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/* http://keith-wood.name/countdown.html
   Countdown for jQuery v1.5.3.
   Written by Keith Wood (kbwood{at}iinet.com.au) January 2008.
   Dual licensed under the GPL (http://dev.jquery.com/browser/trunk/jquery/GPL-LICENSE.txt) and 
   MIT (http://dev.jquery.com/browser/trunk/jquery/MIT-LICENSE.txt) licenses. 
   Please attribute the author if you use it. */

/* Display a countdown timer.
   Attach it with options like:
   $('div selector').countdown(
       {until: new Date(2009, 1 - 1, 1, 0, 0, 0), onExpiry: happyNewYear}); */

(function($) { // Hide scope, no $ conflict

/* Countdown manager. */
function Countdown() {
    this.regional = []; // Available regional settings, indexed by language code
    this.regional[''] = { // Default regional settings
        // The display texts for the counters
        labels: ['Years', 'Months', 'Weeks', 'Days', 'Hours', 'Minutes', 'Seconds'],
        // The display texts for the counters if only one
        labels1: ['Year', 'Month', 'Week', 'Day', 'Hour', 'Minute', 'Second'],
        compactLabels: ['y', 'm', 'w', 'd'], // The compact texts for the counters
        timeSeparator: ':', // Separator for time periods
        isRTL: false // True for right-to-left languages, false for left-to-right
    };
    this._defaults = {
        until: null, // new Date(year, mth - 1, day, hr, min, sec) - date/time to count down to
            // or numeric for seconds offset, or string for unit offset(s):
            // 'Y' years, 'O' months, 'W' weeks, 'D' days, 'H' hours, 'M' minutes, 'S' seconds
        since: null, // new Date(year, mth - 1, day, hr, min, sec) - date/time to count up from
            // or numeric for seconds offset, or string for unit offset(s):
            // 'Y' years, 'O' months, 'W' weeks, 'D' days, 'H' hours, 'M' minutes, 'S' seconds
        timezone: null, // The timezone (hours or minutes from GMT) for the target times,
            // or null for client local
        format: 'dHMS', // Format for display - upper case for always, lower case only if non-zero,
            // 'Y' years, 'O' months, 'W' weeks, 'D' days, 'H' hours, 'M' minutes, 'S' seconds
        layout: '', // Build your own layout for the countdown
        compact: false, // True to display in a compact format, false for an expanded one
        description: '', // The description displayed for the countdown
        expiryUrl: '', // A URL to load upon expiry, replacing the current page
        expiryText: '', // Text to display upon expiry, replacing the countdown
        alwaysExpire: false, // True to trigger onExpiry even if never counted down
        onExpiry: null, // Callback when the countdown expires -
            // receives no parameters and 'this' is the containing division
        onTick: null // Callback when the countdown is updated -
            // receives int[7] being the breakdown by period (based on format)
            // and 'this' is the containing division
    };
    $.extend(this._defaults, this.regional['']);
}

var PROP_NAME = 'countdown';

var Y = 0; // Years
var O = 1; // Months
var W = 2; // Weeks
var D = 3; // Days
var H = 4; // Hours
var M = 5; // Minutes
var S = 6; // Seconds

$.extend(Countdown.prototype, {
    /* Class name added to elements to indicate already configured with countdown. */
    markerClassName: 'hasCountdown',
    
    /* Shared timer for all countdowns. */
    _timer: setInterval(function() { $.countdown._updateTargets(); }, 980),
    /* List of currently active countdown targets. */
    _timerTargets: [],
    
    /* Override the default settings for all instances of the countdown widget.
       @param  options  (object) the new settings to use as defaults */
    setDefaults: function(options) {
        this._resetExtraLabels(this._defaults, options);
        extendRemove(this._defaults, options || {});
    },

