/*

 * jHeartbeat 0.3.0

 * (C)Alex Richards - http://www.ajtrichards.co.uk/

 */

 

 jQuery.jheartbeat = {



    options: {

		url: "heartbeat_default.asp",

		delay: 10000,

		div_id: "test_div"

    },

	

	beatfunction:  function(){

	

	},

	

	timeoutobj:  {

		id: -1

	},



    set: function(options, onbeatfunction) {

		if (this.timeoutobj.id > -1) {

			clearTimeout(this.timeoutobj);

		}

        if (options) {

            jQuery.extend(this.options, options);

        }

        if (onbeatfunction) {

            this.beatfunction = onbeatfunction;

        }



		// Add the HeartBeatDIV to the page

		jQuery("body").append("<div id=\"" + this.options.div_id + "\" style=\"display: none;\"></div>");

		this.timeoutobj.id = setTimeout("jQuery.jheartbeat.beat();", this.options.delay);

    },



    beat: function() {

		jQuery.ajax({

				url: this.options.url,

				dataType: "html",

				type: "GET",

				error: function(e)   { 

					jQuery('#'+ jQuery.jheartbeat.options.div_id).append("Error Requesting Data"); 

				},

				success: function(data){ 

					jQuery('#'+ jQuery.jheartbeat.options.div_id).html(data); 

				}

			   });

		this.timeoutobj.id = setTimeout("jQuery.jheartbeat.beat();", this.options.delay);

        this.beatfunction();

    }

};