/* 
// #########################
// # >_JR9th
// # >_jQuery.Elastic (Plug-In)
// #########################
*/


(function(jQuery){ 
	jQuery.fn.extend({  
		elastic: function() {
		
			var mimics = [
				'paddingTop',
				'paddingRight',
				'paddingBottom',
				'paddingLeft',
				'fontSize',
				'lineHeight',
				'fontFamily',
				'width',
				'fontWeight',
				'border-top-width',
				'border-right-width',
				'border-bottom-width',
				'border-left-width',
				'borderTopStyle',
				'borderTopColor',
				'borderRightStyle',
				'borderRightColor',
				'borderBottomStyle',
				'borderBottomColor',
				'borderLeftStyle',
				'borderLeftColor'
				];
			
			return this.each( function() {
				
				// Elastic only works on textareas
				if ( this.type !== 'textarea' ) {
					return false;
				}
					
			var $textarea	= jQuery(this),
				$twin		= jQuery('<div />').css({'position': 'absolute','display':'none','word-wrap':'break-word'}),
				lineHeight	= parseInt($textarea.css('line-height'),10) || parseInt($textarea.css('font-size'),'10'),
				minheight	= parseInt($textarea.css('height'),10),
				maxheight	= parseInt($textarea.css('max-height'),10) || Number.MAX_VALUE,
				goalheight	= 0;
				
				if (maxheight < 0) { maxheight = Number.MAX_VALUE; }
					
				$twin.appendTo($textarea.parent());
				
				var i = mimics.length;
				while(i--){
					$twin.css(mimics[i].toString(),$textarea.css(mimics[i].toString()));
				}
				
				function setTwinWidth(){
					curatedWidth = Math.floor(parseInt($textarea.width(),10));
					if($twin.width() !== curatedWidth){
						$twin.css({'width': curatedWidth + 'px'});
						
						update(true);
					}
				}
				
				function setHeightAndOverflow(height, overflow){
				
					var curratedHeight = Math.floor(parseInt(height,10));
					if($textarea.height() !== curratedHeight){
						$textarea.css({'height': curratedHeight + 'px','overflow':overflow});
						
						$textarea.trigger('resize');
						
					}
				}
				
				function update(forced) {
					
					var textareaContent = $textarea.val().replace(/&/g,'&amp;').replace(/ {2}/g, '&nbsp;').replace(/<|>/g, '&gt;').replace(/\n/g, '<br />');
					var twinContent = $twin.html().replace(/<br>/ig,'<br />');
					
					if(forced || textareaContent+'&nbsp;' !== twinContent){
					
						$twin.html(textareaContent+'&nbsp;');
						
						if(Math.abs($twin.height() + lineHeight - $textarea.height()) > 3){
							
							var goalheight = $twin.height()+lineHeight;
							if(goalheight >= maxheight) {
								setHeightAndOverflow(maxheight,'auto');
							} else if(goalheight <= minheight) {
								setHeightAndOverflow(minheight,'hidden');
							} else {
								setHeightAndOverflow(goalheight,'hidden');
							}
							
						}
						
					}
					
				}
				
				$textarea.css({'overflow':'hidden'});
				$textarea.bind('keyup change cut paste', function(){
					update(); 
				});
				
				$(window).bind('resize', setTwinWidth);
				$textarea.bind('resize', setTwinWidth);
				$textarea.bind('update', update);
				
				$textarea.bind('blur',function(){
					if($twin.height() < maxheight){
						if($twin.height() > minheight) {
							$textarea.height($twin.height());
						} else {
							$textarea.height(minheight);
						}
					}
				});
				
				$textarea.bind('input paste',function(e){ setTimeout( update, 250); });				
				
				update();
				
			});
			
        } 
    }); 
})(jQuery);