    /* Convert a date/time to UTC.
       @param  tz     (number) the hour or minute offset from GMT, e.g. +9, -360
       @param  year   (Date) the date/time in that timezone or
                      (number) the year in that timezone
       @param  month  (number, optional) the month (0 - 11) (omit if year is a Date)
       @param  day    (number, optional) the day (omit if year is a Date)
       @param  hours  (number, optional) the hour (omit if year is a Date)
       @param  mins   (number, optional) the minute (omit if year is a Date)
       @param  secs   (number, optional) the second (omit if year is a Date)
       @param  ms     (number, optional) the millisecond (omit if year is a Date)
       @return  (Date) the equivalent UTC date/time */
    UTCDate: function(tz, year, month, day, hours, mins, secs, ms) {
        if (typeof year == 'object' && year.constructor == Date) {
            ms = year.getMilliseconds();
            secs = year.getSeconds();
            mins = year.getMinutes();
            hours = year.getHours();
            day = year.getDate();
            month = year.getMonth();
            year = year.getFullYear();
        }
        var d = new Date();
        d.setUTCFullYear(year);
        d.setUTCDate(1);
        d.setUTCMonth(month || 0);
        d.setUTCDate(day || 1);
        d.setUTCHours(hours || 0);
        d.setUTCMinutes((mins || 0) - (Math.abs(tz) < 30 ? tz * 60 : tz));
        d.setUTCSeconds(secs || 0);
        d.setUTCMilliseconds(ms || 0);
        return d;
    },

    /* Attach the countdown widget to a div.
       @param  target   (element) the containing division
       @param  options  (object) the initial settings for the countdown */
    _attachCountdown: function(target, options) {
        var $target = $(target);
        if ($target.hasClass(this.markerClassName)) {
            return;
        }
        $target.addClass(this.markerClassName);
        var inst = {options: $.extend({}, options),
            _periods: [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]};
        $.data(target, PROP_NAME, inst);
        this._changeCountdown(target);
    },

    /* Add a target to the list of active ones.
       @param  target  (element) the countdown target */
    _addTarget: function(target) {
        if (!this._hasTarget(target)) {
            this._timerTargets.push(target);
        }
    },

    /* See if a target is in the list of active ones.
       @param  target  (element) the countdown target
       @return  (boolean) true if present, false if not */
    _hasTarget: function(target) {
        return ($.inArray(target, this._timerTargets) > -1);
    },

    /* Remove a target from the list of active ones.
       @param  target  (element) the countdown target */
    _removeTarget: function(target) {
        this._timerTargets = $.map(this._timerTargets,
            function(value) { return (value == target ? null : value); }); // delete entry
    },

    /* Update each active timer target. */
    _updateTargets: function() {
        for (var i = 0; i < this._timerTargets.length; i++) {
            this._updateCountdown(this._timerTargets[i]);
        }
    },

    /* Redisplay the countdown with an updated display.
       @param  target  (jQuery) the containing division
       @param  inst    (object) the current settings for this instance */
    _updateCountdown: function(target, inst) {
        var $target = $(target);
        inst = inst || $.data(target, PROP_NAME);
        if (!inst) {
            return;
        }
        $target.html(this._generateHTML(inst));
        $target[(this._get(inst, 'isRTL') ? 'add' : 'remove') + 'Class']('countdown_rtl');
        var onTick = this._get(inst, 'onTick');
        if (onTick) {
            onTick.apply(target, [inst._hold != 'lap' ? inst._periods :
                this._calculatePeriods(inst, inst._show, new Date())]);
        }
        var expired = inst._hold != 'pause' &&
            (inst._since ? inst._now.getTime() <= inst._since.getTime() :
            inst._now.getTime() >= inst._until.getTime());
        if (expired && !inst._expiring) {
            inst._expiring = true;
            if (this._hasTarget(target) || this._get(inst, 'alwaysExpire')) {
                this._removeTarget(target);
                var onExpiry = this._get(inst, 'onExpiry');
                if (onExpiry) {
                    onExpiry.apply(target, []);
                }
                var expiryText = this._get(inst, 'expiryText');
                if (expiryText) {
                    var layout = this._get(inst, 'layout');
                    inst.options.layout = expiryText;
                    this._updateCountdown(target, inst);
                    inst.options.layout = layout;
                }
                var expiryUrl = this._get(inst, 'expiryUrl');
                if (expiryUrl) {
                    window.location = expiryUrl;
                }
            }
            inst._expiring = false;
        }
        else if (inst._hold == 'pause') {
            this._removeTarget(target);
        }
        $.data(target, PROP_NAME, inst);
    },

