// jquery.flicker v0.1
// Copyright (c) 2011 Sitekickr.com
// Licensed under the MIT license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php

(function( $ ){

	$.fn.flicker = function(options){

		var settings = {
			'reps'		: 10,
			'pause'		: 100,
			'delay'		: 400,
			'color'		: '#f00'
		};

		if ( options ) { 
			$.extend( settings, options );
		}
	
		return this.each( function() {

			$this = $(this);
			
			flashScreen($this, settings.reps, settings.pause, settings.delay, settings.color); 
		});
	};

	flashScreen = function(obj, reps, pause, delay, color) {
		if (reps == 0)
			return false;

		_reps = reps;
		_pause = pause;
		_delay = delay;
		_color = color;
		_this = obj;
			
		background = obj.css('background-color');
		obj.css('background-color', color);
		setTimeout("_this.css('background-color', background);", pause);

		setTimeout('flashScreen(_this, _reps - 1, _pause, _delay, _color);', _delay);
	}	
		
})(jQuery);