/* SET SOME UNIVERSAL PARAMETERS */
	var COOKIE_NAME 	= application;
	var date 			= new Date();
	var userID 			= null;
	var sesID 			= null;

/* RUN ON EVERY PAGE WHEN DOCUMENT IS READY */
	$(function(){				
		generateSessionID();		
		handleCookie();
	});
		
/* -------------------------
 * UNIQUE NUMBER GENERATION
 * -------------------------*/
	/* GENERATE SESSION ID */
	function generateSessionID() { sesID = "s" + generateUnique(); }
	
	/* GENERATE USER ID */
	function generateUserID() { userID = "u" + generateUnique(); }
	/**
	 * GENERATE A UNIQUE NUMBER FOR USE IN USER IDs AND SESSION IDs
	 */
	function generateUnique() {				
		var randomnumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*1001);		
		var year         = date.getFullYear();
		var monthnumber  = date.getMonth() + 1;
		var monthday     = date.getDate();
	    var hour         = date.getHours();
		var minute       = date.getMinutes();
		var second       = date.getSeconds();			
		var unique = randomnumber + "-" + year + "-" + monthnumber + "-" + monthday + "-" + hour + "-" + minute + "-" + second;		
		return unique;
	}
		
/* -------------------------
 * COOKIE FUNCTIONS
 * -------------------------*/
	/**
	 * CHECK TO SEE IF A COOKIE EXISTS.
	 * IF IT DOES, SET THE userID VARIABLE FROM THE EXISTING COOKIE
	 * IF NOT, CREATE A NEW userID AND CREATE A NEW COOKIE
	 */
	function handleCookie() {
		if(checkCookie()) {			
			userID = $.cookie(COOKIE_NAME);
		} else {
			createCookie();
		}
	}		
	/* CHECK TO SEE IF COOKIE EXISTS */
	function checkCookie() {	
		if ($.cookie(COOKIE_NAME)) { return true; } else { return false; }	
	}	
	/* CREATE A NEW COOKIE */
	function createCookie() {	
		generateUserID();
		date.setTime(date.getTime() + (3 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));// SETS DATE VALUE TO 3 YEARS IN THE FUTURE	 
	    $.cookie(COOKIE_NAME, userID, { path: '/', expires: date });
	}

	
/* -------------------------
 * WHERE THE TRACKING ANALYTICS MAGIC HAPPENS
 * POST DATA THROUGH A URL VIA AJAX CALL
 * -------------------------*/
	function postEvent(action, data) {		
		var dataToPass = "app=" + application + "&sesID=" + sesID + "&userID=" + userID + "&action=" + action + "&data=" + data;		
		$.getScript("php/analytics/storeData.php?"+dataToPass);
	}