    /* Reconfigure the settings for a countdown div.
       @param  target   (element) the containing division
       @param  options  (object) the new settings for the countdown or
                        (string) an individual property name
       @param  value    (any) the individual property value
                        (omit if options is an object) */
    _changeCountdown: function(target, options, value) {
        options = options || {};
        if (typeof options == 'string') {
            var name = options;
            options = {};
            options[name] = value;
        }
        var inst = $.data(target, PROP_NAME);
        if (inst) {
            this._resetExtraLabels(inst.options, options);
            extendRemove(inst.options, options);
            this._adjustSettings(inst);
            $.data(target, PROP_NAME, inst);
            var now = new Date();
            if ((inst._since && inst._since < now) ||
                    (inst._until && inst._until > now)) {
                this._addTarget(target);
            }
            this._updateCountdown(target, inst);
        }
    },

    /* Reset any extra labelsn and compactLabelsn entries if changing labels.
       @param  base     (object) the options to be updated
       @param  options  (object) the new option values */
    _resetExtraLabels: function(base, options) {
        var changingLabels = false;
        for (var n in options) {
            if (n.match(/[Ll]abels/)) {
                changingLabels = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (changingLabels) {
            for (var n in base) { // Remove custom numbered labels
                if (n.match(/[Ll]abels[0-9]/)) {
                    base[n] = null;
                }
            }
        }
    },

    /* Remove the countdown widget from a div.
       @param  target  (element) the containing division */
    _destroyCountdown: function(target) {
        var $target = $(target);
        if (!$target.hasClass(this.markerClassName)) {
            return;
        }
        this._removeTarget(target);
        $target.removeClass(this.markerClassName).empty();
        $.removeData(target, PROP_NAME);
    },

    /* Pause a countdown widget at the current time.
       Stop it running but remember and display the current time.
       @param  target  (element) the containing division */
    _pauseCountdown: function(target) {
        this._hold(target, 'pause');
    },

    /* Pause a countdown widget at the current time.
       Stop the display but keep the countdown running.
       @param  target  (element) the containing division */
    _lapCountdown: function(target) {
        this._hold(target, 'lap');
    },

    /* Resume a paused countdown widget.
       @param  target  (element) the containing division */
    _resumeCountdown: function(target) {
        this._hold(target, null);
    },

    /* Pause or resume a countdown widget.
       @param  target  (element) the containing division
       @param  hold    (string) the new hold setting */
    _hold: function(target, hold) {
        var inst = $.data(target, PROP_NAME);
        if (inst) {
            if (inst._hold == 'pause' && !hold) {
                inst._periods = inst._savePeriods;
                var sign = (inst._since ? '-' : '+');
                inst[inst._since ? '_since' : '_until'] =
                    this._determineTime(sign + inst._periods[0] + 'y' +
                        sign + inst._periods[1] + 'o' + sign + inst._periods[2] + 'w' +
                        sign + inst._periods[3] + 'd' + sign + inst._periods[4] + 'h' + 
                        sign + inst._periods[5] + 'm' + sign + inst._periods[6] + 's');
                this._addTarget(target);
            }
            inst._hold = hold;
            inst._savePeriods = (hold == 'pause' ? inst._periods : null);
            $.data(target, PROP_NAME, inst);
            this._updateCountdown(target, inst);
        }
    },

    /* Return the current time periods.
       @param  target  (element) the containing division
       @return  (number[7]) the current periods for the countdown */
    _getTimesCountdown: function(target) {
        var inst = $.data(target, PROP_NAME);
        return (!inst ? null : (!inst._hold ? inst._periods :
            this._calculatePeriods(inst, inst._show, new Date())));
    },

    /* Get a setting value, defaulting if necessary.
       @param  inst  (object) the current settings for this instance
       @param  name  (string) the name of the required setting
       @return  (any) the setting's value or a default if not overridden */
    _get: function(inst, name) {
        return (inst.options[name] != null ?
            inst.options[name] : $.countdown._defaults[name]);
    },
    
    /* Calculate interal settings for an instance.
       @param  inst  (object) the current settings for this instance */
    _adjustSettings: function(inst) {
        var now = new Date();
        var timezone = this._get(inst, 'timezone');
        timezone = (timezone == null ? -new Date().getTimezoneOffset() : timezone);
        inst._since = this._get(inst, 'since');
        if (inst._since) {
            inst._since = this.UTCDate(timezone, this._determineTime(inst._since, null));
        }
        inst._until = this.UTCDate(timezone, this._determineTime(this._get(inst, 'until'), now));
        inst._show = this._determineShow(inst);
    },

