function cdLocalTime(options){
	var d = new Date();
	//console.dir(d);
	var defaultconfig = {
		container : "eventdiv",
		offsetMinutes : 0,
		targetdate : "April 23, 2012 15:53:00",
		debugmode : false,
		servertimestring : d.toString()
		,appendMssg : ' left until launch time'
	}
	//console.log(defaultconfig.servertimestring);
	var settings = $.extend({}, defaultconfig, options);
	
	if (!document.getElementById || !document.getElementById(settings.container)) return;
	this.container = document.getElementById(settings.container);
	this.localtime = this.serverdate = new Date(settings.servertimestring);
	this.targetdate = new Date(settings.targetdate);
	this.debugmode = (settings.debugmode) ? 1 : 0;
	this.timesup = false;
	this.localtime.setTime(this.serverdate.getTime()+settings.offsetMinutes*60*1000); //add offset to server time
	this.appendMssg = settings.appendMssg;
	this.updateTime();
}

cdLocalTime.prototype.updateTime = function(){
	var thisobj = this;
	this.localtime.setSeconds(this.localtime.getSeconds()+1);
	setTimeout(function(){ thisobj.updateTime(); }, 1000); //update time every second
}

cdLocalTime.prototype.displaycountdown = function(baseunit, functionref){
	this.baseunit = baseunit;
	this.formatresults = functionref;
	this.showresults();
}

cdLocalTime.prototype.showresults = function(){
	var thisobj = this;
	var debugstring = (this.debugmode) ? "<p style=\"background-color: #FCD6D6; color: black; padding: 5px\"><big>Debug Mode on!</big><br /><b>Current Local time:</b> "+this.localtime.toLocaleString()+"<br />Verify this is the correct current local time, in other words, time zone of count down date.<br /><br /><b>Target Time:</b> "+this.targetdate.toLocaleString()+"<br />Verify this is the date/time you wish to count down to (should be a future date).</p>" : "";
	
	var timediff = (this.targetdate-this.localtime)/1000; //difference btw target date & current date in seconds
	if (timediff < 0){ //if time is up
		this.timesup = true;
		this.container.innerHTML = debugstring+this.formatresults();
		return;
	}
	var oneMinute = 60; //minute unit in seconds
	var oneHour = 60*60; //hour unit in seconds
	var oneDay = 60*60*24; //day unit in seconds
	var dayfield = Math.floor(timediff/oneDay);
	var hourfield = Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay)/oneHour);
	var minutefield = Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay-hourfield*oneHour)/oneMinute);
	var secondfield = Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay-hourfield*oneHour-minutefield*oneMinute));
	if (this.baseunit == "hours"){ //if base unit is hours, set "hourfield" to be topmost level
		hourfield = dayfield*24+hourfield;
		dayfield = "n/a";
	} else if (this.baseunit == "minutes"){ //if base unit is minutes, set "minutefield" to be topmost level
		minutefield = dayfield*24*60+hourfield*60+minutefield;
		dayfield = hourfield = "n/a";
	} else if (this.baseunit == "seconds"){ //if base unit is seconds, set "secondfield" to be topmost level
		var secondfield = timediff;
		dayfield = hourfield = minutefield = "n/a";
	}
	this.container.innerHTML=debugstring+this.formatresults(dayfield, hourfield, minutefield, secondfield);
	setTimeout(function(){ thisobj.showresults(); }, 1000); //update results every second
}

/////CUSTOM FORMAT OUTPUT FUNCTIONS BELOW//////////////////////////////

//Create your own custom format function to pass into cdLocalTime.displaycountdown()
//Use arguments[0] to access "Days" left
//Use arguments[1] to access "Hours" left
//Use arguments[2] to access "Minutes" left
//Use arguments[3] to access "Seconds" left

//The values of these arguments may change depending on the "baseunit" parameter of cdLocalTime.displaycountdown()
//For example, if "baseunit" is set to "hours", arguments[0] becomes meaningless and contains "n/a"
//For example, if "baseunit" is set to "minutes", arguments[0] and arguments[1] become meaningless etc

//Display countdown using plain text
function formatresults(){
	if (this.timesup == false){ //if target date/time not yet met
		var displaystring = "<span>" + arguments[0]+"</span> days, <span>"+arguments[1]+"</span> hrs., <span>"+arguments[2]+"</span> min., & <span>"+arguments[3] + '</span> sec.';
		displaystring += this.appendMssg;
	} else { //else if target date/time met
		var displaystring = "<span>0</span> days, <span>0</span> hrs., <span>0</span> min., & <span>0</span> sec.";
		displaystring += this.appendMssg;
	}
	this.container.className = 'showdiv';
	return displaystring;
}