(function($) { /** * jQuery debugging helper. * * Invented for Dreditor. * * @usage * $.debug(var [, name]); * $variable.debug( [name] ); */ jQuery.extend({ debug: function () { // Setup debug storage in global window. We want to look into it. window.debug = window.debug || []; args = jQuery.makeArray(arguments); // Determine data source; this is an object for $variable.debug(). // Also determine the identifier to store data with. if (typeof this == 'object') { var name = (args.length ? args[0] : window.debug.length); var data = this; } else { var name = (args.length > 1 ? args.pop() : window.debug.length); var data = args[0]; } // Store data. window.debug[name] = data; // Dump data into Firebug console. if (typeof console != 'undefined') { console.log(name, data); } return this; } }); // @todo Is this the right way? jQuery.fn.debug = jQuery.debug; })(jQuery); ;