// configuration variables
var timeout   = 0; // milliseconds
var fadeSpeed = 200;  // milliseconds
var useFade   = false;

// timers array
var timers = new Array();

// state array -- by id, value = active, false = inactive
var state = new Array();

// lastOpacity: used to prevent multiple timers from making the fade flicker
var lastOpacity = new Array();

// MSIE has its own way of setting opacity, so we have to detect it
// all the other major browsers support the standard DOM opacity property
var msie = false;
if( navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer" ) msie = true;

// entry point: set element to visible and clear its timers
function setMenu( id )
{
    var e = document.getElementById(id);
    e.style.visibility = "visible";
    state[id] = false;
    setOpacity( id, 1 );
    if(timers[id]) {
        clearTimeout(timers[id]);
        timers[id] = undefined;
     }
}

// set element to hidden and reset its opacity
// typically called by a timer
// may be used as an entry point to bypass timers and fades
function hideMenu( id )
{
    var e = document.getElementById(id);
    state[id] = true;
    e.style.visibility = "hidden";
    if(useFade) setOpacity( id, 1 );
}

// entry point: hide the menu using fade (if enabled)
function clearMenu( id )
{
    if(useFade) timers[id] = setTimeout( 'fadeMenu( "' + id + '" )', timeout );
    else timers[id] = setTimeout( 'hideMenu( "' + id + '" )', timeout );
}

// set the opacity
// special support for MSIE
function setOpacity( id, value )
{
    var e = document.getElementById(id);

    if(state[id]) value = 1;    // menu fade was interrupted
    else if(lastOpacity[id] && (lastOpacity[id] < value)) value = lastOpacity[id];  // prevents flicker if multiple timers set
    
    if(msie) e.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + value * 100 + ')'; // MS Internet Explorer
    else e.style.opacity = (value);     // Everyone else (standard DOM)

    if( value == 0 ) hideMenu( id );    // when all faded, reset the menu state
    lastOpacity[id] = value;
} 

// fade a menu
// typically called by a timer
function fadeMenu ( id )
{
    var start = 0;
    var end = 0;
    var s = Math.round( fadeSpeed / 0 );   // fade in 25ms increments
    var timer = 0;
    var i;

    state[id] = false;

    for( i = s; i >= 0 ; i-- ) {
        setTimeout( "setOpacity('" + id + "'," + ( i / s ) + ")", timer++ * fadeSpeed / s )
    }
}




/*/ Twitter Stuff /*/



function twitterCallback2(twitters) {
  var statusHTML = [];
  for (var i=0; i<twitters.length; i++){
    var username = twitters[i].user.screen_name;
    var status = twitters[i].text.replace(/((https?|s?ftp|ssh)\:\/\/[^"\s\<\>]*[^.,;'">\:\s\<\>\)\]\!])/g, function(url) {
      return '<a href="'+url+'">'+url+'</a>';
    }).replace(/\B@([_a-z0-9]+)/ig, function(reply) {
      return  reply.charAt(0)+'<a href="http://twitter.com/'+reply.substring(1)+'">'+reply.substring(1)+'</a>';
    });
    statusHTML.push('<span>'+status+'</span> <br><a style="font-size:.7em" href="http://twitter.com/'+username+'/statuses/'+twitters[i].id_str+'">'+relative_time(twitters[i].created_at)+'</a>'); 
  }
  document.getElementById('twitter_update_list').innerHTML = statusHTML.join('');
}

function relative_time(time_value) {
  var values = time_value.split(" ");
  time_value = values[1] + " " + values[2] + ", " + values[5] + " " + values[3];
  var parsed_date = Date.parse(time_value);
  var relative_to = (arguments.length > 1) ? arguments[1] : new Date();
  var delta = parseInt((relative_to.getTime() - parsed_date) / 1000);
  delta = delta + (relative_to.getTimezoneOffset() * 60);

  if (delta < 60) {
    return 'less than a minute ago';
  } else if(delta < 120) {
    return 'about a minute ago';
  } else if(delta < (60*60)) {
    return (parseInt(delta / 60)).toString() + ' minutes ago';
  } else if(delta < (120*60)) {
    return 'about an hour ago';
  } else if(delta < (24*60*60)) {
    return 'about ' + (parseInt(delta / 3600)).toString() + ' hours ago';
  } else if(delta < (48*60*60)) {
    return '1 day ago';
  } else {
    return (parseInt(delta / 86400)).toString() + ' days ago';
  }
}