(function($) {
	"use strict";
	
	var defaults, internaldata, methods;

	// add default shape
	$.extend({
		roundaboutshapes: {
			def: "lazysusan",
			lazysusan: function (r, a, t) {
				return {
					x: math.sin(r + a),
					y: (math.sin(r + 3 * math.pi / 2 + a) / 8) * t,
					z: (math.cos(r + a) + 1) / 2,
					scale: (math.sin(r + math.pi / 2 + a) / 2) + 0.5
				};
			}
		}
	});

	defaults = {
		bearing: 0.0,
		tilt: 0.0,
		minz: 100,
		maxz: 280,
		minopacity: 0.4,
		maxopacity: 1.0,
		minscale: 0.4,
		maxscale: 1.0,
		duration: 600,
		btnnext: null,
		btnnextcallback: function() {},
		btnprev: null,
		btnprevcallback: function() {},
		btntoggleautoplay: null,
		btnstartautoplay: null,
		btnstopautoplay: null,
		easing: "swing",
		clicktofocus: true,
		clicktofocuscallback: function() {},
		focusbearing: 0.0,
		shape: "lazysusan",
		debug: false,
		childselector: "li",
		startingchild: null,
		reflect: false,
		floatcomparisonthreshold: 0.001,
		autoplay: true,
		autoplayduration: 3000,
		autoplaypauseonhover: false,
		autoplaycallback: function() {},
		autoplayinitialdelay: 0,
		enabledrag: false,
		dropduration: 600,
		dropeasing: "swing",
		dropanimateto: "nearest",
		dropcallback: function() {},
		dragaxis: "x",
		dragfactor: 4,
		triggerfocusevents: true,
		triggerblurevents: true,
		responsive: false
	};

	internaldata = {
		autoplayinterval: null,
		autoplayisrunning: false,
		autoplaystarttimeout: null,
		animating: false,
		childinfocus: -1,
		touchmovestartposition: null,
		stopanimation: false,
		lastanimationstep: false
	};

	methods = {

		// starters
		// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

		// init
		// starts up roundabout
		init: function(options, callback, relayout) {
			var settings,
			    now = (new date()).gettime();

			options   = (typeof options === "object") ? options : {};
			callback  = ($.isfunction(callback)) ? callback : function() {};
			callback  = ($.isfunction(options)) ? options : callback;
			settings  = $.extend({}, defaults, options, internaldata);

			return this
				.each(function() {
					// make options
					var self = $(this),
					    childcount = self.children(settings.childselector).length,
					    period = 360.0 / childcount,
					    startingchild = (settings.startingchild && settings.startingchild > (childcount - 1)) ? (childcount - 1) : settings.startingchild,
					    startbearing = (settings.startingchild === null) ? settings.bearing : 360 - (startingchild * period),
					    holdercssposition = (self.css("position") !== "static") ? self.css("position") : "relative";

					self
						.css({  // starting styles
							padding:   0,
							position:  holdercssposition
						})
						.addclass("roundabout-holder")
						.data(  // starting options
							"roundabout",
							$.extend(
								{},
								settings,
								{
									startingchild: startingchild,
									bearing: startbearing,
									oppositeoffocusbearing: methods.normalize.apply(null, [settings.focusbearing - 180]),
									dragbearing: startbearing,
									period: period
								}
							)
						);

					// unbind any events that we set if we're relaying out
					if (relayout) {
						self
							.unbind(".roundabout")
							.children(settings.childselector)
								.unbind(".roundabout");
					} else {
						// bind responsive action
						if (settings.responsive) {
							$(window).bind("resize", function() {
								methods.stopautoplay.apply(self);
								methods.relayoutchildren.apply(self);
							});
						}
					}

