(function() {

	'use strict';
	
	jQuery.validator.addMethod("regex",
		 function(value, element, regexp) {
			 if (regexp.constructor != RegExp)
				regexp = new RegExp(regexp);
			 else if (regexp.global)
				regexp.lastIndex = 0;
				return this.optional(element) || regexp.test(value);
		 },"Check your input. The format is not valid."
	);
	
	// Valid Registration form validation
	$("#validRegister").validate({
		rules: {
			memberid: {
				required: true,
				remote: {
					    url: '/php/validate-memberid.php', // fill in the file location for verification
						type: 'post', // transmission
						data: {// data transmission
						memberid:function(){
							return $("#vr_memberid").val();
						}
					}
				}
			},
			birthday: {
				required: true,
				regex: "^(0[1-9]|1[012])[-/.](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])[-/.](19|20)\\d\\d$",
				remote: {
					   	url: '/php/validate-birthday.php', // fill in the file location for verification
						type: 'post', // transmission
						data: {// data transmission
						memberid:function(){
							return $("#vr_memberid").val();
						}
					}
				}
			}

		},
		messages: {
			memberid: {
				required: "Member ID is a required field.",
				remote: "Member ID is not valid."
			},
			birthday: {
				required: "Birthday is a required field.",
				regex: "A valid birthdate in the format mm/dd/yyyy is required.",
				remote: "The birth date does not match our records."
			}
		}
	});

	// Registration form validation
	$("#registerForm").validate({
		rules: {
			email_address: {
				required: true,
				email: true
			}, 
			username: {
				required: true,
				regex: "^[a-zA-Z0-9_]*$",
				remote: {
					    url: '/php/validate-username.php', // fill in the file location for verification
						type: 'post', // transmission
						data: {// data transmission
						username:function(){
							return $('#username').val();
						}
					}
				}
			},
			password: {
				required: true,
				minlength: 10,
				regex: "^(?=.*?[A-Z])(?=.*?[a-z])(?=.*?[0-9])(?=.*?[#?!@$%^&*-]).{10,}$"
			},
			confirmpwd: {
				required: true,
				equalTo:  '#password'
			}
		},
		messages: {
			email_address: {
				required: "Email Address is a required field.",
				email: "Please enter a valid email address."
			},
			username: {
				required: "Username is a required field.",
				regex: "The username is not the appropriate format.",
				remote: "This username is already being used."
			},
			password: {
				required: "Password is required",
				minlength: "Password should be at least 10 characters.",
				regex: "The password is not the appropriate format."
			},
			confirmpwd: {
				required: "Password confirmation is required.",
				equalTo: "The passwords do not match."
			}	
		}		
	});

	// Log in form validation
	$("#loginForm").validate({
		rules: {
			user: "required",
			password: "required"
		},
		messages: {
			user: {
				required: "Username is a required field."
			},
			password: {
				required: "Password is a required field."
			}
		}
	});

	// Recover Password form validation
	$("#retrievePW").validate({
		rules: {
			memberid: {
				required: true,
				remote: {
					   url: '/php/validate-memberid.php', // fill in the file location for verification
						type: 'post' // transmission
				}
			},
			userid: {
				required: true,
				remote: {
					   url: '/php/validate-username-exists.php', // fill in the file location for verification
						type: 'post', // transmission
						data: {// data transmission
						memberid:function(){
							return $("#memberid").val();
						}
					}
				}
			}

		},
		messages: {
			memberid: {
				required: "Member ID is a required field.",
				remote: "Member ID is not valid."
			},
			userid: {
				required: "Username is a required field.",
				remote: "Username is not valid."
			}
		}
	});

	// Recover Password form validation
	$("#retrievePW2").validate({
		rules: {
			user: {
				required: true,
				remote: {
					   url: 'php/validate-username-exists.php', // fill in the file location for verification
						type: 'post', // transmission
						data: {// data transmission
						user:function(){
							return $("#userid").val();
						}
					}
				}
			}

		},
		messages: {
			user: {
				required: "Username is a required field.",
				remote: "Username is not valid."
			}
		}
	});

	// Recover Username form validation
	$("#retrieveUser").validate({
		rules: {
			memberid: {
				required: true,
				remote: {
					   url: '/php/validate-memberid.php', // fill in the file location for verification
						type: 'post' // transmission
				}
			}
		},
		messages: {
			memberid: {
				required: "Member ID is a required field.",
				remote: "Member ID is not valid."
			}
		}
	});

	// Change Password form validation
	$("#changePW").validate({
		rules: {
			password: {
				required: true,
				minlength: 10,
				regex: "^(?=.*?[A-Z])(?=.*?[a-z])(?=.*?[0-9])(?=.*?[#?!@$%^&*-]).{10,}$"
			},
			confirmpwd: {
				required: true,
				equalTo:  '#password'
			}
		},
		messages: {
			password: {
				required: "Password is required",
				minlength: "Password should be at least 10 characters.",
				regex: "The password is not the appropriate format."
			},
			confirmpwd: {
				required: "Password confirmation is required.",
				equalTo: "The passwords do not match."
			}	
		}		
	});


}).apply(this, [jQuery]);