// Simple JavaScript Templating
// John Resig - http://ejohn.org/ - MIT Licensed
// adapted from: http://ejohn.org/blog/javascript-micro-templating/
// by Greg Borenstein http://ideasfordozens.com in Feb 2009
jQuery.srender = function(template, data, target){
  jQuery.srender.cache = {};
  // target is an optional element; if provided, the result will be inserted into it
  // otherwise the result will simply be returned to the caller   
  if(jQuery.srender.cache[template]){
    fn = jQuery.srender.cache[template];
  }
  else{
   // Generate a reusable function that will serve as a template
   // generator (and which will be cached).
    fn = jQuery.srender.cache[template] = new Function("obj",
      "var p=[],print=function(){p.push.apply(p,arguments);};" +
      
      // Introduce the data as local variables using with(){}
      "with(obj){p.push('" +
      
      // Convert the template into pure JavaScript
      template
        .replace(/[\r\t\n]/g, " ")
        .split("<%").join("\t")
        .replace(/((^|%>)[^\t]*)'/g, "$1\r")
        .replace(/\t=(.*?)%>/g, "',$1,'")
        .split("\t").join("');")
        .split("%>").join("p.push('")
        .split("\r").join("\\'")
        + "');}return p.join('');");
  }
  
  // populate the optional element
  // or return the result
  if(target){
    target.html(fn(data));
    return false;
  } else{
    return fn(data);
  }
};