--- a/client/digitallibrary/jquery/jquery.digilib.js	Wed Jan 12 09:51:26 2011 +0100
+++ b/client/digitallibrary/jquery/jquery.digilib.js	Wed Jan 12 19:36:11 2011 +0100
@@ -4,22 +4,37 @@
  */
 
 (function($) {
+
+    var defaults = {
+            /* base URL to Scaler servlet */
+            'scalerUrl' : 'http://digilib.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/digitallibrary/servlet/Scaler',
+            /* digilib image path i.e. fn */
+            'imagePath' : '',
+            /* mode of operation. 
+             * fullscreen: takes parameters from page URL, keeps state in page URL
+             * embedded: takes parameters from Javascript options, keeps state inside object 
+             */
+            'interactionMode' : 'fullscreen'
+    };
+ 
+    /* parameters from the query string */
+    var params = {};
     
     var methods = {
             init : function(options) {
                 return this.each(function() {
-                    var $this = $(this);
-                    var data = $this.data('digilib');
-                
+                    var $elem = $(this);
+                    var data = $elem.data('digilib');
                     // If the plugin hasn't been initialized yet
                     if (!data) {
-                
-                        /*
-                         * Do more setup stuff here
-                         */
-
-                        $(this).data('digilib', {
-                            target : $this
+                        // settings for this digilib instance are merged from defaults and options
+                        var settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
+                        // merge query parameters
+                        settings = $.extend(settings, parseParams(settings.interactionMode));
+                        // store in data element
+                        $elem.data('digilib', {
+                            target : $elem,
+                            settings : settings
                         });
                     }
                 });
@@ -29,23 +44,27 @@
                     var $this = $(this);
                     var data = $this.data('digilib');
                     // Namespacing FTW
-                    $(window).unbind('.digilib'); // FIXME: unbinds all digilibs
+                    $(window).unbind('.digilib'); // unbinds all digilibs(?)
                     data.digilib.remove();
                     $this.removeData('digilib');
                 });
             }
-         };
+    };
 
-         $.fn.digilib = function(method) {
-           
-           if (methods[method]) {
-               return methods[method].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
-           } else if (typeof(method) === 'object' || !method) {
-               return methods.init.apply(this, arguments);
-           } else {
-               $.error( 'Method ' +  method + ' does not exist on jQuery.digilib' );
-           }
-         };
+    // returns object with parameters from the query string or an embedded img-tag (depending on interactionMode)
+    var parseParams = function(interactionMode) {
+        alert("parseParams() not implemented");
+    };
     
+    // hook plugin into jquery
+    $.fn.digilib = function(method) {
+        if (methods[method]) {
+            return methods[method].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
+        } else if (typeof(method) === 'object' || !method) {
+            return methods.init.apply(this, arguments);
+        } else {
+            $.error( 'Method ' +  method + ' does not exist on jQuery.digilib' );
+        }
+    };
     
 })(jQuery);
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