$(function() {
    // binds to document - shorthand
    $.idleTimer();

    // binds to document - explicit
    $( document ).idleTimer();

    // bind to different element
    $( "#myTextArea" ).idleTimer();
});

$(function() {
    // idleTimer() with all defaults
    $( document ).idleTimer( );

    // idleTimer() takes an optional numeric argument that defines just the idle timeout
    // timeout is in milliseconds
    $( document ).idleTimer( 10000 );

    // idleTimer() takes an optional object argument that defines any/all setting
    $( document ).idleTimer( {
        timeout:10000, 
        idle:true
    });

    /*
    *   Here are the possible settings
    *   you can omit any or all of them
    */

    // indicates if the user is idle
    idle [default:false] 

    // the timeout period
    timeout [default:30000] 

    // activity is any one of these events
    events [default:'mousemove keydown wheel DOMMouseScroll mousewheel mousedown touchstart touchmove MSPointerDown MSPointerMove']

    // If set, the use a localStorage key to sync activity across browser tabs/windows
    timerSyncId [default:null]
});

$(function() {
    $( document ).on( "idle.idleTimer", function(event, elem, obj){
        // function you want to fire when the user goes idle
    });

    $( document ).on( "active.idleTimer", function(event, elem, obj, triggerevent){
        // function you want to fire when the user becomes active again
    });

    /*
    *   Here are the arguments
    */
    // event
    // will be either idle.idleTimer or active.idleTimer
    // use event.stopPropagation(); to stop element from bubbling up to document

    // elem
    // is the element that the event was triggered on

    // obj
    // is a copy of the internal data used by idleTimer

    // triggerevent
    // is the initial event that triggered the element to become active
    // obviously for idle state this will be undefined
});

$(function() {
    // stop the timer, removes data, removes event bindings
    // to come back from this you will need to instantiate again
    // returns: jQuery
    $( document ).idleTimer("destroy");

    // save remaining time, and stops the timer
    // returns: jQuery
    $( document ).idleTimer("pause");

    // starts timer with remaining time
    // returns: jQuery
    $( document ).idleTimer("resume");

    // restore initial idle state, and restart the timer
    // returns: jQuery
    $( document ).idleTimer("reset");

    // get time left until idle, if idle return 0
    // returns: number
    $( document ).idleTimer("getRemainingTime");

    // get time elapsed (in ms) since the user went idle/active
    // if idle, how have you been idle, if active, how long have you been active
    // returns: number
    $( document ).idleTimer("getElapsedTime");

    // get time last active event fired
    // returns: number
    $( document ).idleTimer("getLastActiveTime");

    // you can also query if it's "idle" or "active"
    // returns: bool
    $( document ).idleTimer("isIdle");
});