(function($) {

	if (typeof $.timeout != "undefined") return; 

	$.extend({
	  timeout : function (func,delay) {
			// init
			if (typeof $.timeout.count == "undefined") $.timeout.count = 0; 	
			if (typeof $.timeout.funcs == "undefined") $.timeout.funcs = new Array(); 
			// set timeout
			if (typeof func =='string') return setTimeout(func, delay); 
			if (typeof func =='function') {
				$.timeout.count++;
				$.timeout.funcs[$.timeout.count] = func;
				return setTimeout("$.timeout.funcs['"+$.timeout.count+"']();", delay);
			}
		},
	  interval : function (func,delay) {
			// init
			if (typeof $.interval.count == "undefined") $.interval.count = 0; 	
			if (typeof $.interval.funcs == "undefined") $.interval.funcs = new Array(); 
			// set interval
			if (typeof func =='string') return setInterval(func, delay); 
			if (typeof func =='function') {
				$.interval.count++;
				$.interval.funcs[$.interval.count] = func;
				return setInterval("$.interval.funcs['"+$.interval.count+"']();", delay);
			}
		},
	  idle : function (func,delay) {
			// init
			if (typeof $.idle.lasttimeout == "undefined") $.idle.lasttimeout = null;
			if (typeof $.idle.lastfunc == "undefined") $.idle.lastfunc = null;
			// set idle timeout
			if ($.idle.timeout) { clearTimeout($.idle.timeout); $.idle.timeout = null; $.idle.lastfunc = null; }
			if (typeof(func)=='string') { 
				$.idle.timeout = setTimeout(func, delay); 
				return $.idle.timeout;
			}		
			if (typeof(func)=='function') { 
				$.idle.lastfunc = func;
				$.idle.timeout = setTimeout("$.idle.lastfunc();", delay);
				return $.idle.timeout;
			}
		},
	  clear : function (countdown) {
		clearInterval(countdown);
		clearTimeout(countdown);
	  }	
		
	});
	
	
})(jQuery);