(function($) {

	$.fn.spasticNav = function(options) {
	
		options = $.extend({
			overlap : 0,
			style: 'box', //'line'
			reset : 50,
			color : '#00c6ff',
			colorOverride: true,
		}, options);
	
		return this.each(function() {
		
		 	var nav = $(this),
		 		currentPageItem = nav.find('>.current-menu-item,>.current-menu-parent,>.current-menu-ancestor'),	//>.current_page_parent
				hidden = false,
		 		blob,
		 		reset;
			if (currentPageItem.length === 0) {
		 		currentPageItem = nav.find('li').eq(0);
				hidden = true;
			}
			var a = currentPageItem.find('>a');

		 	$('<li id="blob"></li>').css({
					width : options.style=='box' ? a.outerWidth() : a.width(),	//.css('width'),
					left : currentPageItem.position().left,
					top : currentPageItem.position().top - options.overlap / 2,
					opacity: hidden ? 0 : 1
				}).appendTo(this);
		 	blob = $('#blob', nav);
			if (options.style == 'box')
				blob.css({height: currentPageItem.outerHeight() + options.overlap});	//.css('height') + options.overlap
			if (options.colorOverride) {
				var bg = a.css('backgroundColor');
				blob.css({backgroundColor : hidden || bg=='transparent' ? options.color : bg});
			}
					 	
			nav.find('>li:not(#blob)').hover(
				function() {
					// mouse over
					clearTimeout(reset);
					var a = $(this).find('>a');
					if (options.colorOverride) {
						var bg = a.css('backgroundColor');
						if (bg!='transparent') blob.css({backgroundColor: bg});
					}
					$(this).addClass('blob_over');
					blob.css(
						{
							left: $(this).position().left,
							top: $(this).position().top - options.overlap / 2,
							width: options.style=='box' ? a.outerWidth() : a.width(),	//.css('width')
							//height: $(this).outerHeight() + options.overlap,		//.css('height') + options.overlap,
							opacity: 1
						}
					);

				}, function() {
					// mouse out	
					reset = setTimeout(function() {
						var a = currentPageItem.find('>a');
						if (options.colorOverride) {
							var bg = a.css('backgroundColor');
							if (bg!='transparent') blob.css({backgroundColor: bg});
						}
						blob.css({
							width: options.style=='box' ? a.outerWidth() : a.width(),
							left: currentPageItem.position().left,
							opacity: hidden ? 0 : 1,
						});
					}, options.reset);
					$(this).removeClass('blob_over');
				}
			);
		
		}); // end each
	
	};

})(jQuery);