    /* A time may be specified as an exact value or a relative one.
       @param  setting      (string or number or Date) - the date/time value
                            as a relative or absolute value
       @param  defaultTime  (Date) the date/time to use if no other is supplied
       @return  (Date) the corresponding date/time */
    _determineTime: function(setting, defaultTime) {
        var offsetNumeric = function(offset) { // e.g. +300, -2
            var time = new Date();
            time.setTime(time.getTime() + offset * 1000);
            return time;
        };
        var offsetString = function(offset) { // e.g. '+2d', '-4w', '+3h +30m'
            offset = offset.toLowerCase();
            var time = new Date();
            var year = time.getFullYear();
            var month = time.getMonth();
            var day = time.getDate();
            var hour = time.getHours();
            var minute = time.getMinutes();
            var second = time.getSeconds();
            var pattern = /([+-]?[0-9]+)\s*(s|m|h|d|w|o|y)?/g;
            var matches = pattern.exec(offset);
            while (matches) {
                switch (matches[2] || 's') {
                    case 's': second += parseInt(matches[1], 10); break;
                    case 'm': minute += parseInt(matches[1], 10); break;
                    case 'h': hour += parseInt(matches[1], 10); break;
                    case 'd': day += parseInt(matches[1], 10); break;
                    case 'w': day += parseInt(matches[1], 10) * 7; break;
                    case 'o':
                        month += parseInt(matches[1], 10); 
                        day = Math.min(day, $.countdown._getDaysInMonth(year, month));
                        break;
                    case 'y':
                        year += parseInt(matches[1], 10);
                        day = Math.min(day, $.countdown._getDaysInMonth(year, month));
                        break;
                }
                matches = pattern.exec(offset);
            }
            return new Date(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, 0);
        };
        var time = (setting == null ? defaultTime :
            (typeof setting == 'string' ? offsetString(setting) :
            (typeof setting == 'number' ? offsetNumeric(setting) : setting)));
        if (time) time.setMilliseconds(0);
        return time;
    },

    /* Determine the number of days in a month.
       @param  year   (number) the year
       @param  month  (number) the month
       @return  (number) the days in that month */
    _getDaysInMonth: function(year, month) {
        return 32 - new Date(year, month, 32).getDate();
    },

    /* Generate the HTML to display the countdown widget.
       @param  inst  (object) the current settings for this instance
       @return  (string) the new HTML for the countdown display */
    _generateHTML: function(inst) {
        // Determine what to show
        inst._periods = periods = (inst._hold ? inst._periods :
            this._calculatePeriods(inst, inst._show, new Date()));
        // Show all 'asNeeded' after first non-zero value
        var shownNonZero = false;
        var showCount = 0;
        for (var period = 0; period < inst._show.length; period++) {
            shownNonZero |= (inst._show[period] == '?' && periods[period] > 0);
            inst._show[period] = (inst._show[period] == '?' && !shownNonZero ? null : inst._show[period]);
            showCount += (inst._show[period] ? 1 : 0);
        }
        var compact = this._get(inst, 'compact');
        var layout = this._get(inst, 'layout');
        var labels = (compact ? this._get(inst, 'compactLabels') : this._get(inst, 'labels'));
        var timeSeparator = this._get(inst, 'timeSeparator');
        var description = this._get(inst, 'description') || '';
        var showCompact = function(period) {
            var labelsNum = $.countdown._get(inst, 'compactLabels' + periods[period]);
            return (inst._show[period] ? periods[period] +
                (labelsNum ? labelsNum[period] : labels[period]) + ' ' : '');
        };
        var showFull = function(period) {
            var labelsNum = $.countdown._get(inst, 'labels' + periods[period]);
            return (inst._show[period] ?
                '<span class="countdown_section"><span class="countdown_amount">' +
                periods[period] + '</span><br/>' +
                (labelsNum ? labelsNum[period] : labels[period]) + '</span>' : '');
        };
        return (layout ? this._buildLayout(inst, layout, compact) :
            ((compact ? // Compact version
            '<span class="countdown_row countdown_amount' +
            (inst._hold ? ' countdown_holding' : '') + '">' + 
            showCompact(Y) + showCompact(O) + showCompact(W) + showCompact(D) + 
            (inst._show[H] ? this._minDigits(periods[H], 2) : '') +
            (inst._show[M] ? (inst._show[H] ? timeSeparator : '') +
            this._minDigits(periods[M], 2) : '') +
            (inst._show[S] ? (inst._show[H] || inst._show[M] ? timeSeparator : '') +
            this._minDigits(periods[S], 2) : '') :
            // Full version
            '<span class="countdown_row countdown_show' + showCount +
            (inst._hold ? ' countdown_holding' : '') + '">' +
            showFull(Y) + showFull(O) + showFull(W) + showFull(D) +
            showFull(H) + showFull(M) + showFull(S)) + '</span>' +
            (description ? '<span class="countdown_row countdown_descr">' + description + '</span>' : '')));
    },