					// bind click-to-focus
					if (settings.clicktofocus) {
						self
							.children(settings.childselector)
							.each(function(i) {
								$(this)
									.bind("click.roundabout", function() {
										var degrees = methods.getplacement.apply(self, [i]);

										if (!methods.isinfocus.apply(self, [degrees])) {
											methods.stopanimation.apply($(this));
											if (!self.data("roundabout").animating) {
												methods.animatebearingtofocus.apply(self, [degrees, self.data("roundabout").clicktofocuscallback]);
											}
											return false;
										}
									});
							});
					}

					// bind next buttons
					if (settings.btnnext) {
						$(settings.btnnext)
							.bind("click.roundabout", function() {
								if (!self.data("roundabout").animating) {
									methods.animatetonextchild.apply(self, [self.data("roundabout").btnnextcallback]);
								}
								return false;
							});
					}

					// bind previous buttons
					if (settings.btnprev) {
						$(settings.btnprev)
							.bind("click.roundabout", function() {
								methods.animatetopreviouschild.apply(self, [self.data("roundabout").btnprevcallback]);
								return false;
							});
					}

					// bind toggle autoplay buttons
					if (settings.btntoggleautoplay) {
						$(settings.btntoggleautoplay)
							.bind("click.roundabout", function() {
								methods.toggleautoplay.apply(self);
								return false;
							});
					}

					// bind start autoplay buttons
					if (settings.btnstartautoplay) {
						$(settings.btnstartautoplay)
							.bind("click.roundabout", function() {
								methods.startautoplay.apply(self);
								return false;
							});
					}

					// bind stop autoplay buttons
					if (settings.btnstopautoplay) {
						$(settings.btnstopautoplay)
							.bind("click.roundabout", function() {
								methods.stopautoplay.apply(self);
								return false;
							});
					}

					// autoplay pause on hover
					if (settings.autoplaypauseonhover) {
						self
							.bind("mouseenter.roundabout.autoplay", function() {
								methods.stopautoplay.apply(self, [true]);
							})
							.bind("mouseleave.roundabout.autoplay", function() {
								methods.startautoplay.apply(self);
							});
					}

					// drag and drop
					if (settings.enabledrag) {
						// on screen
						if (!$.isfunction(self.drag)) {
							if (settings.debug) {
								alert("you do not have the drag plugin loaded.");
							}
						} else if (!$.isfunction(self.drop)) {
							if (settings.debug) {
								alert("you do not have the drop plugin loaded.");
							}
						} else {
							self
								.drag(function(e, properties) {
									var data = self.data("roundabout"),
									    delta = (data.dragaxis.tolowercase() === "x") ? "deltax" : "deltay";
									methods.stopanimation.apply(self);
									methods.setbearing.apply(self, [data.dragbearing + properties[delta] / data.dragfactor]);
								})
								.drop(function(e) {
									var data = self.data("roundabout"),
									    method = methods.getanimatetomethod(data.dropanimateto);
									methods.allowanimation.apply(self);
									methods[method].apply(self, [data.dropduration, data.dropeasing, data.dropcallback]);
									data.dragbearing = data.period * methods.getnearestchild.apply(self);
								});
						}

						// on mobile
						self
							.each(function() {
								var element = $(this).get(0),
								    data = $(this).data("roundabout"),
								    page = (data.dragaxis.tolowercase() === "x") ? "pagex" : "pagey",
								    method = methods.getanimatetomethod(data.dropanimateto);

								// some versions of ie don't like this
								if (element.addeventlistener) {
									element.addeventlistener("touchstart", function(e) {
										data.touchmovestartposition = e.touches[0][page];
									}, false);

									element.addeventlistener("touchmove", function(e) {
										var delta = (e.touches[0][page] - data.touchmovestartposition) / data.dragfactor;
										e.preventdefault();
										methods.stopanimation.apply($(this));
										methods.setbearing.apply($(this), [data.dragbearing + delta]);
									}, false);

									element.addeventlistener("touchend", function(e) {
										e.preventdefault();
										methods.allowanimation.apply($(this));
										method = methods.getanimatetomethod(data.dropanimateto);
										methods[method].apply($(this), [data.dropduration, data.dropeasing, data.dropcallback]);
										data.dragbearing = data.period * methods.getnearestchild.apply($(this));
									}, false);
								}
							});
					}

