$.fn.infiniteBanner = function() {

    function repeat(str, num) {
        return new Array(num + 1).join(str);
    }

    return this.each(function() {
        var $wrapper = $('> div', this).css('overflow', 'hidden'),
            $slider = $wrapper.find('> ul'),
            $items = $slider.find('> li'),
            $single = $items.filter(':first'),
            interval = 6000,
            singleWidth = $single.outerWidth(),
            visible = Math.ceil($wrapper.innerWidth() / singleWidth), // note: doesn't include padding or border
            currentPage = 1,
            pages = Math.ceil($items.length / visible),
            Timer;

        // 1. Pad so that 'visible' number will always be seen, otherwise create empty items
        if (($items.length % visible) != 0) {
            $slider.append(repeat('<li class="empty" />', visible - ($items.length % visible)));
            $items = $slider.find('> li');
        }

        // 2. Top and tail the list with 'visible' number of items, top has the last section, and tail has the first
        $items.filter(':first').before($items.slice(-visible).clone().addClass('cloned'));
        $items.filter(':last').after($items.slice(0, visible).clone().addClass('cloned'));
        $items = $slider.find('> li'); // reselect

        // 3. Set the left position to the first 'real' item
        $wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible);

        // 4. paging function
        function gotoPage(page) {
            var dir = page < currentPage ? -1 : 1,
                n = Math.abs(currentPage - page),
                left = singleWidth * dir * visible * n;

            $wrapper.filter(':not(:animated)').animate({
                scrollLeft: '+=' + left
            }, 650, 'easeOutExpo', function() {
                if (page == 0) {
                    $wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible * pages);
                    page = pages;
                } else if (page > pages) {
                    $wrapper.scrollLeft(singleWidth * visible);
                    // reset back to start position
                    page = 1;
                }

                currentPage = page;
            });

            return false;
        }

        // create a public interface to move to a specific page
        $(this).bind('goto', function(event, page) {
            gotoPage(page);
        });

        function nextPage() {
            Timer = setTimeout(nextPage, interval);
            return gotoPage(currentPage + 1);
        }

        Timer = setTimeout(nextPage, interval);
    });
};

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.infiniteBanner').infiniteBanner();
});