/*
* Rich HTML Ticker- by JavaScript Kit (http://www.javascriptkit.com)
* Freeware. Created Sept 13th, 08'
* This credit must stay intact for use
*/

var richhtmlticker = {
    loadingtext: '<em>Fetching Ticker Contents. Please wait...</em>', //Loading text if content is being fetched via Ajax

    getajaxcontent: function($, config) {
        config.$ticker.html(this.loadingtext)
        $.ajax({
            url: config.msgsource,
            error: function(ajaxrequest) {
                config.$ticker.html('Error fetching content.<br />Server Response: ' + ajaxrequest.responseText)
            },
            success: function(content) {
                config.$ticker.html(content)
                richhtmlticker.setupticker(config)
            }
        })
    },

    rotate: function(config) {
        if (config.$ticker.get(0)._hoverstate == "over") {
            setTimeout(function() { richhtmlticker.rotate(config) }, config.rotatespeed)
        }
        else {
            config.$messages.eq(config.currentmsg).fadeOut(config.animateduration, function() {
                config.currentmsg = (config.currentmsg < config.$messages.length - 1) ? config.currentmsg + 1 : 0
                config.$messages.eq(config.currentmsg).fadeIn(config.animateduration, function() {
                    setTimeout(function() { richhtmlticker.rotate(config) }, config.rotatespeed)
                })
            })
        }
    },

    getCookie: function(Name) {
        var re = new RegExp(Name + "=[^;]+", "i") //construct RE to search for target name/value pair
        if (document.cookie.match(re)) //if cookie found
            return document.cookie.match(re)[0].split("=")[1] //return its value
        return null
    },

    setCookie: function(name, value) {
        document.cookie = name + "=" + value
    },

    setupticker: function(config) {
        config.$messages = config.$ticker.find('div.' + config.msgclass).hide()
        config.currentmsg = Math.min(parseInt(richhtmlticker.getCookie(config.id) || 0), config.$messages.length - 1)
        config.$messages.hide().eq(config.currentmsg).fadeIn(config.animateduration)
        setTimeout(function() { richhtmlticker.rotate(config) }, config.rotatespeed)
        $(window).bind('unload', function() { richhtmlticker.cleanup(config) })
    },

    define: function(config) {
        jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
            config.$ticker = $('#' + config.id)
            if (config.$ticker.length == 0)
                return
            config.$ticker.css({ overflow: 'hidden' }).hover(
			function() { this._hoverstate = "over" },
			function() { this._hoverstate = "out" }
		)
            if (config.msgsource == "inline") {
                richhtmlticker.setupticker(config)
            }
            else {
                richhtmlticker.getajaxcontent($, config)
            }
        })
    },

    cleanup: function(config) {
        this.setCookie(config.id, config.currentmsg)
    }

} //end richhtmlticker object




    //////////// Declare instance of Rich HTML Ticker (invoked when page has loaded): ///////////////////////////

    richhtmlticker.define({
        id: "myhtmlticker", //main ticker DIV id
        msgclass: "messagediv", //CSS class of DIVs containing each ticker message
        msgsource: "inline", //Where to look for the messages: "inline", or "path_to_file_on_your_server"
        rotatespeed: 3000, //pause in milliseconds between rotation
        animateduration: 1000 //duration of fade animation in milliseconds 
    })