olark sample

olark.js

// create a top level olark object
(function() {
  var root = this;

  var previousOlark = root.Olark;
  var Olark = root.Olark = {};

  // console isnt available on all browsers at all times, so stub it out
  root.console || (root.console = {log : function() {} });

  // Runs Olark in *noConflict* mode, returning the `Olark` variable
  // to its previous owner. Returns a reference to this Olark object.
  Olark.noConflict = function() {
    root.Olark = previousOlark;
    return Olark;
  };

  Olark.inspectObject = function (object) {
    // make sure to add var before any variable or else it becomes global
    for (var key in object) {
      console.log("the attribute " + key + " is equal to " + object[key]);
    }
  };

  Olark.Widget = function() {this.foo = "bar"};

}).call(this);

// client could now do this on their page
// client's favorite word is olark
// so they have olark globals everywhere, but thats ok, they can still use our lib in no conflict mode
$(function() {
  var $o = Olark.noConflict();
  $o.inspectObject(new $o.Widget);
});