// Speed of the automatic slideshow
var slideshowSpeed = 6000;

// Variable to store the images we need to set as background
// which also includes some text and url's.

$(document).ready(function() {
		
	var activeContainer = 1;	
	var currentImg = 0;
	var animating = false;
	var navigate = function(direction) {
		// Check if no animation is running. If it is, prevent the action
		if(animating) {
			return;
		}
		
		// Check which current image we need to show
		if(direction == "next") {
			currentImg++;
			if(currentImg == photos.length + 1) {
				currentImg = 1;
			}
		} else {
			currentImg--;
			if(currentImg == 0) {
				currentImg = photos.length;
			}
		}
		
		// Check which container we need to use
		var currentContainer = activeContainer;
		if(activeContainer == 1) {
			activeContainer = 2;
		} else {
			activeContainer = 1;
		}
		
		showImage(photos[currentImg - 1], currentContainer, activeContainer);
		
	};
	
	var currentZindex = 100000;
	var showImage = function(photoObject, currentContainer, activeContainer) {
		animating = true;
		
		// Make sure the new container is always on the background
		currentZindex--;
		// preload
		var img = new Image();
		img.src = photoObject.image;
		
		// Set the background image of the new active container
		$("#headerimg" + activeContainer).css({
			"background-image" : "url(" + photoObject.image + ")",
			"display" : "block",
			"z-index" : currentZindex
		});
		
		// Fade out the current container
		// and display the header text when animation is complete
		$("#headerimg" + currentContainer).fadeOut(function() {
			setTimeout(function() {
				animating = false;
			}, 500);
		});
	};
	navigate("next");
    	
	// Start playing the animation
	interval = setInterval(function() {
		navigate("next");
	}, slideshowSpeed);
	
});