jquery.fn.simulateClick.js

jQuery.fn.simulateClick = function() {
  // simulate a mouse click, only acts on the first element of a set
  if (this.length) {
    var evt = document.createEvent("MouseEvents");
    evt.initMouseEvent("click", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
    this[0].dispatchEvent(evt);
  }
  return this;
}