// can be a class too $('.someElement')
$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter({
    matches: [
        {
            'priority': 2,                                // if there is overlap with other matches it will highlight a match that has a higher priority
            'match': ['this is a test', 'text to match'], // will check for this matches
            'matchClass': 'match'                         // this class will be added to the matching string
        }, {
            'priority': 1,
            'match': /\{\/?\d+\}/g,
            'matchClass': 'tags'
        }, {
            'priority': 0,
            'match': ['some', 'more', 'here'],
            'matchClass': 'someClass'
        }
    ]
    maxlength: 150,
    maxlengthWarning: 'warning',
    maxlengthElement: $('#someElement').find('.maxlength')
});

$('#someElement').on('textarea.highlighter.highlight', function() {
    // do some cool stuff :)
});

var matches = [{ 'matchClass': 'match', 'match': ['a','b'] }];
$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('updateMatches', matches);

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('updateStyle');

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('updateHeight');

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('destroy');

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('debugModeOn');

$('#someElement').textareaHighlighter('debugModeOff');

$.textareaHighlighter.defaults = {
    matches: [               // Array of matches with matchClass & word array
        {
            'priority': 1,                                // if there is overlap with other matches it will highlight a match that has a higher priority
            'match': ['this is a test', 'text to match'], // will highlight text in this array
            'matchClass': 'match'                         // this class will be added to the matching string
        }
    ],
    word_base: true,         // Word base language is English, German etc. Set to false when it's Japanese, Chinese etc.
    isAutoExpand: true,      // Set to 'false' if you don't want to expand textarea on input
    typingDelay: 30          // Typing delay in milliseconds
    maxlength: -1,           // -1: disable, some int number over 0
    maxlengthWarning: '',    // Class name to add to text when it's over max length
    maxlengthElement: null,  // jQuery element to update letter count in the view
    debug: false,            // Flag to show debug mode
};