Make your JQuery plugin loadable with Require.JS

A simple and easy way to make your JQuery plugin work in an AMD and NON-AMD context is the  following snippet. See how it cleverly uses the factory.

(function (factory) {
if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
    // AMD. Register as an anonymous module.
    define(['jquery'], factory);
} else {
    // Browser globals
    factory(jQuery);
}
}(function ($) {

    $.fn.jqueryPlugin = function () {
        // Put your plugin code here
    };  

}));

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10918063/how-to-make-a-jquery-plugin-loadable-with-requirejs

JQuery Architecture

I found the following code example on JQuery's architecture and found it very helpful. One thing to note is the great use of ensuring JQuery is always called with a new instance. Relevant snippet is the following:

if (!(this instanceof foo))

      return new foo(arg);

(function() {
  var foo = function(arg) { // core constructor
    // ensure to use the `new` operator
    if (!(this instanceof foo))
      return new foo(arg);
    // store an argument for this example
    this.myArg = arg;
    //..
  };

  // create `fn` alias to `prototype` property
  foo.fn = foo.prototype = {
    init: function () {/*...*/}
    //...
  };

  // expose the library
  window.foo = foo;
})();

// Extension:

foo.fn.myPlugin = function () {
  alert(this.myArg);
  return this; // return `this` for chainability
};

foo("bar").myPlugin(); // alerts "bar"

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4083351/what-does-jquery-fn-mean