(function ($) {

    $.fn.bar = function (options) {
        var opts = $.extend({}, $.fn.bar.defaults, options);
        return this.each(function () {
            $this = $(this);
            var o = $.meta ? $.extend({}, opts, $this.data()) : opts;

            if (!$('.jbar').length) {
                if (o.useTimeout)
                    timeout = setTimeout('$.fn.bar.removebar()', o.time);
                var _message_span = $(document.createElement('span')).addClass('jbar-content').html(o.message);
                _message_span.css({ "color": o.color });
                var _wrap_bar;
                (o.position == 'bottom') ?
					_wrap_bar = $(document.createElement('div')).addClass('jbar jbar-bottom') :
					_wrap_bar = $(document.createElement('div')).addClass('jbar jbar-top');

                _wrap_bar.css({ "background-color": o.background_color });
                if (o.removebutton) {
                    var _remove_cross = $(document.createElement('a')).addClass('jbar-cross');
                    _remove_cross.html(o.close_text);
                    _remove_cross.click(function (e) { $.fn.bar.removebar(); })
                }
                else {
                    _wrap_bar.css({ "cursor": "pointer" });
                    _wrap_bar.click(function (e) { $.fn.bar.removebar(); })
                }
                _wrap_bar.append(_message_span).append(_remove_cross).hide().insertBefore($('body :first')).fadeIn('fast');
            }

        });
    };
    var timeout;
    $.fn.bar.removebar = function (txt) {
        if ($('.jbar').length) {
            clearTimeout(timeout);
            $('.jbar').fadeOut('fast', function () {
                $(this).remove();
            });
        }
    };
    $.fn.bar.defaults = {
        background_color: '#FFFFFF',
        color: '#000',
        position: 'top',
        removebutton: true,
        useTimeout: true,
        time: 5000,
        close_text: 'close'
    };

})(jQuery);