function my_notify(text, timeout) {
    timeout = timeout || 1500;
    $.notify({
        inline: true,
        html: '<span>' + text + '</span>'
    }, timeout);
}
(function($){
	function close(options, wrapper){
		options.onCleanup.call(this);
		wrapper.fadeOut('fast', function(){
			$(this).remove();
			options.onClosed();
		})
	}
		
	function create_element(tag, cl){
		return $(document.createElement(tag)).addClass(cl);
	}
		  
    $.extend({
        notify: function(options, duration) {
			var
			// Default options object
			defaults = {
				inline: false,
				href: '',
				html: '',
				close: '',
				onStart: function(){},
				onComplete: function(){},
				onCleanup: function(){},
				onClosed: function(){}
			},
			
			// Useful variables
			clone,
			iframe = false,
			container, 
			wrapper = $('<li></li>').addClass('notification'),
			north,
			south,
			east,
			west,
			content
			
			options = $.extend(defaults, options);
            options.onStart.call(this);
            
            if($('ul#notification_area').length) {
				container = $('ul#notification_area');
			} 
			else {
				container = $('<ul></ul>').attr('id', 'notification_area');
				$('body').append(container);
			}
            
            if(options.href){
				if(options.inline){
					clone = $(options.href).clone();
				}
				else {
					iframe = true;
					clone = $('<iframe></iframe>').attr('src', options.href).css({width: '100%', height: '100%'});
				}
			}
			else if(options.html){
				clone = $(options.html);
			}
				
			wrapper.append(
				create_element('div', 'notify_content').append(clone)
			);
	
			wrapper.css("visibility", "hidden").appendTo(container);

			if(options.close){
				var close_elem = $('<span></span>').addClass('cl').html(options.close);
				content.append(close_elem);
			}
			
			var anim_length = 0 - parseInt(wrapper.outerHeight());
			wrapper.css('marginBottom', anim_length);
	
			if(iframe){
				content.height(parseInt(content.find('iframe').height()+16))
			}
            container.css({
                'position': 'fixed',
                'left': '50%',
                'top': '50%',
                'marginLeft': -(wrapper.outerWidth()/2)
            });
			
			wrapper.animate({marginBottom: 0}, 'fast', function(){
				wrapper.hide().css('visibility', 'visible').fadeIn('fast');
				if(duration){
					setTimeout(function(){
						close(options, wrapper);
					}, duration); 
				}
				
				if(!options.close){
					wrapper.bind('click', function(){
						close(options, wrapper);
					})
				}
				else {
					close_elem.bind('click', function(){
						close(options, wrapper);
					})
				}
				
				options.onComplete.call(this);
			});
        }
    });
})(jQuery);