    /* Construct a custom layout.
       @param  inst     (object) the current settings for this instance
       @param  layout   (string) the customised layout
       @param  compact  (boolean) true if using compact labels
       @return  (string) the custom HTML */
    _buildLayout: function(inst, layout, compact) {
        var labels = this._get(inst, (compact ? 'compactLabels' : 'labels'));
        var labelFor = function(index) {
            return ($.countdown._get(inst,
                (compact ? 'compactLabels' : 'labels') + inst._periods[index]) ||
                labels)[index];
        };
        var digit = function(value, position) {
            return Math.floor(value / position) % 10;
        };
        var subs = {desc: this._get(inst, 'description'), sep: this._get(inst, 'timeSeparator'),
            yl: labelFor(Y), yn: inst._periods[Y], ynn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[Y], 2),
            ynnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[Y], 3), y1: digit(inst._periods[Y], 1),
            y10: digit(inst._periods[Y], 10), y100: digit(inst._periods[Y], 100),
            ol: labelFor(O), on: inst._periods[O], onn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[O], 2),
            onnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[O], 3), o1: digit(inst._periods[O], 1),
            o10: digit(inst._periods[O], 10), o100: digit(inst._periods[O], 100),
            wl: labelFor(W), wn: inst._periods[W], wnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[W], 2),
            wnnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[W], 3), w1: digit(inst._periods[W], 1),
            w10: digit(inst._periods[W], 10), w100: digit(inst._periods[W], 100),
            dl: labelFor(D), dn: inst._periods[D], dnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[D], 2),
            dnnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[D], 3), d1: digit(inst._periods[D], 1),
            d10: digit(inst._periods[D], 10), d100: digit(inst._periods[D], 100),
            hl: labelFor(H), hn: inst._periods[H], hnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[H], 2),
            hnnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[H], 3), h1: digit(inst._periods[H], 1),
            h10: digit(inst._periods[H], 10), h100: digit(inst._periods[H], 100),
            ml: labelFor(M), mn: inst._periods[M], mnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[M], 2),
            mnnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[M], 3), m1: digit(inst._periods[M], 1),
            m10: digit(inst._periods[M], 10), m100: digit(inst._periods[M], 100),
            sl: labelFor(S), sn: inst._periods[S], snn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[S], 2),
            snnn: this._minDigits(inst._periods[S], 3), s1: digit(inst._periods[S], 1),
            s10: digit(inst._periods[S], 10), s100: digit(inst._periods[S], 100)};
        var html = layout;
        // Replace period containers: {p<}...{p>}
        for (var i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
            var period = 'yowdhms'.charAt(i);
            var re = new RegExp('\\{' + period + '<\\}(.*)\\{' + period + '>\\}', 'g');
            html = html.replace(re, (inst._show[i] ? '$1' : ''));
        }
        // Replace period values: {pn}
        $.each(subs, function(n, v) {
            var re = new RegExp('\\{' + n + '\\}', 'g');
            html = html.replace(re, v);
        });
        return html;
    },

    /* Ensure a numeric value has at least n digits for display.
       @param  value  (number) the value to display
       @param  len    (number) the minimum length
       @return  (string) the display text */
    _minDigits: function(value, len) {
        value = '0000000000' + value;
        return value.substr(value.length - len);
    },

    /* Translate the format into flags for each period.
       @param  inst  (object) the current settings for this instance
       @return  (string[7]) flags indicating which periods are requested (?) or
                required (!) by year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second */
    _determineShow: function(inst) {
        var format = this._get(inst, 'format');
        var show = [];
        show[Y] = (format.match('y') ? '?' : (format.match('Y') ? '!' : null));
        show[O] = (format.match('o') ? '?' : (format.match('O') ? '!' : null));
        show[W] = (format.match('w') ? '?' : (format.match('W') ? '!' : null));
        show[D] = (format.match('d') ? '?' : (format.match('D') ? '!' : null));
        show[H] = (format.match('h') ? '?' : (format.match('H') ? '!' : null));
        show[M] = (format.match('m') ? '?' : (format.match('M') ? '!' : null));
        show[S] = (format.match('s') ? '?' : (format.match('S') ? '!' : null));
        return show;
    },
    
