将JQuery插件的实用程序函数放在哪里？

Question

假设我有一个像这样创建的jQuery插件(来自jquery站点)：

(function ( $ ) {

    $.fn.greenify = function( options ) {

        // This is the easiest way to have default options.
        var settings = $.extend({
            // These are the defaults.
            color: "#556b2f",
            backgroundColor: "white"
        }, options );

        // Greenify the collection based on the settings variable.
        return this.css({
            color: settings.color,
            backgroundColor: settings.backgroundColor
        });

    };

}( jQuery ));

但是现在我可能需要一些更大的函数来帮助我的插件操作，哪里是放置这些函数并保持代码整洁、可读性和可测试性的最佳位置？

例如，我认为本地化函数不是一个好主意，如下所示：

(function ( $ ) {

    $.fn.greenify = function( options ) {

        // This would be bad becase too many of these and my code will be clutered.
        var aHelperFunctionThatIsHuge = function () {
          // A lot of code here...
        };

        // This is the easiest way to have default options.
        var settings = $.extend({
            // These are the defaults.
            color: "#556b2f",
            backgroundColor: "white"
        }, options );

        // Greenify the collection based on the settings variable.
        return this.css({
            color: settings.color,
            backgroundColor: settings.backgroundColor
        });

    };

}( jQuery ));

这根本不管用：

(function ( $ ) {

    $.fn.greenify = function( options ) {

        // This is the easiest way to have default options.
        var settings = $.extend({
            // These are the defaults.
            color: "#556b2f",
            backgroundColor: "white"
        }, options );

        // Greenify the collection based on the settings variable.
        return this.css({
            color: settings.color,
            backgroundColor: settings.backgroundColor
        });

    };

    // ideal but doesnt work
    $.fn.greenify.aHelperFunctionThatIsHuge = function () {
          // A lot of code here...
    };


}( jQuery ));

那我该把它们放哪儿呢？

谢谢

Answer 1

在插件功能之上，在生命周期内：

(function ( $ ) {

    var aHelperFunctionThatIsHuge = function () {
      // A lot of code here...
    };

    $.fn.greenify = function( options ) {

    };

}( jQuery ));