					// start children
					methods.initchildren.apply(self, [callback, relayout]);
				});
		},


		// initchildren
		// applys settings to child elements, starts roundabout
		initchildren: function(callback, relayout) {
			var self = $(this),
			    data = self.data("roundabout");

			callback = callback || function() {};
			
			self.children(data.childselector).each(function(i) {
				var startwidth, startheight, startfontsize,
				    degrees = methods.getplacement.apply(self, [i]);

				// on relayout, grab these values from current data
				if (relayout && $(this).data("roundabout")) {
					startwidth = $(this).data("roundabout").startwidth;
					startheight = $(this).data("roundabout").startheight;
					startfontsize = $(this).data("roundabout").startfontsize;
				}

				// apply classes and css first
				$(this)
					.addclass("roundabout-moveable-item")
					.css("position", "absolute");

				// now measure
				$(this)
					.data(
						"roundabout",
						{
							startwidth: startwidth || $(this).width(),
							startheight: startheight || $(this).height(),
							startfontsize: startfontsize || parseint($(this).css("font-size"), 10),
							degrees: degrees,
							backdegrees: methods.normalize.apply(null, [degrees - 180]),
							childnumber: i,
							currentscale: 1,
							parent: self
						}
					);
			});

			methods.updatechildren.apply(self);

			// start autoplay if necessary
			if (data.autoplay) {
				data.autoplaystarttimeout = settimeout(function() {
					methods.startautoplay.apply(self);
				}, data.autoplayinitialdelay);
			}

			self.trigger('ready');
			callback.apply(self);
			return self;
		},



		// positioning
		// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

		// updatechildren
		// move children elements into their proper locations
		updatechildren: function() {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					var self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout"),
					    infocus = -1,
					    info = {
							bearing: data.bearing,
							tilt: data.tilt,
							stage: {
								width: math.floor($(this).width() * 0.9),
								height: math.floor($(this).height() * 0.9)
							},
							animating: data.animating,
							infocus: data.childinfocus,
							focusbearingradian: methods.degtorad.apply(null, [data.focusbearing]),
							shape: $.roundaboutshapes[data.shape] || $.roundaboutshapes[$.roundaboutshapes.def]
					    };

					// calculations
					info.midstage = {
						width: info.stage.width / 2,
						height: info.stage.height / 2
					};

					info.nudge = {
						width: info.midstage.width + (info.stage.width * 0.05),
						height: info.midstage.height + (info.stage.height * 0.05)
					};

					info.zvalues = {
						min: data.minz,
						max: data.maxz,
						diff: data.maxz - data.minz
					};

					info.opacity = {
						min: data.minopacity,
						max: data.maxopacity,
						diff: data.maxopacity - data.minopacity
					};

					info.scale = {
						min: data.minscale,
						max: data.maxscale,
						diff: data.maxscale - data.minscale
					};

					// update child positions
					self.children(data.childselector)
						.each(function(i) {
							if (methods.updatechild.apply(self, [$(this), info, i, function() { $(this).trigger('ready'); }]) && (!info.animating || data.lastanimationstep)) {
								infocus = i;
								$(this).addclass("roundabout-in-focus");
							} else {
								$(this).removeclass("roundabout-in-focus");
							}
						});

					if (infocus !== info.infocus) {
						// blur old child
						if (data.triggerblurevents) {
							self.children(data.childselector)
								.eq(info.infocus)
									.trigger("blur");
						}

						data.childinfocus = infocus;

						if (data.triggerfocusevents && infocus !== -1) {
							// focus new child
							self.children(data.childselector)
								.eq(infocus)
									.trigger("focus");
						}
					}

					self.trigger("childrenupdated");
				});
		},


		// updatechild
		// repositions a child element into its new position
		updatechild: function(childelement, info, childpos, callback) {
			var factors,
			    self = this,
			    child = $(childelement),
			    data = child.data("roundabout"),
			    out = [],
			    rad = methods.degtorad.apply(null, [(360.0 - data.degrees) + info.bearing]);

			callback = callback || function() {};

