/* inspired by iNettus tutorial http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/inettuts/ */
 
var JqAppName = {
 
    jQuery: $,
 
    settings: {
        defaults:{},
        individual:{
            elemId1: {},
            elemId2: {}
        }
    },
 
    init: function(){
       this.method1();
       this.method2();
       this.method3();
    },
 
    getElemSettings: function(arg){ // pass in either an element ID or an object literal containing options to override settings.default
        var $ = this.jQuery, settings = this.settings;
 
        if ( typeof(arg) === "undefined" )
        {  return settings.defaults; }
 
        else if ( typeof(arg) === "string" )
        {
            return (arg&&settings.individuals[arg]) ? $.extend({}, settings.defaults, settings.individuals[arg]) : settings.defaults; 
        } 
        else if ( typeof(arg) === "object" )
        {
            return $.extend({}, settings.defaults, args );
        }
 
    },
 
    method1: function(){
         var JqAppName = this, $ = this.jQuery, settings = this.settings;
         // do something simple without messing with individual settings
    }    
 
    method2: function(id){ // pass in an element id to get its pre-set from settings.individual.elemIdX
         var JqAppName = this, $ = this.jQuery, settings = this.settings;
         var thisElemSettings = typeof(id) === 'undefined' ? JqAppName.getElemSettings('elemId1') : JqAppName.getElemSettings(id);
         // do something awesome
    },
 
    method3: function(options){ // pass an an object for options to override settings.default
         var JqAppName = this, $ = this.jQuery, settings = this.settings;
         var thisElemSettings = typeof(options) === 'undefined' ? JqAppName.getElemSettings({/* options hash */}) : JqAppName.getElemSettings(options); 
 
        // do something awesomer
    }
 
 
} // end of JqApp scope