// =================================
// = Counter Object to count items =
// =================================


	var jCounter = function(options) {

		var settings = {
			'startCount'         : 0,
			'slope' : 1.0,
			'interval' : 1000,
			afterUpdateCallback : function(){
				console.log(currentCount);
			}
		};

		if ( options ) { 
			$.extend( settings, options );
		}

		var afterUpdateCallback = settings.afterUpdateCallback;
		
		var currentCount = settings.startCount;

		var currentIteration = 0.0;

		this.countIt = function(){
			currentCount = Math.ceil((settings.slope * currentIteration) + settings.startCount);
			currentIteration = currentIteration + 1.0;
			settings.afterUpdateCallback(currentCount);
			t = setTimeout("countIt()",settings.interval);
		
		}

		return this;

	};


	String.prototype.padWithZeros = function(length){
		var l = this.length;

		// If the string is longer or equal, no need to pad
		if (l >= length)
			return this;
		
		pad_count = (length - l) ;
		numZeropad = ""
		while(numZeropad.length < pad_count) {
			numZeropad = "0" + numZeropad;
		}
		return numZeropad + this;
	}