(function($){  
  $.fn.ticker = function(options) { 
    // Extend our default options with those provided.
    // Note that the first arg to extend is an empty object -
    // this is to keep from overriding our "defaults" object.
    var opts = $.extend({}, $.fn.ticker.defaults, options);     
    
    /* Get the id of the UL to get our news content from */
    var newsID = '#' + $(this).attr('id');

    /* Get the tag type - we will check this later to makde sure it is a UL tag */
    var tagType = $(this).attr('tagName');   
    
    return this.each(function() { 
      /* Internal vars */
      var settings = {        
        position: 0,
        time: 0,
        distance: 0,
        newsArr: {},
        play: true,
        paused: false,
        contentLoaded: false,
        dom: {
          contentID: '#ticker-content',
          titleID: '#ticker-title',
          titleElem: '#ticker-title SPAN',
          tickerID : '#ticker',
          wrapperID: '#ticker-wrapper',
          revealID: '#ticker-swipe',
          revealElem: '#ticker-swipe SPAN',
          controlsID: '#ticker-controls',
          prevID: '#prev',
          nextID: '#next',
          playPauseID: '#play-pause'
        }
      };
      
      // if we are not using a UL, display an error message and stop any further execution
      if (tagType != 'UL' && opts.htmlFeed === true) {
        debugError('Cannot use <' + tagType.toLowerCase() + '> type of element for this plugin - must of type <ul>');
        return false;
      }

      // lets go...
      initialisePage();
      /* Function to get the size of an Object*/
      function countSize(obj) {
          var size = 0, key;
          for (key in obj) {
              if (obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) size++;
          }
          return size;
      };
      /* Function for handling debug and error messages */ 
      function debugError(obj) {
        if (opts.debugMode) {
          if (window.console && window.console.log) {
            window.console.log(obj);
          }
          else {
            alert(obj);      
          }
        }
      }
      /* Function to setup the page */
      function initialisePage() {
        // add our HTML structure for the ticker to the DOM
        $(settings.dom.wrapperID).append('<div id="' + settings.dom.tickerID.replace('#', '') + '"><div id="' + settings.dom.titleID.replace('#', '') + '"><span style="display: none;"><!-- --></span></div><p id="' + settings.dom.contentID.replace('#', '') + '"></p><div id="' + settings.dom.revealID.replace('#', '') + '"><span style="display: none;"><!-- --></span></div></div>');
        $(settings.dom.wrapperID).removeClass('no-js').addClass('has-js');
        // hide the ticker
        $(settings.dom.tickerElem + ',' + settings.dom.titleElem + ',' + settings.dom.contentID).hide();
        // add the controls to the DOM if required
        if (opts.controls) {
          // add related events - set functions to run on given event
          $(settings.dom.controlsID).live('click mouseover mousedown mouseout mouseup', function (e) {
            var button = e.target.id;    
            if (e.type == 'click') {                      
              switch (button) {
                case settings.dom.prevID.replace('#', ''):
                  // show previous item
                  settings.paused = true;
                  $(settings.dom.playPauseID).addClass('paused');
                  changeContent(button);
                  break;
                case settings.dom.nextID.replace('#', ''):
                  // show next item
                  settings.paused = true;
                  $(settings.dom.playPauseID).addClass('paused');
                  changeContent(button);
                  break;
                case settings.dom.playPauseID.replace('#', ''):
                  // play or pause the ticker
                  if (settings.play == true) {
                    settings.paused = true;
                    $(settings.dom.playPauseID).addClass('paused');
                    pauseTicker();
                  }
                  else {
                    settings.paused = false;
                    $(settings.dom.playPauseID).removeClass('paused');
                    restartTicker();
                  }
                  break;
              }  
            }
            else if (e.type == 'mouseover' && $('#' + button).hasClass('controls')) {
              $('#' + button).addClass('over');
            }
            else if (e.type == 'mousedown' && $('#' + button).hasClass('controls')) {
              $('#' + button).addClass('down');
            }
            else if (e.type == 'mouseup' && $('#' + button).hasClass('controls')) {
              $('#' + button).removeClass('down');
            }
            else if (e.type == 'mouseout' && $('#' + button).hasClass('controls')) {
              $('#' + button).removeClass('over');
            }
          });
          // add controls HTML to DOM
          $(settings.dom.wrapperID).append('<ul id="' + settings.dom.controlsID.replace('#', '') + '"><li id="' + settings.dom.playPauseID.replace('#', '') + '" class="controls"></li><li id="' + settings.dom.prevID.replace('#', '') + '" class="controls"></li><li id="' + settings.dom.nextID.replace('#', '') + '" class="controls"></li></ul>');
        }
        // add mouse over on the content
        $(settings.dom.contentID).mouseover(function () {
          if (settings.paused == false) {
            pauseTicker();
          }
        }).mouseout(function () {
          if (settings.paused == false) {
            restartTicker();
          }
        });
        // start the first ticker item
        updateTicker();
      }
      /* Start the ticker */
      function updateTicker() {  
        // check to see if we need to load content
        if (settings.contentLoaded == false) {
          // construct content
          if (opts.ajaxFeed) {
            // to do - add ajax options (json, remote url)
            debugError('Code Me!');
          }
          else if (opts.htmlFeed) { 
            if($(newsID + ' LI').length > 0) {
              $(newsID + ' LI').each(function (i) {  
                // maybe this could be one whole object and not an array of objects?
                settings.newsArr['item-' + i] = { type: opts.titleText, content: $(this).html()};
              });              
            }  
            else {
              debugError('Couldn\'t find any content for the ticker to use!');
              return false;
            }
          }
          else {
            debugError('Couldn\'t find any content for the ticker to use!');
            return false;
          }
          settings.contentLoaded = true;
        }
        