    /* Calculate the requested periods between now and the target time.
       @param  inst  (object) the current settings for this instance
       @param  show  (string[7]) flags indicating which periods are requested/required
       @param  now   (Date) the current date and time
       @return  (number[7]) the current time periods (always positive)
                by year, month, week, day, hour, minute, second */
    _calculatePeriods: function(inst, show, now) {
        // Find endpoints
        inst._now = now;
        inst._now.setMilliseconds(0);
        var until = new Date(inst._now.getTime());
        if (inst._since && now.getTime() < inst._since.getTime()) {
            inst._now = now = until;
        }
        else if (inst._since) {
            now = inst._since;
        }
        else {
            until.setTime(inst._until.getTime());
            if (now.getTime() > inst._until.getTime()) {
                inst._now = now = until;
            }
        }
        // Calculate differences by period
        var periods = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0];
        if (show[Y] || show[O]) {
            // Treat end of months as the same
            var lastNow = $.countdown._getDaysInMonth(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth());
            var lastUntil = $.countdown._getDaysInMonth(until.getFullYear(), until.getMonth());
            var sameDay = (until.getDate() == now.getDate() ||
                (until.getDate() >= Math.min(lastNow, lastUntil) &&
                now.getDate() >= Math.min(lastNow, lastUntil)));
            var getSecs = function(date) {
                return (date.getHours() * 60 + date.getMinutes()) * 60 + date.getSeconds();
            };
            var months = Math.max(0,
                (until.getFullYear() - now.getFullYear()) * 12 + until.getMonth() - now.getMonth() +
                ((until.getDate() < now.getDate() && !sameDay) ||
                (sameDay && getSecs(until) < getSecs(now)) ? -1 : 0));
            periods[Y] = (show[Y] ? Math.floor(months / 12) : 0);
            periods[O] = (show[O] ? months - periods[Y] * 12 : 0);
            // Adjust for months difference and end of month if necessary
            var adjustDate = function(date, offset, last) {
                var wasLastDay = (date.getDate() == last);
                var lastDay = $.countdown._getDaysInMonth(date.getFullYear() + offset * periods[Y],
                    date.getMonth() + offset * periods[O]);
                if (date.getDate() > lastDay) {
                    date.setDate(lastDay);
                }
                date.setFullYear(date.getFullYear() + offset * periods[Y]);
                date.setMonth(date.getMonth() + offset * periods[O]);
                if (wasLastDay) {
                    date.setDate(lastDay);
                }
                return date;
            };
            if (inst._since) {
                until = adjustDate(until, -1, lastUntil);
            }
            else {
                now = adjustDate(new Date(now.getTime()), +1, lastNow);
            }
        }
        var diff = Math.floor((until.getTime() - now.getTime()) / 1000);
        var extractPeriod = function(period, numSecs) {
            periods[period] = (show[period] ? Math.floor(diff / numSecs) : 0);
            diff -= periods[period] * numSecs;
        };
        extractPeriod(W, 604800);
        extractPeriod(D, 86400);
        extractPeriod(H, 3600);
        extractPeriod(M, 60);
        extractPeriod(S, 1);
        return periods;
    }
});

/* jQuery extend now ignores nulls!
   @param  target  (object) the object to update
   @param  props   (object) the new settings
   @return  (object) the updated object */
function extendRemove(target, props) {
    $.extend(target, props);
    for (var name in props) {
        if (props[name] == null) {
            target[name] = null;
        }
    }
    return target;
}

/* Process the countdown functionality for a jQuery selection.
   @param  command  (string) the command to run (optional, default 'attach')
   @param  options  (object) the new settings to use for these countdown instances
   @return  (jQuery) for chaining further calls */
$.fn.countdown = function(options) {
    var otherArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
    if (options == 'getTimes') {
        return $.countdown['_' + options + 'Countdown'].
            apply($.countdown, [this[0]].concat(otherArgs));
    }
    return this.each(function() {
        if (typeof options == 'string') {
            $.countdown['_' + options + 'Countdown'].apply($.countdown, [this].concat(otherArgs));
        }
        else {
            $.countdown._attachCountdown(this, options);
        }
    });
};

/* Initialise the countdown functionality. */
$.countdown = new Countdown(); // singleton instance

})(jQuery);