/*
* jQuery Simply Countable plugin
* Provides a character counter for any text input or textarea
*
* @version 0.4.2
* @homepage http://github.com/aaronrussell/jquery-simply-countable/
* @author Aaron Russell (http://www.aaronrussell.co.uk)
*
* Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Aaron Russell (aaron@gc4.co.uk)
* Dual licensed under the MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
* and GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php) licenses.
*/
(function($){
$.fn.simplyCountable = function(options){
options = $.extend({
counter: '#counter',
countType: 'characters',
wordSeparator: ' ',
maxCount: 140,
strictMax: false,
countDirection: 'down',
safeClass: 'safe',
overClass: 'over',
thousandSeparator: ',',
onOverCount: function(){},
onSafeCount: function(){},
onMaxCount: function(){}
}, options);
var countable = this;
var counter = $(options.counter);
if (!counter.length) { return false; }
regex = new RegExp('['+options.wordSeparator+']+');
var countCheck = function(){
var count;
var revCount;
var reverseCount = function(ct){
return ct - (ct*2) + options.maxCount;
}
var countInt = function(){
return (options.countDirection === 'up') ? revCount : count;
}
var numberFormat = function(ct){
var prefix = '';
if (options.thousandSeparator){
ct = ct.toString();
// Handle large negative numbers
if (ct.match(/^-/)) {
ct = ct.substr(1);
prefix = '-';
}
for (var i = ct.length-3; i > 0; i -= 3){
ct = ct.substr(0,i) + options.thousandSeparator + ct.substr(i);
}
}
return prefix + ct + ' words';
}
/* Calculates count for either words or characters */
if (options.countType === 'words'){
count = options.maxCount - $.trim(countable.val()).split(regex).length;
if (countable.val() === ''){ count += 1; }
}
else { count = options.maxCount - countable.val().length; }
revCount = reverseCount(count);
/* If strictMax set restrict further characters */
if (options.strictMax && count <= 0){
var content = countable.val();
if (count < 0 || content.match(new RegExp('['+options.wordSeparator+']$'))) {
options.onMaxCount(countInt(), countable, counter);
}
if (options.countType === 'words'){
countable.val(content.split(regex).slice(0, options.maxCount).join(options.wordSeparator));
}
else { countable.val(content.substring(0, options.maxCount)); }
count = 0, revCount = options.maxCount;
}
counter.text(numberFormat(countInt()));
/* Set CSS class rules and API callbacks */
if (!counter.hasClass(options.safeClass) && !counter.hasClass(options.overClass)){
if (count < 0){ counter.addClass(options.overClass); }
else { counter.addClass(options.safeClass); }
}
else if (count < 0 && counter.hasClass(options.safeClass)){
counter.removeClass(options.safeClass).addClass(options.overClass);
options.onOverCount(countInt(), countable, counter);
}
else if (count >= 0 && counter.hasClass(options.overClass)){
counter.removeClass(options.overClass).addClass(options.safeClass);
options.onSafeCount(countInt(), countable, counter);
}
};
countCheck();
countable.keyup(countCheck);
countable.bind('paste', function(){
// Wait a few miliseconds for the pasting
setTimeout(countCheck, 5);
});
};
})(jQuery);