jQuery boilerplate

(function($) {

    //  Static private vars
    var pluginName = 'boilerplate',
        pStatic = {
            //  Static public vars
            foo: 'bar'
        };

    $[pluginName] = function(element, options) {

        // Private vars
        var
        plugin      = this,
        $element    = $(element),
        element     = element,
        defaults    = {
            foo: 'bar',
            onFoo: function() {}
        },

        // Private methods
        privateMethod = function() {
            // code goes here
        };

        // Public methods
        plugin.methods = {
            init: function() {
                plugin.settings = $.extend({}, defaults, options);
                // code goes here
            },
            publicMethod: function() {
                // code goes here
            }
        };

        // Public vars
        plugin.settings = {};
        plugin.static   = pStatic;

        plugin.methods.init();

    }

    $.fn[pluginName] = function(options) {
        var args    =   arguments;
        return this.each(function() {
            var i   =   $(this);
            if (undefined == (plugin = i.data(pluginName))) {
                var plugin = new $[pluginName](this, options);
                i.data(pluginName, plugin);
            } else if (plugin.methods[options]) {
                plugin.methods[options].apply( plugin, Array.prototype.slice.call( args, 1 ));
            }
        });

    }

})(jQuery);