			// adjust radians to be between 0 and math.pi * 2
			rad = methods.normalizerad.apply(null, [rad]);

			// get factors from shape
			factors = info.shape(rad, info.focusbearingradian, info.tilt);

			// correct
			factors.scale = (factors.scale > 1) ? 1 : factors.scale;
			factors.adjustedscale = (info.scale.min + (info.scale.diff * factors.scale)).tofixed(4);
			factors.width = (factors.adjustedscale * data.startwidth).tofixed(4);
			factors.height = (factors.adjustedscale * data.startheight).tofixed(4);

			// update item
			child
				.css({
					left: ((factors.x * info.midstage.width + info.nudge.width) - factors.width / 2.0).tofixed(0) + "px",
					top: ((factors.y * info.midstage.height + info.nudge.height) - factors.height / 2.0).tofixed(0) + "px",
					width: factors.width + "px",
					height: factors.height + "px",
					opacity: (info.opacity.min + (info.opacity.diff * factors.scale)).tofixed(2),
					zindex: math.round(info.zvalues.min + (info.zvalues.diff * factors.z)),
					fontsize: (factors.adjustedscale * data.startfontsize).tofixed(1) + "px"
				});
			data.currentscale = factors.adjustedscale;

			// for debugging purposes
			if (self.data("roundabout").debug) {
				out.push("<div style=\"font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; padding: 2px; width: " + child.css("width") + "; background-color: #ffc;\">");
				out.push("<strong style=\"font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap;\">child " + childpos + "</strong><br />");
				out.push("<strong>left:</strong> " + child.css("left") + "<br />");
				out.push("<strong>top:</strong> " + child.css("top") + "<br />");
				out.push("<strong>width:</strong> " + child.css("width") + "<br />");
				out.push("<strong>opacity:</strong> " + child.css("opacity") + "<br />");
				out.push("<strong>height:</strong> " + child.css("height") + "<br />");
				out.push("<strong>z-index:</strong> " + child.css("z-index") + "<br />");
				out.push("<strong>font-size:</strong> " + child.css("font-size") + "<br />");
				out.push("<strong>scale:</strong> " + child.data("roundabout").currentscale);
				out.push("</div>");

				child.html(out.join(""));
			}

			// trigger event
			child.trigger("reposition");
			
			// callback
			callback.apply(self);

			return methods.isinfocus.apply(self, [data.degrees]);
		},



		// manipulation
		// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

		// setbearing
		// changes the bearing of the roundabout
		setbearing: function(bearing, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};
			bearing = methods.normalize.apply(null, [bearing]);

			this
				.each(function() {
					var diff, lowervalue, highervalue,
					    self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout"),
					    oldbearing = data.bearing;

					// set bearing
					data.bearing = bearing;
					self.trigger("bearingset");
					methods.updatechildren.apply(self);

					// not animating? we're done here
					diff = math.abs(oldbearing - bearing);
					if (!data.animating || diff > 180) {
						return;
					}

					// check to see if any of the children went through the back
					diff = math.abs(oldbearing - bearing);
					self.children(data.childselector).each(function(i) {
						var eventtype;

						if (methods.ischildbackdegreesbetween.apply($(this), [bearing, oldbearing])) {
							eventtype = (oldbearing > bearing) ? "clockwise" : "counterclockwise";
							$(this).trigger("move" + eventtype + "throughback");
						}
					});
				});

