jQuery module snippets

module-pattern.js

// Using the module pattern for a jQuery feature
$( document ).ready(function() {
    var feature = (function() {
        var items = $( "#myFeature li" );
        var container = $( "<div class='container'></div>" );
        var currentItem = null;
        var urlBase = "/foo.php?item=";
 
        var createContainer = function() {
            var item = $( this );
            var _container = container.clone().appendTo( item );
            item.data( "container", _container );
        };
 
        var buildUrl = function() {
            return urlBase + currentItem.attr( "id" );
        };
 
        var showItem = function() {
            currentItem = $( this );
            getContent( showContent );
        };
 
        var showItemByIndex = function( idx ) {
            $.proxy( showItem, items.get( idx ) );
        };
 
        var getContent = function( callback ) {
            currentItem.data( "container" ).load( buildUrl(), callback );
        };
 
        var showContent = function() {
            currentItem.data( "container" ).show();
            hideContent();
        };
 
        var hideContent = function() {
            currentItem.siblings().each(function() {
                $( this ).data( "container" ).hide();
            });
        };
 
        items.each( createContainer ).click( showItem );
 
        return {
            showItemByIndex: showItemByIndex
        };
    })();
 
    feature.showItemByIndex( 0 );
});

object-literal.js

// Using an object literal for a jQuery feature
var myFeature = {
    init: function( settings ) {
        myFeature.config = {
            items: $( "#myFeature li" ),
            container: $( "<div class='container'></div>" ),
            urlBase: "/foo.php?item="
        };
 
        // Allow overriding the default config
        $.extend( myFeature.config, settings );
 
        myFeature.setup();
    },
 
    setup: function() {
        myFeature.config.items
            .each( myFeature.createContainer )
            .click( myFeature.showItem );
    },
 
    createContainer: function() {
        var item = $( this );
        var container = myFeature.config.container
            .clone()
            .appendTo( item );
        item.data( "container", container );
    },
 
    buildUrl: function() {
        return myFeature.config.urlBase + myFeature.currentItem.attr( "id" );
    },
 
    showItem: function() {
        myFeature.currentItem = $( this );
        myFeature.getContent( myFeature.showContent );
    },
 
    getContent: function( callback ) {
        var url = myFeature.buildUrl();
        myFeature.currentItem.data( "container" ).load( url, callback );
    },
 
    showContent: function() {
        myFeature.currentItem.data( "container" ).show();
        myFeature.hideContent();
    },
 
    hideContent: function() {
        myFeature.currentItem.siblings().each(function() {
            $( this ).data( "container" ).hide();
        });
    }
};
 
$( document ).ready( myFeature.init );