$(document).ready(function(){

    (function($) {
        $.fn.easyFader = function(options) {

            var obj = $(this);

            var defaults = {
                fadeIn: 	1000,
                fadeOut: 	1000,
                pause: 		1000,
                type:		"double"
            };

            var options = $.extend(defaults, options);

            function doRun(e, options) {

                var $active = $(e).children('UL').children('LI.active');
                var $next = $active.next().length ? $active.next() : $(e).children('UL').children('LI:first');

                $active.removeClass('active');
                $active.addClass('notactive');
                $next.addClass('active');
                $next.removeClass('notactive');


                switch (options.type) {
                    case "single":
                        $active.animate({opacity: 0.0}, options.fadeOut, function() {
                            $next.animate({opacity: 1.0}, options.fadeIn);
                        });
                        $diff = options.fadeOut + options.fadeIn;
                        break;
                    case "double":
                    case "default":
                        $next.animate({opacity: 1.0}, options.fadeIn);
                        $active.animate({opacity: 0.0}, options.fadeOut);
                        $diff = options.fadeIn < options.fadeOut ? options.fadeOut : options.fadeIn;
                        break;
                };

                setTimeout(function(){
                    doRun(e, options);
                },$diff+options.pause);

            }

            $(this).children('UL').children('LI:first').addClass("active");
            $(this).children('UL').children('LI:active').animate({opacity: 1.0}, 3);
            $(this).children('UL').children('LI').addClass("notactive");
            $(this).children('UL').children('LI:first').removeClass("notactive");
            $(".notactive").animate({opacity: 0.0}, 3);

            timeout = setTimeout(function(){
                doRun(obj, options);
            },options.pause);

        };
    })(jQuery);
});