			// call callback if one was given
			callback.apply(this);
			return this;
		},


		// adjustbearing
		// change the bearing of the roundabout by a given degree
		adjustbearing: function(delta, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};
			if (delta === 0) {
				return this;
			}

			this
				.each(function() {
					methods.setbearing.apply($(this), [$(this).data("roundabout").bearing + delta]);
				});

			callback.apply(this);
			return this;
		},


		// settilt
		// changes the tilt of the roundabout
		settilt: function(tilt, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};

			this
				.each(function() {
					$(this).data("roundabout").tilt = tilt;
					methods.updatechildren.apply($(this));
				});

			// call callback if one was given
			callback.apply(this);
			return this;
		},


		// adjusttilt
		// changes the tilt of the roundabout
		adjusttilt: function(delta, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};

			this
				.each(function() {
					methods.settilt.apply($(this), [$(this).data("roundabout").tilt + delta]);
				});

			callback.apply(this);
			return this;
		},



		// animation
		// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

		// animatetobearing
		// animates the roundabout to a given bearing, all animations come through here
		animatetobearing: function(bearing, duration, easing, passeddata, callback) {
			var now = (new date()).gettime();

			callback = callback || function() {};

			// find callback function in arguments
			if ($.isfunction(passeddata)) {
				callback = passeddata;
				passeddata = null;
			} else if ($.isfunction(easing)) {
				callback = easing;
				easing = null;
			} else if ($.isfunction(duration)) {
				callback = duration;
				duration = null;
			}

			this
				.each(function() {
					var timer, easingfn, newbearing,
					    self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout"),
					    thisduration = (!duration) ? data.duration : duration,
					    thiseasingtype = (easing) ? easing : data.easing || "swing";

					// is this your first time?
					if (!passeddata) {
						passeddata = {
							timerstart: now,
							start: data.bearing,
							totaltime: thisduration
						};
					}

					// update the timer
					timer = now - passeddata.timerstart;

					if (data.stopanimation) {
						methods.allowanimation.apply(self);
						data.animating = false;
						return;
					}

					// we need to animate more
					if (timer < thisduration) {
						if (!data.animating) {
							self.trigger("animationstart");
						}

						data.animating = true;

						if (typeof $.easing.def === "string") {
							easingfn = $.easing[thiseasingtype] || $.easing[$.easing.def];
							newbearing = easingfn(null, timer, passeddata.start, bearing - passeddata.start, passeddata.totaltime);
						} else {
							newbearing = $.easing[thiseasingtype]((timer / passeddata.totaltime), timer, passeddata.start, bearing - passeddata.start, passeddata.totaltime);
						}

						// fixes issue #24, animation changed as of jquery 1.7.2
						// also addresses issue #29, using easing breaks "linear"
						if (methods.compareversions.apply(null, [$().jquery, "1.7.2"]) >= 0 && !($.easing["easeoutback"])) {
							newbearing = passeddata.start + ((bearing - passeddata.start) * newbearing);
						}

						newbearing = methods.normalize.apply(null, [newbearing]);
						data.dragbearing = newbearing;

						methods.setbearing.apply(self, [newbearing, function() {
							settimeout(function() {  // done with a timeout so that each step is displayed
								methods.animatetobearing.apply(self, [bearing, thisduration, thiseasingtype, passeddata, callback]);
							}, 0);
						}]);

					// we're done animating
					} else {
						data.lastanimationstep = true;

						bearing = methods.normalize.apply(null, [bearing]);
						methods.setbearing.apply(self, [bearing, function() {
							self.trigger("animationend");
						}]);
						data.animating = false;
						data.lastanimationstep = false;
						data.dragbearing = bearing;

						callback.apply(self);
					}
				});

			return this;
		},


		// animatetonearbychild
		// animates roundabout to a nearby child
		animatetonearbychild: function(passedargs, which) {
			var duration = passedargs[0],
			    easing = passedargs[1],
			    callback = passedargs[2] || function() {};

