jQuery Mustache Templating Function

jquery.mstch_tmpl.js

(function( $ ){
  $.fn.mstch_tmpl = function(template, object) {
    var that = this;
    var template_string;

    //Check if template is a string or a jQuert object
    if (typeof(template)=='string' && isNaN(template)) {
      template_string = template;
    } else if (template instanceof jQuery){
      template_string = template.html();
    }

    //Function to render the object in the template
    var render = function(template_, object_) {
      var output = Mustache.render(template_, object_);
      that.append($(output));
    }

    //Check if object is an array, causing it to render all the objects in the array
    if( Object.prototype.toString.call( object ) === '[object Array]' ) {
      for (var i = 0; i < object.length; i++) {
        render(template_string, object[i]);
      };
    } else {
      render(template_string, object);
    }
  };
})(jQuery);

Usage: $("#finalContainer").mstch_tmpl($("#template"), {first_name:"Sergio", :last_name:"Campamá"})