helpers.js

//  Functions to extend prototypes

function formatDate(date) {
  var monthNames = [
    "January", "February", "March",
    "April", "May", "June", "July",
    "August", "September", "October",
    "November", "December"
  ];

  var day = date.getDate();
  var monthIndex = date.getMonth();
  var year = date.getFullYear();
  var hour = date.getHours()
  var minutes = date.getMinutes()

  return day + ' ' + monthNames[monthIndex] + ' ' + year + ' at ' + hour + ':' + minutes;
}
// console.log(formatDate(new Date()));  // show current date-time in console


// Helper to generate hours:minutes:seconds for accumulated job time
// Adapted from StackOverflow
// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6312993/javascript-seconds-to-time-string-with-format-hhmmss/6313008#6313008
Number.prototype.toHHMMSS = function() {
    var sec_num = Math.round(this);
    var hours = Math.floor(sec_num / 3600);
    var minutes = Math.floor((sec_num - (hours * 3600)) / 60);
    var seconds = sec_num - (hours * 3600) - (minutes * 60);

    if (hours < 10) {
      hours = "0" + hours;
    }
    if (minutes < 10) {
      minutes = "0" + minutes;
    }
    if (seconds < 10) {
      seconds = "0" + seconds;
    }
    return hours + ':' + minutes + ':' + seconds;
  }


  //JQuery extension to add additional event triggers
  // This assumes JQuery has been loaded first!
  ! function($) {

    $.each(['show', 'hide'], function(i, ev) {
      var el = $.fn[ev];
      $.fn[ev] = function() {
        this.trigger(ev);
        return el.apply(this, arguments);
      };
    });
  }(jQuery);