			// find callback
			if ($.isfunction(easing)) {
				callback = easing;
				easing = null;
			} else if ($.isfunction(duration)) {
				callback = duration;
				duration = null;
			}

			return this
				.each(function() {
					var j, range,
					    self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout"),
					    bearing = (!data.reflect) ? data.bearing % 360 : data.bearing,
					    length = self.children(data.childselector).length;

					if (!data.animating) {
						// reflecting, not moving to previous || not reflecting, moving to next
						if ((data.reflect && which === "previous") || (!data.reflect && which === "next")) {
							// slightly adjust for rounding issues
							bearing = (math.abs(bearing) < data.floatcomparisonthreshold) ? 360 : bearing;

							// clockwise
							for (j = 0; j < length; j += 1) {
								range = {
									lower: (data.period * j),
									upper: (data.period * (j + 1))
								};
								range.upper = (j === length - 1) ? 360 : range.upper;

								if (bearing <= math.ceil(range.upper) && bearing >= math.floor(range.lower)) {
									if (length === 2 && bearing === 360) {
										methods.animatetodelta.apply(self, [-180, duration, easing, callback]);
									} else {
										methods.animatebearingtofocus.apply(self, [range.lower, duration, easing, callback]);
									}
									break;
								}
							}
						} else {
							// slightly adjust for rounding issues
							bearing = (math.abs(bearing) < data.floatcomparisonthreshold || 360 - math.abs(bearing) < data.floatcomparisonthreshold) ? 0 : bearing;

							// counterclockwise
							for (j = length - 1; j >= 0; j -= 1) {
								range = {
									lower: data.period * j,
									upper: data.period * (j + 1)
								};
								range.upper = (j === length - 1) ? 360 : range.upper;

								if (bearing >= math.floor(range.lower) && bearing < math.ceil(range.upper)) {
									if (length === 2 && bearing === 360) {
										methods.animatetodelta.apply(self, [180, duration, easing, callback]);
									} else {
										methods.animatebearingtofocus.apply(self, [range.upper, duration, easing, callback]);
									}
									break;
								}
							}
						}
					}
				});
		},


		// animatetonearestchild
		// animates roundabout to the nearest child
		animatetonearestchild: function(duration, easing, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};

			// find callback
			if ($.isfunction(easing)) {
				callback = easing;
				easing = null;
			} else if ($.isfunction(duration)) {
				callback = duration;
				duration = null;
			}

			return this
				.each(function() {
					var nearest = methods.getnearestchild.apply($(this));
					methods.animatetochild.apply($(this), [nearest, duration, easing, callback]);
				});
		},


		// animatetochild
		// animates roundabout to a given child position
		animatetochild: function(childposition, duration, easing, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};

			// find callback
			if ($.isfunction(easing)) {
				callback = easing;
				easing = null;
			} else if ($.isfunction(duration)) {
				callback = duration;
				duration = null;
			}

			return this
				.each(function() {
					var child,
					    self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout");

					if (data.childinfocus !== childposition && !data.animating) {
						child = self.children(data.childselector).eq(childposition);
						methods.animatebearingtofocus.apply(self, [child.data("roundabout").degrees, duration, easing, callback]);
					}
				});
		},


		// animatetonextchild
		// animates roundabout to the next child
		animatetonextchild: function(duration, easing, callback) {
			return methods.animatetonearbychild.apply(this, [arguments, "next"]);
		},


		// animatetopreviouschild
		// animates roundabout to the preious child
		animatetopreviouschild: function(duration, easing, callback) {
			return methods.animatetonearbychild.apply(this, [arguments, "previous"]);
		},


		// animatetodelta
		// animates roundabout to a given delta (in degrees)
		animatetodelta: function(degrees, duration, easing, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};

			// find callback
			if ($.isfunction(easing)) {
				callback = easing;
				easing = null;
			} else if ($.isfunction(duration)) {
				callback = duration;
				duration = null;
			}

			return this
				.each(function() {
					var delta = $(this).data("roundabout").bearing + degrees;
					methods.animatetobearing.apply($(this), [delta, duration, easing, callback]);
				});
		},


