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+(function($) {
+
+  $.fn.jOrgChart = function(options) {
+    var opts = $.extend({}, $.fn.jOrgChart.defaults, options);
+    var $appendTo = $(opts.chartElement);
+
+    $this = $(this);
+    var $container = $("<div class='" + opts.chartClass + "'/>");
+    if($this.is("ul")) {
+      buildNode($this.find("li:first"), $container, 0, opts);
+    }
+    else if($this.is("li")) {
+      buildNode($this, $container, 0, opts);
+    }
+    $appendTo.append($container);
+
+    // add drag and drop if enabled
+    if(opts.dragAndDrop){
+        $('div.node').draggable({
+            cursor      : 'move',
+            distance    : 40,
+            helper      : 'clone',
+            opacity     : 0.8,
+            revert      : 'invalid',
+            revertDuration : 100,
+            snap        : 'div.node.expanded',
+            snapMode    : 'inner',
+            stack       : 'div.node'
+        });
+        
+        $('div.node').droppable({
+            accept      : '.node',          
+            activeClass : 'drag-active',
+            hoverClass  : 'drop-hover'
+        });
+        
+      // Drag start event handler for nodes
+      $('div.node').bind("dragstart", function handleDragStart( event, ui ){
+        
+        var sourceNode = $(this);
+        sourceNode.parentsUntil('.node-container')
+                   .find('*')
+                   .filter('.node')
+                   .droppable('disable');
+      });
+
+      // Drag stop event handler for nodes
+      $('div.node').bind("dragstop", function handleDragStop( event, ui ){
+
+        /* reload the plugin */
+        $(opts.chartElement).children().remove();
+        $this.jOrgChart(opts);      
+      });
+    
+      // Drop event handler for nodes
+      $('div.node').bind("drop", function handleDropEvent( event, ui ) {    
+	  
+        var targetID = $(this).data("tree-node");
+        var targetLi = $this.find("li").filter(function() { return $(this).data("tree-node") === targetID; } );
+        var targetUl = targetLi.children('ul');
+		
+        var sourceID = ui.draggable.data("tree-node");		
+        var sourceLi = $this.find("li").filter(function() { return $(this).data("tree-node") === sourceID; } );		
+        var sourceUl = sourceLi.parent('ul');
+
+        if (targetUl.length > 0){
+  		    targetUl.append(sourceLi);
+        } else {
+  		    targetLi.append("<ul></ul>");
+  		    targetLi.children('ul').append(sourceLi);
+        }
+        
+        //Removes any empty lists
+        if (sourceUl.children().length === 0){
+          sourceUl.remove();
+        }
+		
+      }); // handleDropEvent
+        
+    } // Drag and drop
+  };
+
+  // Option defaults
+  $.fn.jOrgChart.defaults = {
+    chartElement : 'body',
+    depth      : -1,
+    chartClass : "jOrgChart",
+    dragAndDrop: false
+  };
+	
+  var nodeCount = 0;
+  // Method that recursively builds the tree
+  function buildNode($node, $appendTo, level, opts) {
+    var $table = $("<table cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' border='0'/>");
+    var $tbody = $("<tbody/>");
+
+    // Construct the node container(s)
+    var $nodeRow = $("<tr/>").addClass("node-cells");
+    var $nodeCell = $("<td/>").addClass("node-cell").attr("colspan", 2);
+    var $childNodes = $node.children("ul:first").children("li");
+    var $nodeDiv;
+    
+    if($childNodes.length > 1) {
+      $nodeCell.attr("colspan", $childNodes.length * 2);
+    }
+    // Draw the node
+    // Get the contents - any markup except li and ul allowed
+    var $nodeContent = $node.clone()
+                            .children("ul,li")
+                            .remove()
+                            .end()
+                            .html();
+	
+      //Increaments the node count which is used to link the source list and the org chart
+  	nodeCount++;
+  	$node.data("tree-node", nodeCount);
+  	$nodeDiv = $("<div>").addClass("node")
+                                     .data("tree-node", nodeCount)
+                                     .append($nodeContent);
+
+    // Expand and contract nodes
+    if ($childNodes.length > 0) {
+      $nodeDiv.click(function() {
+          var $this = $(this);
+          var $tr = $this.closest("tr");
+
+          if($tr.hasClass('contracted')){
+            $this.css('cursor','n-resize');
+            $tr.removeClass('contracted').addClass('expanded');
+            $tr.nextAll("tr").css('display', '');
+
+            // Update the <li> appropriately so that if the tree redraws collapsed/non-collapsed nodes
+            // maintain their appearance
+            $node.removeClass('collapsed');
+          }else{
+            $this.css('cursor','s-resize');
+            $tr.removeClass('expanded').addClass('contracted');
+            $tr.nextAll("tr").css('display', 'none');
+
+            $node.addClass('collapsed');
+          }
+        });
+    }
+    
+    $nodeCell.append($nodeDiv);
+    $nodeRow.append($nodeCell);
+    $tbody.append($nodeRow);
+
+    if($childNodes.length > 0) {
+      // if it can be expanded then change the cursor
+      $nodeDiv.css('cursor','n-resize');
+    
+      // recurse until leaves found (-1) or to the level specified
+      if(opts.depth == -1 || (level+1 < opts.depth)) { 
+        var $downLineRow = $("<tr/>");
+        var $downLineCell = $("<td/>").attr("colspan", $childNodes.length*2);
+        $downLineRow.append($downLineCell);
+        
+        // draw the connecting line from the parent node to the horizontal line 
+        $downLine = $("<div></div>").addClass("line down");
+        $downLineCell.append($downLine);
+        $tbody.append($downLineRow);
+
+        // Draw the horizontal lines
+        var $linesRow = $("<tr/>");
+        $childNodes.each(function() {
+          var $left = $("<td>&nbsp;</td>").addClass("line left top");
+          var $right = $("<td>&nbsp;</td>").addClass("line right top");
+          $linesRow.append($left).append($right);
+        });
+
+        // horizontal line shouldn't extend beyond the first and last child branches
+        $linesRow.find("td:first")
+                    .removeClass("top")
+                 .end()
+                 .find("td:last")
+                    .removeClass("top");
+
+        $tbody.append($linesRow);
+        var $childNodesRow = $("<tr/>");
+        $childNodes.each(function() {
+           var $td = $("<td class='node-container'/>");
+           $td.attr("colspan", 2);
+           // recurse through children lists and items
+           buildNode($(this), $td, level+1, opts);
+           $childNodesRow.append($td);
+        });
+
+      }
+      $tbody.append($childNodesRow);
+    }
+
+    // any classes on the LI element get copied to the relevant node in the tree
+    // apart from the special 'collapsed' class, which collapses the sub-tree at this point
+    if ($node.attr('class') != undefined) {
+        var classList = $node.attr('class').split(/\s+/);
+        $.each(classList, function(index,item) {
+            if (item == 'collapsed') {
+                console.log($node);
+                $nodeRow.nextAll('tr').css('display', 'none');
+                    $nodeRow.removeClass('expanded');
+                    $nodeRow.addClass('contracted');
+                    $nodeDiv.css('cursor','s-resize');
+            } else {
+                $nodeDiv.addClass(item);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    $table.append($tbody);
+    $appendTo.append($table);
+    
+    /* Prevent trees collapsing if a link inside a node is clicked */
+    $nodeDiv.children('a').click(function(e){
+        console.log(e);
+        e.stopPropagation();
+    });
+  };
+
+})(jQuery);