Turning this simple code into a plugin

[JohnMotylJr]

Howdy peoples of CSS-TRICKS.. I am not new to coding but i am very new to plugin authoring (yeah i know im way behind the curve). But im dabbling with a few lines of code and seeing about turning it into a plugin. Ive read the documentation from the jQuery source, but im having trouble with settings and using the settings as parameters.

Here is the code i am wanting to convert:

function r_num() {

return (Math.floor(Math.random() * 256));

}



!function seizure() {

$('body').css('background', 'rgba('+r_num()+','+r_num()+','+r_num()+',1)');

$('body').html($('body').css("background-color"));

setTimeout(seizure, 50);

}();

The jsFiddle has my code that i am using in attempts to convert to a plugin (fail). If y’all have some suggestions or hints, i would be very grateful. I can read tutorials all day but until i actually sit down and do this stuff, i wont understand it. And i think this is a great little starting point for me.

jsFiddle code

[TheDoc]

This is an amazing resource: http://shichuan.github.com/javascript-patterns/#general-patterns

[JohnMotylJr]

@TheDoc,

Function Declarations – creating anonymous functions and assigning them to a variable

YES! Thanks man for that resource. See, ya learn something new every day. You just made my life super easier, thanks again bruh!

[TheDoc]

If you’re talking about creating a plugin to release to people, make sure you read further down: http://shichuan.github.com/javascript-patterns/#jquery-plugin-patterns

[Taufik Nurrohman]

@TheDoc: +1

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