		// animatebearingtofocus
		// animates roundabout to bring a given angle into focus
		animatebearingtofocus: function(degrees, duration, easing, callback) {
			callback = callback || function() {};

			// find callback
			if ($.isfunction(easing)) {
				callback = easing;
				easing = null;
			} else if ($.isfunction(duration)) {
				callback = duration;
				duration = null;
			}

			return this
				.each(function() {
					var delta = $(this).data("roundabout").bearing - degrees;
					delta = (math.abs(360 - delta) < math.abs(delta)) ? 360 - delta : -delta;
					delta = (delta > 180) ? -(360 - delta) : delta;

					if (delta !== 0) {
						methods.animatetodelta.apply($(this), [delta, duration, easing, callback]);
					}
				});
		},


		// stopanimation
		// if an animation is currently in progress, stop it
		stopanimation: function() {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					$(this).data("roundabout").stopanimation = true;
				});
		},


		// allowanimation
		// clears the stop-animation hold placed by stopanimation
		allowanimation: function() {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					$(this).data("roundabout").stopanimation = false;
				});
		},



		// autoplay
		// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

		// startautoplay
		// starts autoplaying this roundabout
		startautoplay: function(callback) {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					var self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout");

					callback = callback || data.autoplaycallback || function() {};

					clearinterval(data.autoplayinterval);
					data.autoplayinterval = setinterval(function() {
						methods.animatetonextchild.apply(self, [callback]);
					}, data.autoplayduration);
					data.autoplayisrunning = true;
					
					self.trigger("autoplaystart");
				});
		},


		// stopautoplay
		// stops autoplaying this roundabout
		stopautoplay: function(keepautoplaybindings) {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					clearinterval($(this).data("roundabout").autoplayinterval);
					$(this).data("roundabout").autoplayinterval = null;
					$(this).data("roundabout").autoplayisrunning = false;
					
					// this will prevent autoplaypauseonhover from restarting autoplay
					if (!keepautoplaybindings) {
						$(this).unbind(".autoplay");
					}
					
					$(this).trigger("autoplaystop");
				});
		},
		
		
		// toggleautoplay
		// toggles autoplay pause/resume
		toggleautoplay: function(callback) {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					var self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout");

					callback = callback || data.autoplaycallback || function() {};

					if (!methods.isautoplaying.apply($(this))) {
						methods.startautoplay.apply($(this), [callback]);
					} else {
						methods.stopautoplay.apply($(this), [callback]);
					}
				});
		},


		// isautoplaying
		// is this roundabout currently autoplaying?
		isautoplaying: function() {
			return (this.data("roundabout").autoplayisrunning);
		},


		// changeautoplayduration
		// stops the autoplay, changes the duration, restarts autoplay
		changeautoplayduration: function(duration) {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					var self = $(this),
					    data = self.data("roundabout");

					data.autoplayduration = duration;

					if (methods.isautoplaying.apply(self)) {
						methods.stopautoplay.apply(self);
						settimeout(function() {
							methods.startautoplay.apply(self);
						}, 10);
					}
				});
		},



		// helpers
		// -----------------------------------------------------------------------

		// normalize
		// regulates degrees to be >= 0.0 and < 360
		normalize: function(degrees) {
			var inrange = degrees % 360.0;
			return (inrange < 0) ? 360 + inrange : inrange;
		},


		// normalizerad
		// regulates radians to be >= 0 and < math.pi * 2
		normalizerad: function(radians) {
			while (radians < 0) {
				radians += (math.pi * 2);
			}

			while (radians > (math.pi * 2)) {
				radians -= (math.pi * 2);
			}

			return radians;
		},


		// ischildbackdegreesbetween
		// checks that a given child's backdegrees is between two values
		ischildbackdegreesbetween: function(value1, value2) {
			var backdegrees = $(this).data("roundabout").backdegrees;

			if (value1 > value2) {
				return (backdegrees >= value2 && backdegrees < value1);
			} else {
				return (backdegrees < value2 && backdegrees >= value1);
			}
		},


