(function($) {
  /*
  jquery.twitter.js v1.5
  Last updated: 08 July 2009

		Created by Damien du Toit
  http://coda.co.za/blog/2008/10/26/jquery-plugin-for-twitter

		Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 3.0 Unported License
  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
  */

  $.fn.getTwitter = function(options) {

    $.fn.getTwitter.defaults = {
      userName: null,
      numTweets: 5,
      loaderText: "Loading tweets...",
      slideIn: true,
      slideDuration: 750,
      showHeading: true,
      headingText: "Latest Tweets",
      showProfileLink: true,
      showTimestamp: true
    };

    var o = $.extend({}, $.fn.getTwitter.defaults, options);

    return this.each(function() {
      var c = $(this);

      // hide container element, remove alternative content, and add class
      c.hide().empty().addClass("twitted");

      // add heading to container element
      if (o.showHeading) {
        c.append("<h2>" + o.headingText + "</h2>");
      }

      // add twitter list to container element
      var twitterListHTML = "<ul id=\"twitter_update_list\"><li></li></ul>";
      c.append(twitterListHTML);

      var tl = $("#twitter_update_list");

      // hide twitter list
      tl.hide();

      // add preLoader to container element
      var preLoaderHTML = $("<p class=\"preLoader\">" + o.loaderText + "</p>");
      c.append(preLoaderHTML);

      // add Twitter profile link to container element
      if (o.showProfileLink) {
        var profileLinkHTML = "<p class=\"profileLink\"><a href=\"http://twitter.com/" + o.userName + "\">http://twitter.com/" + o.userName + "</a></p>";
        c.append(profileLinkHTML);
      }

      // show container element
      c.show();

      $.getScript("http://twitter.com/javascripts/blogger.js");
      $.getScript("http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/" + o.userName + ".json?callback=twitterCallback2&count=" + o.numTweets, function() {
        // remove preLoader from container element
        $(preLoaderHTML).remove();

        // remove timestamp and move to title of list item
        if (!o.showTimestamp) {
          tl.find("li").each(function() {

            var timestampHTML = $(this).children("a");
            var timestamp = timestampHTML.html();
            timestampHTML.remove();
            $(this).attr("title", timestamp);
          });
        }

        // show twitter list
        if (o.slideIn) {
          // a fix for the jQuery slide effect
          // Hat-tip: http://blog.pengoworks.com/index.cfm/2009/4/21/Fixing-jQuerys-slideDown-effect-ie-Jumpy-Animation
          var tlHeight = tl.data("originalHeight");

          // get the original height
          if (!tlHeight) {
            tlHeight = tl.show().height();
            tl.data("originalHeight", tlHeight);
            tl.hide().css({ height: 0 });
          }

          tl.show().animate({ height: tlHeight }, o.slideDuration);
        }
        else {
          tl.show();
        }


        tl.find("li").each(function() {
        $(this).append('<p>&nbsp;</p>');
        });

        // add unique class to first list item
        tl.find("li:first").addClass("firstTweet");

        // add unique class to last list item
        tl.find("li:last").addClass("lastTweet");
      });
    });
  };
})(jQuery);