Introduce defaults command #15.

Apply additional options (merged in existing defaults) with `$.fn.autoSuggest('defaults', additionalOtions);`

Replace the existing defaults for the *next* new autosuggest instance with `$.fn.autoSuggest('defaults', replaceOptions, true);`

README.md

@@ -508,6 +508,14 @@ echo json_encode($data);
 
 ## Release History
 
+## 2013-03-29 Version 2.3.0
+
+* Add method `defaults` allowing extending or overriding the defaults: i.e. `$.fn.autoSuggest('defaults', {searchObjProps: 'title'});`
+
+## 2013-03-29 Version 2.2.0
+
+* Change: Switch to Grunt 0.4
+
 ## 2013-03-03 Version 2.1.0
 
 * Fix: Travis builds weren't be possible. Instead of using hooks in `travis.yml` this will be now managed by a `Gemfile` and `bundler`.

dist/jquery.autoSuggest.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*! jQuery AutoSuggest - v2.2.0 - 2013-03-29
+/*! jQuery AutoSuggest - v2.3.0 - 2013-03-29
  * URL: http://hlsolutions.github.com/jquery-autosuggest
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Jan Philipp
  * Licensed MIT, GPL */
@@ -1115,6 +1115,15 @@ Based on the 1.6er release dated in July, 2012
         value = values[_i];
         element.trigger('removeSelection', value);
       }
+    },
+    defaults: function(options, replace) {
+      if (replace == null) {
+        replace = false;
+      }
+      if (replace) {
+        defaults = {};
+      }
+      $.extend(defaults, options);
     }
   };
 

package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "jquery.autoSuggest",
   "title": "jQuery AutoSuggest",
   "description": "An autosuggest and autocomplete plugin for jQuery. With CoffeeScript and SASS flavour.",
-  "version": "2.2.0",
+  "version": "2.3.0",
   "homepage": "http://hlsolutions.github.com/jquery-autosuggest",
   "author": {
     "name": "Jan Philipp",

src/jquery.autoSuggest.coffee

@@ -920,6 +920,11 @@ pluginMethods =
       element.trigger 'removeSelection', value
     return
 
+  # plugin method to reset the defaults (optionally reset)
+  defaults : (options, replace = false) ->
+    defaults = {} if replace
+    $.extend defaults, options
+    return
 
 # Define the actual jQuery plugin constructor.
 $.fn.autoSuggest = (method) ->