		// getanimatetomethod
		// takes a user-entered option and maps it to an animation method
		getanimatetomethod: function(effect) {
			effect = effect.tolowercase();

			if (effect === "next") {
				return "animatetonextchild";
			} else if (effect === "previous") {
				return "animatetopreviouschild";
			}

			// default selection
			return "animatetonearestchild";
		},
		
		
		// relayoutchildren
		// lays out children again with new contextual information
		relayoutchildren: function() {
			return this
				.each(function() {
					var self = $(this),
					    settings = $.extend({}, self.data("roundabout"));

					settings.startingchild = self.data("roundabout").childinfocus;
					methods.init.apply(self, [settings, null, true]);
				});
		},


		// getnearestchild
		// gets the nearest child from the current bearing
		getnearestchild: function() {
			var self = $(this),
			    data = self.data("roundabout"),
			    length = self.children(data.childselector).length;

			if (!data.reflect) {
				return ((length) - (math.round(data.bearing / data.period) % length)) % length;
			} else {
				return (math.round(data.bearing / data.period) % length);
			}
		},


		// degtorad
		// converts degrees to radians
		degtorad: function(degrees) {
			return methods.normalize.apply(null, [degrees]) * math.pi / 180.0;
		},


		// getplacement
		// returns the starting degree for a given child
		getplacement: function(child) {
			var data = this.data("roundabout");
			return (!data.reflect) ? 360.0 - (data.period * child) : data.period * child;
		},


		// isinfocus
		// is this roundabout currently in focus?
		isinfocus: function(degrees) {
			var diff,
			    self = this,
			    data = self.data("roundabout"),
			    bearing = methods.normalize.apply(null, [data.bearing]);

			degrees = methods.normalize.apply(null, [degrees]);
			diff = math.abs(bearing - degrees);

			// this calculation gives a bit of room for javascript float rounding
			// errors, it looks on both 0deg and 360deg ends of the spectrum
			return (diff <= data.floatcomparisonthreshold || diff >= 360 - data.floatcomparisonthreshold);
		},
		
		
		// getchildinfocus
		// returns the current child in focus, or false if none are in focus
		getchildinfocus: function() {
			var data = $(this).data("roundabout");
			
			return (data.childinfocus > -1) ? data.childinfocus : false;
		},


		// compareversions
		// compares a given version string with another
		compareversions: function(baseversion, compareversion) {
			var i,
			    base = baseversion.split(/\./i),
			    compare = compareversion.split(/\./i),
			    maxversionsegmentlength = (base.length > compare.length) ? base.length : compare.length;

			for (i = 0; i <= maxversionsegmentlength; i++) {
				if (base[i] && !compare[i] && parseint(base[i], 10) !== 0) {
					// base is higher
					return 1;
				} else if (compare[i] && !base[i] && parseint(compare[i], 10) !== 0) {
					// compare is higher
					return -1;
				} else if (base[i] === compare[i]) {
					// these are the same, next
					continue;
				}

				if (base[i] && compare[i]) {
					if (parseint(base[i], 10) > parseint(compare[i], 10)) {
						// base is higher
						return 1;
					} else {
						// compare is higher
						return -1;
					}
				}
			}

			// nothing was triggered, versions are the same
			return 0;
		}
	};

//www.jq22.com
	// start the plugin
	$.fn.roundabout = function(method) {
		if (methods[method]) {
			return methods[method].apply(this, array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
		} else if (typeof method === "object" || $.isfunction(method) || !method) {
			return methods.init.apply(this, arguments);
		} else {
			$.error("method " + method + " does not exist for jquery.roundabout.");
		}
	};
})(jquery);