jQuery plugin pattern

pluginName.jquery.js

/**
 * jQuery plugin pattern
 *
 * An example or pattern for jQuery plugin authoring
 *
 */

( function ( $ ) {

    /**
     * Use the following vars to define your function
     *
     * Sample call: "jQuery.%pluginName%( "%method%", args );"
     */

        // the function name of the plugin
    var pluginName = "myPlugin",

        // the used methods
        methods = {

            /**
             * Initializing function
             *
             * This function will be called, if no method is set in params
             * Example: jQuery.myPlugin( { foo: 'bar' };" or jQuery.myPlugin( false, { foo: 'bar' } );"
             *
             * @param options mixed All Parameters given to the jQuery as Array or Object
             */
            init:function ( options ) {
                console.info( "init" );
                console.log( options );
                alert("Usage: jQuery()." + pluginName + "('method',{foo: 123, bar: 'baz'});");
            },

            /**
             * Initializing function
             *
             * This function will be called, if no method is set in params
             * Example: jQuery.myPlugin( { foo: 'bar' };" or jQuery.myPlugin( false, { foo: 'bar' } );"
             *
             * @param options mixed All Parameters given to the jQuery as Array or Object
             */
            show:function ( options ) {
                console.info( "show" );
                console.log( options );
            },
            hide:function () {
                console.info( arguments );
                console.info( this );
                return this;
            }
        };

    /**
     * jQuery plugin registration and method call logic
     *
     * Usually you don't have to change this.
     */
    $.fn[ pluginName ] = function ( method ) {
        // get the target
        var $this = $( this );

        // Method logic
        if ( typeof methods[ method ] === "function" ) {
            return methods[ method ].apply( $this, Array.prototype.slice.call( arguments, 1 ) ) || $this;
        } else if ( typeof method === 'object' || !method ) {
            return methods.init.apply( $this, arguments ) || $this;
        } else {
            $.error( "Method " + method + " does not exist on jQuery." + pluginName );
            // return always $this, becuase of fluent usage
            return $this;
        }
    };
})( jQuery );