(function(jq) {

    var methods = {


        init: function(options) {
            var settings = {
                    something: 'value'
            }
            return this.each(function() {
                                jq.extend(settings,options);
                //do something for each match
            });
        },

        changestate: function() {
            alert(settings.someSetting); //settings not in scope, id want it to somehow be
                }
    }

    jq.fn.myplugin = function(method) {
        if (methods[method]) {
            return methods[method].apply(this, Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1));
        } else if (typeof method === 'object' || !method) {
            return methods.init.apply(this, arguments);
        }
    };

})(jQuery);