Overriding $.publish() to capture the event for logging purposes. For use with jQuery pub/sub plugin by Peter Higgins.

pubsublogging.joelpurra.js

/*!
* @license PubSubLogging
* Copyright © 2012 Joel Purra <http://joelpurra.se/>
* Released under MIT, BSD and GPL license. Comply with at least one.
*
* Overriding $.publish() to capture the event for logging purposes.
*
* For use with jQuery pub/sub plugin by Peter Higgins (dante@dojotoolkit.org)
* http://higginsforpresident.net/
* https://github.com/phiggins42/bloody-jquery-plugins/blob/master/pubsub.js
*
* Usage:
*      PubSubLogging.start();
*      PubSubLogging.stop();
*/
//
// https://gist.github.com/3802197
//
/*jslint white: true, browser: true*/
/*global jQuery, console*/

var JoelPurra = JoelPurra || {};

(function (namespace, $, console) {
    namespace.PubSubLogging = namespace.PubSubLogging || {};

    var ns = namespace.PubSubLogging,
        original = $.publish,
        overridden = function (topic, args) {
            console.log("$.publish", topic, args);

            original.call($, topic, args);
        };

    ns.stop = function () {
        $.publish = original;
    };

    ns.start = function () {
        $.publish = overridden;
    };
} (JoelPurra, jQuery, console));