        // insert news content into DOM
        $(settings.dom.titleElem).html(settings.newsArr['item-' + settings.position].type);
        $(settings.dom.contentID).html(settings.newsArr['item-' + settings.position].content);
        
        // set the next content item to be used - loop round if we are at the end of the content
        if (settings.position == (countSize(settings.newsArr) -1)) {
          settings.position = 0;
        }
        else {    
          settings.position++;
        }
              
        // get the values of content and set the time of the reveal (so all reveals have the same speed regardless of content size)
        distance = $(settings.dom.contentID).width();
        time = distance / opts.speed;
        
        // start the ticker   - have to fade both element here because of IE strangeness - needs further investigation
        $(settings.dom.wrapperID)
          .find(settings.dom.titleID).fadeIn()
            .end().find(settings.dom.titleElem).fadeIn('slow', revealContent);
      }

      //slide back cover  
      function revealContent() {
        if(settings.play) {  
          // get the width of the title element to offset the content and reveal
          var offset = $(settings.dom.titleElem).width() + 20;
          $(settings.dom.revealID).css('left', offset + 'px');
          // show the reveal element and start  the animation
          $(settings.dom.revealElem).show(0, function () {
            $(settings.dom.contentID).css('left', offset + 'px').show();
            $(settings.dom.revealID).css('margin-left', '0px').delay(20).animate({
              marginLeft: distance + 'px'
            }, time, 'linear', postReveal);
          });    
        }
        else {
          return false;          
        }
      };
      
      function postReveal() {
        // here we hide the current content and reset the ticker elements to a default state ready for the next ticker item
        if(settings.play) {    
          // we have to separately fade the content out here to get around an IE bug - needs further investigation
          $(settings.dom.contentID).delay(opts.pauseOnItems).fadeOut('slow');
          // deal with the rest of the content, prepare the DOM and trigger the next ticker
          $(settings.dom.revealID).hide(0, function () {
            $(settings.dom.tickerID).delay(opts.pauseOnItems).fadeOut(opts.fadeOutSpeed, function () {
              $(settings.dom.wrapperID)
                .find(settings.dom.titleElem +',' + settings.dom.revealElem + ',' + settings.dom.contentID)
                  .hide()
                .end().find(settings.dom.tickerID + ',' + settings.dom.revealID + ',' + settings.dom.titleID)
                  .show()
                .end().find(settings.dom.tickerID + ',' + settings.dom.revealID + ',' + settings.dom.titleID)
                  .removeAttr('style');                
              updateTicker();            
            });
          });
        }
        else {
          $(settings.dom.revealElem).hide();
        }
      }
      
      function pauseTicker() {
        // pause ticker
        settings.play = false;
        // stop animation and show content - must pass true, true to the stop function, or we can get some funky behaviour
        $(settings.dom.tickerID + ',' + settings.dom.revealID + ',' + settings.dom.titleID + ',' + settings.dom.titleElem + ',' + settings.dom.revealElem + ',' + settings.dom.contentID).stop(true, true);
        $(settings.dom.revealID + ',' + settings.dom.revealElem).hide();
        $(settings.dom.wrapperID)
          .find(settings.dom.titleID + ',' + settings.dom.titleElem).show()
            .end().find(settings.dom.contentID).show();
      }
      
      function restartTicker() {
        // play ticker
        settings.play = true;
        settings.paused = false;
        // start the ticker again
        postReveal();  
      }
      
      function changeContent(direction) {
        pauseTicker();
        switch (direction) {
          case 'prev':
            if (settings.position == 0) {
              settings.position = countSize(settings.newsArr) -2;
            }
            else if (settings.position == 1) {
              settings.position = countSize(settings.newsArr) -1;
            }
            else {
              settings.position = settings.position - 2;
            }
            //console.log(settings.position);
            $(settings.dom.titleElem).html(settings.newsArr['item-' + settings.position].type);
            $(settings.dom.contentID).html(settings.newsArr['item-' + settings.position].content);            
            break;
          case 'next':
            $(settings.dom.titleElem).html(settings.newsArr['item-' + settings.position].type);
            $(settings.dom.contentID).html(settings.newsArr['item-' + settings.position].content);
            break;
        }
        // set the next content item to be used - loop round if we are at the end of the content
        if (settings.position == (countSize(settings.newsArr) -1)) {
          settings.position = 0;
        }
        else {    
          settings.position++;
        }  
      }
    });  
  };  
  // plugin defaults - added as a property on our plugin function
  $.fn.ticker.defaults = {
    speed: 0.10,      
    ajaxFeed: false,
    htmlFeed: true,
    debugMode: false,
    controls: true,
    titleText: 'Latest News // ',    
    pauseOnItems: 2000,
    fadeInSpeed: 300,
    fadeOutSpeed: 300
  };  
})(jQuery);

// get html from ajax call or json object

// make whole thing events based

// background customisation (a la bbc)

// truncate long strings?