(function($) {

$.fn.validate = function(args) {
/* Load the default options. */
var options = $.extend({}, $.fn.validate.defaults, args);
var jQ = jQuery;
return this.each(function() {
/***** Plugin Goes Here *********/
jQ(this).submit(function(){
jQ(this).find(".error").remove();
var valid=true;
jQ(this).find(".validate").each(function(){
el = jQ(this);
if(el.hasClass("valid-email")) {
if(!valid_email(el.val())) {
add_error(el, options.email_error_message);
valid=false;
}
}
if(el.hasClass("valid-date")) {
if(!valid_date(el.val(), options.date_format)) {
add_error(el, options.date_error_message);
valid=false;
}
}
if(el.hasClass("valid-required")) {
if(!valid_required(el.val())) {
add_error(el, options.required_error_message);
valid=false;
}
}
if(el.hasClass("valid-number")) {
if(!valid_number(el.val())) {
add_error(el, options.number_error_message);
valid=false;
}
}
});
return valid;
});
});
};
function add_error(el, message) {
el.after("<span class='error'>"+message+"</span>");
}
function valid_email(email) {
var email_pattern = /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9
]{2,4})+$/;
if(email.match(email_pattern)) return true;
return false;
};
function valid_number(number) {
var number_pattern = /^([0-9\s])+$/;
 if(number.match(number_pattern)) return true;
return false;
};
function valid_required(val) {
if(val.length>0) return true;
return false;
}
function valid_date(date_passed, date_format) {
if(date_format == "mm/dd/yyyy") var date_pattern = /(0[1-9]|1[012])+\/(0[1-
9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])+\/(19|20)\d\d/;
if(date_format == "dd/mm/yyyy") var date_pattern = /(0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01]
)+\/(0[1-9]|1[012])+\/(19|20)\d\d/;
if(date_passed.match(date_pattern)) return true;
return false;
};
$.fn.validate.defaults = {
email_error_message: 'not a valid email address',
text_error_message: 'must be text only',
number_error_message: 'not a valid number',
date_error_message: 'not a valid date',
required_error_message: 'is a required field',
date_format: "dd/mm/yyyy"
};
})(jQuery);