Moved common flash rendering functionality into its own plugin

public/javascripts/jquery.render.flash.message.js

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+(function($) {
+/**
+* A simple flash message render used for when we return an AJAX response
+* @todo Add optional animation functionality
+**/
+$.fn.renderFlashMessage = function(options) {
+  var opts = $.extend({}, $.fn.renderFlashMessage.defaults, options);
+
+  return this.each(function() {
+    var $this = $(this),
+        $flashDiv = $("<div>").addClass("flash"),
+        $flashNoticeDiv = $("<div>").addClass("notice").html(opts.flashMessage);
+
+    $this.before($flashDiv.html($flashNoticeDiv));
+  });
+
+  // private function for debugging
+  function debug($obj) {
+    if (window.console && window.console.log) {
+      window.console.log($obj);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+// default options
+$.fn.renderFlashMessage.defaults = {
+  flashMessage: 'Default flash message'
+};
+
+})(jQuery);