jquery.error-handler.js

/**
 * jQuery error handler
 *
 * Requires:
 *   jQuery and jQuery UI
 */
(function ($) {
	"use strict";

	$(document).ready(function () {

		// set up hidden error dialog
		var errorDialogID = "error-dialog";
		var errorDialog = $('<div/>')
			.css('display', 'hidden')
			.attr({
				'id': errorDialogID,
				'title': 'ERROR!'
			})
			.appendTo('body').dialog({
				'autoOpen': false,
				'resizable': false,
				'modal': true,
				'width': 400
			});

		// display a message in the dialog
		$.displayErrorMsg = function (msg) {
			$('#' + errorDialogID).text(msg);
			errorDialog.dialog("open");
		};
	});

}(jQuery));