jQuery plugin for #6

validateLinks.js

(function($) {
 $.fn.validateLinks = function(options) {
	
	var defaults = {
	 length: 300,
	 minTrail: 20,
	 moreText: "more",
	 lessText: "less",
	 ellipsisText: "..."
	};
	
	var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
	
	return this.each(function() {
	 obj = $(this);
	 var body = obj.html();
	
	 if(body.length > options.length + options.minTrail) {
	  var splitLocation = body.indexOf(' ', options.length);
	  if(splitLocation != -1) {
	   // truncate tip
	   var splitLocation = body.indexOf(' ', options.length);
	   var str1 = body.substring(0, splitLocation);
	   var str2 = body.substring(splitLocation, body.length - 1);
	   obj.html(str1 + '<span class="tuncate_ellipsis">' + options.ellipsisText +
	   '</span>' + '<span class="truncate_more">' + str2 + '</span>');
	   obj.find('.truncate_more').css("display", "none");
	
	   // insert more link
	   obj.append(
		'<div class="clearboth">' +
		 '<a href="#" class="truncate_more_link">' + options.moreText + '</a>' +
		'</div>'
	   );
	
	   // set onclick event for more/less link
	   var moreLink = $('.truncate_more_link', obj);
	   var moreContent = $('.truncate_more', obj);
	   var ellipsis = $('.truncate_ellipsis', obj);
	   moreLink.click(function() {
		if(moreLink.text() == options.moreText) {
		 moreContent.show('normal');
		 moreLink.text(options.lessText);
		 ellipsis.css("display", "none");
		} else {
		 moreContent.hide('normal');
		 moreLink.text(options.moreText);
		 ellipsis.css("display", "inline");
		}
		return false;
	     });
	  }
	 } // end if
     $('a').each(function(){
      $(this).click(function(){
       alert($(this).attr('href')+'is not available');
      return false;
      });
     });	
    });
 };
})(jQuery);