Automatically save and repopulate input values across the current session using sessionStorage

autosave.js

(function ($) {
var $inputs = $("input"); //left as generic 'input' to acct for html5y types.

$inputs.each(function () { 
    if (this.value == '') {
        this.value = sessionStorage["autosave-"+this.id];
    }
})

$.fn.autosave = function () {
    return this.each(function () {
        console.log("attached autosave to ",this," for this session.");
        $(this).keyup(function () {
            sessionStorage["autosave-" + this.id] = this.value;
            console.log("saved: ",this.value);
        });
    });
}

$inputs.autosave();

})(jQuery);