jQuery.validator.addMethod("maxWords", function(value, element, params) { 
	if(value == "") return true;   
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length <= params; 
}, "Please enter {0} words or less."); 
 
jQuery.validator.addMethod("minWords", function(value, element, params) {
	if(value == "") return true;  
	
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params; 
}, "Please enter at least {0} words."); 
 
jQuery.validator.addMethod("rangeWords", function(value, element, params) { 
	if(value == "") return true;  		
	    
    return this.optional(element) || value.match(/\b\w+\b/g).length >= params[0] && value.match(/bw+b/g).length < params[1]; 
}, "Please enter between {0} and {1} words.");


jQuery.validator.addMethod("letterswithbasicpunc", function(value, element) {
	if(value == "") return true;  
	    
	return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z-.,()'\"\s]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters or punctuation only please");  

jQuery.validator.addMethod("alphanumeric", function(value, element) {
	if(value == "") return true;  		
	    
	return this.optional(element) || /^\w+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters, numbers, spaces or underscores only please");  

jQuery.validator.addMethod("lettersonly", function(value, element) {
	if(value == "") return true;  		
	    
	return this.optional(element) || /^[a-z]+$/i.test(value);
}, "Letters only please"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("nowhitespace", function(value, element) {
	if(value == "") return true;  		
	    
	return this.optional(element) || /^\S+$/i.test(value);
}, "No white space please"); 

jQuery.validator.addMethod("ziprange", function(value, element) {
	if(value == "") return true;  
	    
	return this.optional(element) || /^90[2-5]\d\{2}-\d{4}$/.test(value);
}, "Your ZIP-code must be in the range 902xx-xxxx to 905-xx-xxxx");

/**
* Return true, if the value is a valid vehicle identification number (VIN).
*
* Works with all kind of text inputs.
*
* @example <input type="text" size="20" name="VehicleID" class="{required:true,vinUS:true}" />
* @desc Declares a required input element whose value must be a valid vehicle identification number.
*
* @name jQuery.validator.methods.vinUS
* @type Boolean
* @cat Plugins/Validate/Methods
*/ 
jQuery.validator.addMethod(
		    
	"vinUS",
	function(v){
		if(value == "") return true;  
		if (v.length != 17)
			return false;
		var i, n, d, f, cd, cdv;
		var LL    = ["A","B","C","D","E","F","G","H","J","K","L","M","N","P","R","S","T","U","V","W","X","Y","Z"];
		var VL    = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,1,2,3,4,5,7,9,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9];
		var FL    = [8,7,6,5,4,3,2,10,0,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2];
		var rs    = 0;
		for(i = 0; i < 17; i++){
		    f = FL[i];
		    d = v.slice(i,i+1);
		    if(i == 8){
		        cdv = d;
		    }
		    if(!isNaN(d)){
		        d *= f;
		    }
		    else{
		        for(n = 0; n < LL.length; n++){
		            if(d.toUpperCase() === LL[n]){
		                d = VL[n];
		                d *= f;
		                if(isNaN(cdv) && n == 8){
		                    cdv = LL[n];
		                }
		                break;
		            }
		        }
		    }
		    rs += d;
		}
		cd = rs % 11;
		if(cd == 10){cd = "X";}
		if(cd == cdv){return true;}
		return false; 
	},
	"The specified vehicle identification number (VIN) is invalid."
);

/**
  * Return true, if the value is a valid date, also making this formal check dd/mm/yyyy.
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01/01/1900")
  * @result true
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01/13/1990")
  * @result false
  *
  * @example jQuery.validator.methods.date("01.01.1900")
  * @result false
  *
  * @example <input name="pippo" class="{dateITA:true}" />
  * @desc Declares an optional input element whose value must be a valid date.
  *
  * @name jQuery.validator.methods.dateITA
  * @type Boolean
  * @cat Plugins/Validate/Methods
  */
jQuery.validator.addMethod(
	"dateITA",
	function(value, element) {
		if(value == "") return true;  
		var check = false;
		var re = /^\d{1,2}\/\d{1,2}\/\d{4}$/
		if( re.test(value)){
			var adata = value.split('/');
			var gg = parseInt(adata[0],10);
			var mm = parseInt(adata[1],10);
			var aaaa = parseInt(adata[2],10);
			var xdata = new Date(aaaa,mm-1,gg);
			if ( ( xdata.getFullYear() == aaaa ) && ( xdata.getMonth () == mm - 1 ) && ( xdata.getDate() == gg ) )
				check = true;
			else
				check = false;
		} else
			check = false;
		return this.optional(element) || check;
	}, 
	"Please enter a correct date"
);

