jquery-plugin-class.js.coffee in ultimate-base-0.3.1.1

- old
+ new

@@ -12,11 +12,22 @@
   locale: "en"
   translations: {}
 
   constructor: (options) ->
     @$el = $(options.el)
-    @delegateEvents()
     @findNodes()
+    @initialize arguments...
+    @delegateEvents()
+
+
+  # jQuery delegate for element lookup, scoped to DOM elements within the
+  # current plugin. This should be prefered to global lookups where possible.
+  $: (selector) ->
+    @$el.find(selector)
+
+  # Initialize is an empty function by default. Override it with your own
+  # initialization logic.
+  initialize: ->
 
   findNodes: (jRoot = @$el, nodes = @nodes) ->
     jNodes = {}
     nodes = nodes()  if _.isFunction(nodes)
     if _.isObject(nodes)