(function($) {

	$.fn.easySlider = function(options){
	  
		// default configuration properties
		var defaults = {			
			prevId: 		'prevBtn',
			prevText: 		'Previous',
			nextId: 		'nextBtn',	
			nextText: 		'Next',
			controlsShow:	true,
			controlsBefore:	'',
			controlsAfter:	'',	
			controlsFade:	true,
			firstId: 		'firstBtn',
			firstText: 		'First',
			firstShow:		false,
			lastId: 		'lastBtn',	
			lastText: 		'Last',
			lastShow:		false,				
			vertical:		false,
			speed: 			1000,
			auto:			true,
			pause:			5000,
			continuous:		true, 
			numeric: 		false,
			numericId: 		'controls',
			persist:		true
		}; 
		
		var options = $.extend(defaults, options), cookie = {
			set: function(n, v, d){ // cookie.set takes (name, value, optional_persist_days) - defaults to session if no days specified
				if(d){var dt = new Date(); 
					dt.setDate(dt.getDate() + d);
				d = '; expires=' + dt.toGMTString();}
				document.cookie = n + '=' + escape(v) + (d || '') + '; path=/';
			},
			get: function(n){ // cookie.get takes (name)
				var c = document.cookie.match('(^|;)\x20*' + n + '=([^;]*)');
				return c? unescape(c[2]) : null;
			},
			kill: function(n){ // cookie.kill takes (name)
				cookie.set(n, '', -1);
			}
		}, ct = 0;
		cookie.name = this.selector;

		if(options.persist){
			options.cookie = cookie.get(cookie.name);
			options.cookie = options.cookie? Math.abs(options.cookie) : null;
			$(window).bind('unload', function(){cookie.set(cookie.name, ct);});
		} else if(cookie.get(cookie.name)){cookie.kill(cookie.name);}

		this.each(function() {  
			var obj = $(this); 				
			var s = $("li", obj).length;
			var w = $("li", obj).width(); 
			var h = $("li", obj).height(); 
			var clickable = true;
			obj.width(w); 
			obj.height(h); 
			obj.css("overflow","hidden");
			var ts = s-1;
			var t = 0;
			$("ul", obj).css('width',s*w);			
			
			if(options.continuous){
				$("ul", obj).prepend($("ul li:last-child", obj).clone().css("margin-left","-"+ w +"px"));
				$("ul", obj).append($("ul li:nth-child(2)", obj).clone());
				$("ul", obj).css('width',(s+1)*w);
			};				
			
			if(!options.vertical) $("li", obj).css('float','left');
								
			if(options.controlsShow){
				var html = options.controlsBefore;				
				if(options.numeric){
					html += '<ol id="'+ options.numericId +'"></ol>';
				} else {
					if(options.firstShow) html += '<span id="'+ options.firstId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.firstText +'</a></span>';
					html += ' <span id="'+ options.prevId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.prevText +'</a></span>';
					html += ' <span id="'+ options.nextId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.nextText +'</a></span>';
					if(options.lastShow) html += ' <span id="'+ options.lastId +'"><a href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ options.lastText +'</a></span>';				
				};
				
				html += options.controlsAfter;						
				//$(obj).after(html);										
			};
			
			if(options.numeric){									
				for(var i=0;i<s;i++){						
					$(document.createElement("li"))
						.attr('id',options.numericId + (i+1))
						.html('<a rel='+ i +' href=\"javascript:void(0);\">'+ (i+1) +'</a>')
						.appendTo($("#"+ options.numericId))
						.click(function(){							
							animate($("a",$(this)).attr('rel'),true);
						}); 												
				};							
			} else {
				$("a","#"+options.nextId).click(function(){		
					animate("next",true);
				});
				$("a","#"+options.prevId).click(function(){		
					animate("prev",true);				
				});	
				$("a","#"+options.firstId).click(function(){		
					animate("first",true);
				});				
				$("a","#"+options.lastId).click(function(){		
					animate("last",true);				
				});				
			};
			
			function setCurrent(i){
				i = parseInt(i)+1;
				$("li", "#" + options.numericId).removeClass("current");
				$("li#" + options.numericId + i).addClass("current");
			};
			
			function adjust(){
				if(t>ts) t=0;		
				if(t<0) t=ts;	
				if(!options.vertical) {
					$("ul",obj).css("margin-left",(t*w*-1));
				} else {
					$("ul",obj).css("margin-left",(t*h*-1));
				}
				clickable = true;
				if(options.numeric){
					setCurrent(t);
					if(options.persist){
						if(window.opera){cookie.set(cookie.name, t);}
						ct = t;
					}
				}
			};
			
			function animate(dir,clicked){
				if (clickable){
					clickable = false;
					var ot = t;				
					switch(dir){
						case "next":
							t = (ot>=ts) ? (options.continuous ? t+1 : ts) : t+1;						
							break; 
						case "prev":
							t = (t<=0) ? (options.continuous ? t-1 : 0) : t-1;
							break; 
						case "first":
							t = 0;
							break; 
						case "last":
							t = ts;
							break; 
						default:
							t = dir;
							break; 
					};	
					var diff = Math.abs(ot-t);
					var speed = diff*options.speed;						
					if(!options.vertical) {
						p = (t*w*-1);
						$("ul",obj).animate(
							{ marginLeft: p }, 
							{ queue:false, duration:speed, complete:adjust }
						);				
					} else {
						p = (t*h*-1);
						$("ul",obj).animate(
							{ marginTop: p }, 
							{ queue:false, duration:speed, complete:adjust }
						);					
					};
					
					if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){					
						if(t==ts){
							$("a","#"+options.nextId).hide();
							$("a","#"+options.lastId).hide();
						} else {
							$("a","#"+options.nextId).show();
							$("a","#"+options.lastId).show();					
						};
						if(t==0){
							$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
							$("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();
						} else {
							$("a","#"+options.prevId).show();
							$("a","#"+options.firstId).show();
						};					
					};				
					
					if(clicked) clearTimeout(timeout);
					if(options.auto && dir=="next" && !clicked){;
						timeout = setTimeout(function(){
							animate("next",false);
						},diff*options.speed+options.pause);
					};
			
				};
				
			};
			// init
			var timeout;
			if(options.auto){;
				timeout = setTimeout(function(){
					animate("next",false);
				},options.pause);
			};		

			t = options.cookie || 0;
			if(options.numeric){setCurrent(t);}
			adjust();
		
			if(!options.continuous && options.controlsFade){					
				$("a","#"+options.prevId).hide();
				$("a","#"+options.firstId).hide();				
			};				
			
		});
	  
	};

})(jQuery);