gistfile1.txt

(function($) {

    var config, cfg,
        options,
        methods = {
        
        init : function(options) {

            config = $.extend({

                // Default values
                'height': 500,
                'width': 75,
                'fillHeight': 250,
                'thumbHeight': 26,
                'display': 'block'

            }, options);

            return this.each(function() {

                if ( ! $(this).data("height") ) {

                    cfg = $.extend(config, {target: $(this)});

                    for (var i in cfg) {
                        $(this).data(i, cfg[i]);            
                    }

                    console.log($(this).data())

                }

                $(this).bind({
                    click : methods.update
                });
            
                $(this).click()
            });
        },

        close : function() {
            
            return this.each(function() {

                $(this).removeData();

            });
        }, 

        show : function() {
            return this.show();
        },

        hide : function() {
            return this.hide();
        },

        update : function() {
            
            var data = $(this).data();

            $(this).css({

                'height': data.height, 
                'width': data.width,
                'z-index': 1

            });

            $('#fill').css({

                'height': data.fillHeight,
                'width': data.width,
                'margin-top': data.height - data.fillHeight,
                'z-index': 0
                
            }); 

            $('#thumb').css({

                'height': data.thumbHeight,
                'width': data.width/2,
                'top': function() {
                    var thumbMargin = (data.height - data.fillHeight - (data.thumbHeight/2));
                    return thumbMargin;
                },
                'right': 10
            });

            $('#caption').text("INITIALIZED THERMOMETER: " + data.fillHeight + "/" + data.height)
        },

        edit : function(changes) {
            // edit
        }

    };

    $.fn.thermometer = function(method) { 

        if ( methods[method] ) {

            return methods[method].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));

        } else if( typeof method === 'object' || !method ) {

            return methods.init.apply(this, arguments);

        } else {

            $.error('Method ' + method + ' does not exist on the current object.');
        }
        
    };

})(jQuery);