jQuery.fn.rater = function(url, options)
{
	if(url == null) return;
	var settings = {
		url       : url, maxvalue  : 10,  curvalue  : 0, edit: 1,show_val  : 1,	message	  : '',	id: 0};	
	if(options) { jQuery.extend(settings, options); };
	jQuery.extend(settings, {cancel: (settings.maxvalue > 1) ? true : false});	
	var container = jQuery(this);
	jQuery.extend(container, { averageRating: settings.curvalue, url: settings.url });
	var raterwidth = settings.maxvalue * 15;
	var ratingparent = '';
	
	ratingparent += '<ul class="star-rating" style="width:'+raterwidth+'px; position: relative; top: -10px;"';
	if (settings.message != '' && settings.id > 0) {
		ratingparent += ' onclick="alert(\'' + settings.message + '\');"';			
	}
	ratingparent += '>';	
	container.append(ratingparent);	
	var starWidth, starIndex, listitems = '';
	var curvalueWidth = Math.floor(100 / settings.maxvalue * settings.curvalue);
	for(var i = 0; i <= settings.maxvalue ; i++) {
		if (i == 0) {
			listitems+='<li class="current-rating" style="width:'+curvalueWidth+'%;">';
			listitems+='</li>';
		} else {
			starWidth = Math.floor(100 / settings.maxvalue * i);
			starIndex = (settings.maxvalue - i) + 2;
			listitems+='<li class="star">';
			if (settings.edit == 1) {
				listitems+='<a href="#'+i+'" title="'+i+'/'+settings.maxvalue +'" style="width:'+starWidth+'%;z-index:'+starIndex+'">';
			}
			listitems+=' ';
			if (settings.edit == 1) {
				listitems+='</a>';
			}
			listitems+='</li>';			
		}
	}	
	listitems+='</ul>';	
	container.find('.star-rating').append(listitems); 
	var stars = jQuery(container).find('.star-rating').children('.star');
	stars.click(function(){		
		settings.curvalue = stars.index(this) + 1;		
		raterValue = jQuery(this).children('a')[0].href.split('#')[1];
		jQuery.post(container.url, { "rating": raterValue }, function(response){	
			$('#bewertung_' + settings.id ).html(response);
		});
		return false;		
	});	
	return this; 
}