(function($){

    $.fn.s3Slider = function(vars) {

        var element     = this;
        var timeOut     = (vars.timeOut != undefined) ? vars.timeOut : 4000;
        var addHighlight = (vars.addHighlight != undefined) ? vars.addHighlight : false ;
        var current     = null;
        var timeOutFn   = null;
        var faderStat   = true;
        var mOver       = false;
        var items       = $("#" + element[0].id + "Content ." + element[0].id + "Image");
        var itemsSpan   = $("#" + element[0].id + "Content ." + element[0].id + "Image span");

        items.each(function(i) {

            $(items[i]).mouseover(function() {
                mOver = true;
            });

            $(items[i]).mouseout(function() {
                mOver   = false;
                fadeElement(true);
            });

            
        });

        var fadeElement = function(isMouseOut , position) {
            var thisTimeOut = (isMouseOut) ? (timeOut/2) : timeOut;
            thisTimeOut = (faderStat) ? 10 : thisTimeOut;
            if(items.length > 0) {
                timeOutFn = setTimeout(makeSlider, thisTimeOut);
            } else {
                console.log("Poof..");
            }
        };

        var __addHighlight = function(index){
            
            // remove any existing classes
            $('.home-right-transparent-row').removeClass('highlighted').css('opacity' , '0.4');
            $('.home-right-content-row h3').removeClass('highlighted').css('color' , 'black');

            // add to current index
            $('.home-right-transparent-row:eq('+index+')').addClass('highlighted').css('opacity' , '0.8');
            $('.home-right-content-row:eq('+index+') h3').css('color' , 'white');
        };

        var makeSlider = function() {
            current = (current != null) ? current : items[(items.length-1)];
            var currNo      = jQuery.inArray(current, items) + 1
            currNo = (currNo == items.length) ? 0 : (currNo - 1);
            var newMargin   = $(element).width() * currNo;
            if(faderStat == true) {
                if(!mOver) {
                    $(items[currNo]).fadeIn((timeOut/6), function() {
						
						
						if(vars.addHighlight == true){
							__addHighlight(currNo);
						}
                        

                        if($(itemsSpan[currNo]).css('bottom') == 0) {
                            $(itemsSpan[currNo]).slideUp((timeOut/6), function() {
                                faderStat = false;
                                current = items[currNo];
                                if(!mOver) {
                                    fadeElement(false);
                                }
                            });
                        } else {
                            $(itemsSpan[currNo]).slideDown((timeOut/6), function() {
                                faderStat = false;
                                current = items[currNo];
                                if(!mOver) {
                                    fadeElement(false);
                                }
                            });
                        }
                    });
                }
            } else {
                if(!mOver) {
                    if($(itemsSpan[currNo]).css('bottom') == 0) {
                        $(itemsSpan[currNo]).slideDown((timeOut/6), function() {
                            $(items[currNo]).fadeOut((timeOut/6), function() {
                                faderStat = true;
                                current = items[(currNo+1)];
                                if(!mOver) {
                                    fadeElement(false);
                                }
                            });
                        });
                    } else {
                        $(itemsSpan[currNo]).slideUp((timeOut/6), function() {
                            $(items[currNo]).fadeOut((timeOut/6), function() {
                                faderStat = true;
                                current = items[(currNo+1)];
                                if(!mOver) {
                                    fadeElement(false);
                                }
                            });
                        });
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        makeSlider();

    };

})(jQuery);