(function($) {
	
	$.fn.expando = function(settings) {
		
		var expandobj = this;
		
		var inital_height;
		var inital_width;
		
		var has_expading_text = false;
		
		settings = jQuery.extend({
			transitionlength: 	'500',
			inital_opacity:	.4,
			end_opacity:	.8,
			expand_height: '140px',
			onclick_redirect_url: '',
			show_pointer: false,
			float: false
		},settings);
		
		this.css('opacity',settings.inital_opacity);
		
		$floater = $('<div/>')
		
		_initialize();
		
		
		
		function _initialize(){
			
			if(expandobj.has("p").length !== 0){
				expandobj.find('h1').after('<div class="expand_holder"><div class="expand_txt">EXPAND</div></div>');
				expandobj.find('p').after('<div class="dn_arrow"></div>');	
				has_expading_text = true;
			} else {
				expandobj.find('h1').after('<div class="dn_arrow"></div>').after('<div class="expand_holder"><div class="expand_txt">&nbsp;</div></div>');
			}
			
			
			
			inital_height = expandobj.outerHeight(true);
			inital_width = expandobj.outerWidth(true);
			//console.log('height: ' + inital_height);
			
			if(settings.onclick_redirect_url != '' || settings.show_pointer != false){
				expandobj.css('cursor','pointer');
			}
			
			expandobj.mouseenter(function(){
				
				if(settings.float == true && has_expading_text == true){
					$floater.attr('rel',expandobj.attr('id'));
					$floater.addClass('floader_holder');
					$floater.css('height',inital_height + 'px');
					$floater.css('width',inital_width + 'px');
					$floater.css('float',expandobj.css('float'));
					
					position = expandobj.position();
					expandobj.css('top',position.top);
					expandobj.css('left',position.left);
					expandobj.css('position','absolute');
					expandobj.css('z-index','1000');
					//expandobj.css({ top: position.top, left: position.left });
					
					//console.log(position);
					
					expandobj.before($floater);
					
					
				}
				
				
				$(this).animate({
				opacity: settings.end_opacity
				}, settings.transitionlength);
				$(this).find('p').animate({
				height: settings.expand_height
				}, settings.transitionlength);
				$(this).find('.expand_txt').fadeOut(settings.transitionlength/2);
			});
			expandobj.mouseleave(function(){
				
				
				
				$(this).animate({
				opacity: settings.inital_opacity
				}, settings.transitionlength, function(){
					
					if(settings.float == true){
						expandobj.css('position','static');
						expandobj.css('z-index','0');
						$('div[rel="'+expandobj.attr('id')+'"]').remove();
					}
						
				});
				$(this).find('p').animate({
				height: '0px'
				}, settings.transitionlength);
				$(this).find('.expand_txt').delay(settings.transitionlength * .5).fadeIn(settings.transitionlength * .5);
			});
			
			
			if(settings.onclick_redirect_url != ''){
				expandobj.click(function (){
					window.location = settings.onclick_redirect_url;	
				});	
			}
		}
	};
	
})(jQuery);