/**
 * matches US phone number format 
 * 
 * where the area code may not start with 1 and the prefix may not start with 1 
 * allows '-' or ' ' as a separator and allows parens around area code 
 * some people may want to put a '1' in front of their number 
 * 
 * 1(212)-999-2345
 * or
 * 212 999 2344
 * or
 * 212-999-0983
 * 
 * but not
 * 111-123-5434
 * and not
 * 212 123 4567
 */
jQuery.validator.addMethod("phone", function(value, element) {
	if(value == "") return true;  
    value = value.replace(/\s+/g, ""); 
	return this.optional(element) || value.length > 9 &&
		value.match(/^(1-?)?(\([2-9]\d{2}\)|[2-9]\d{2})-?[2-9]\d{2}-?\d{4}$/);
}, "Please specify a valid phone number");

// TODO check if value starts with <, otherwise don't try stripping anything
jQuery.validator.addMethod("strippedminlength", function(value, element, param) {
	if(value == "") return true;  
	return jQuery(value).text().length >= param;
}, jQuery.format("Please enter at least {0} characters"));

// same as email, but TLD is optional
jQuery.validator.addMethod("email2", function(value, element, param) {
	if(value == "") return true;  
	return this.optional(element) || /^((([a-z]|\d|[!#\$%&'\*\+\-\/=\?\^_`{\|}~]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])+(\.([a-z]|\d|[!#\$%&'\*\+\-\/=\?\^_`{\|}~]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])+)*)|((\x22)((((\x20|\x09)*(\x0d\x0a))?(\x20|\x09)+)?(([\x01-\x08\x0b\x0c\x0e-\x1f\x7f]|\x21|[\x23-\x5b]|[\x5d-\x7e]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(\\([\x01-\x09\x0b\x0c\x0d-\x7f]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF]))))*(((\x20|\x09)*(\x0d\x0a))?(\x20|\x09)+)?(\x22)))@((([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.)*(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.?$/i.test(value); 
}, jQuery.validator.messages.email);

// same as url, but TLD is optional
jQuery.validator.addMethod("url2", function(value, element, param) {
	if(value == "") return true;  
	return this.optional(element) || /^(https?|ftp):\/\/(((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:)*@)?(((\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5])\.(\d|[1-9]\d|1\d\d|2[0-4]\d|25[0-5]))|((([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|\d|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.)*(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])*([a-z]|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])))\.?)(:\d*)?)(\/((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)+(\/(([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)*)*)?)?(\?((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|[\uE000-\uF8FF]|\/|\?)*)?(\#((([a-z]|\d|-|\.|_|~|[\u00A0-\uD7FF\uF900-\uFDCF\uFDF0-\uFFEF])|(%[\da-f]{2})|[!\$&'\(\)\*\+,;=]|:|@)|\/|\?)*)?$/i.test(value); 
}, jQuery.validator.messages.url);


//////////////FINNEGAN CUSTOM STUFF
/*
sometimes we need to hide some fields and have them appear conditionally (x. modify password, or image)
this function check if this is the case, so that hidden fields are not validated
*/
function finnFieldIsHidden(id)
{

//alert(id); 
var activationCB = document.getElementById(id+'_activate');

	if ( activationCB == null ) return false;

	if(activationCB.checked)
		return false;
	else return true;
 
}
jQuery.validator.addMethod("reg", function(value, elem, param) {
 		if(finnFieldIsHidden(elem.id))
		return true;
 		if(value == "") return true;  
 		
 	
        var espressione = new RegExp(param);
        result = espressione.test(value);
       // alert(result);
        return result;
	}, 'Please enter a valid value');
						
jQuery.validator.addMethod("passwordMatch", function(value, elem, param) {

			if(finnFieldIsHidden(elem.id))
			return true;
 			
                result = ( value == $('#'+param).val() );
                return result;
						}, 'Passwords dont match');

jQuery.validator.addMethod("fileTypes", function(value, elem, param) {


			if(finnFieldIsHidden(elem.id))
			return true;

			if(value == "") return true;  
				
			 var dot = value.lastIndexOf("."); 
			 if( dot == -1 ) return false; 
			 var extension = value.substr(dot+1,value.length); 
			 for(var i = 0; i < param.length ; i++ )
			 {
			 	if( param[ i ].toLowerCase() == extension  ) return true;
			 }
 			return false;
              
						}, 'File type not allowed');

jQuery.validator.addMethod("maxSize", function(value, elem, param) {	
		//we can not do this in javascript, maybe some day?
		return true;
},'');