//Copyright © Eli Perelman. All rights reserved.

(function($){
	$.fn.ticker = function(options) {
		var defaults = {
			url: 'http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_topstories.rss',
			interval: 4000,
			i: 0
		};
		var options = $.extend(defaults,options);
		
		return this.each(function() {
			obj = $(this);
			//obj.css({'overflow':'hidden'});
			//obj.html("<ul></ul>");
			
			$.ajax({
				url: "http://arlenecohen.com/getfeed.php",
				type:"POST",
				data: "url=" + encodeURIComponent(options.url),
				cache:false,
				success: function(data) {
					$(data).find("item").each(function() {
						var title = $(this).find("title").text();
						var href = $(this).find("guid").text();
						obj.append('<div><a href="' + href + '">' + title + '</a></div>');
					});
					obj.find('div:first').slideDown();
					setInterval(function() {
						obj.find('div').eq(options.i).slideUp();
						if((options.i+1)==(obj.find('div').length)){
							options.i=0;
						}else{
							options.i++;
						}
						setTimeout(function() {	obj.find('div').eq(options.i).slideDown()},350);
					},options.interval);
				}
			});
		});
	};
})(jQuery);