(namespaceString, scope)
{
	// eg: 'company.section.product.model.version' => ['company', 'section', 'product', 'model', 'version']
	var nsNames = namespaceString.split(/[:\.]/g),
	
		// store this to save looking it up on every pass of the loop
	    nsNamesLength = nsNames.length,
	    
	    // an optional object to apply the namespace to, eg: myObj.company.* if set, otherwise window.company.*
	    refs = [scope || window],

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var simpleData = function (data)
{
	var that = {};

	// Decorators should always hold a simpleData instance, as you can nest instances
	// we do checking here rather than in every decorator
	if (typeof data.set === 'function')
	{
		return data;
	}