text: var FormElements = function () {
      //function to initiate jquery.inputlimiter
      var runInputLimiter = function () {
          $('.limited').inputlimiter({
              remText: 'You only have %n character%s remaining...',
              remFullText: 'Stop typing! You\'re not allowed any more characters!',
              limitText: 'You\'re allowed to input %n character%s into this field.'
          });
      };
      //function to initiate query.autosize    
      var runAutosize = function () {
          $("textarea.autosize").autosize();
      };
      //function to initiate Select2
      var runSelect2 = function () {
          $(".search-select").select2({
              placeholder: "Select a State",
              allowClear: true
          });
      };
      //function to initiate jquery.maskedinput
      var runMaskInput = function () {
          $.mask.definitions['~'] = '[+-]';
          $('.input-mask-date').mask('99/99/9999');
          $('.input-mask-phone').mask('(999) 999-9999');
          $('.input-mask-eyescript').mask('~9.99 ~9.99 999');
          $(".input-mask-product").mask("a*-999-a999", {
              placeholder: " ",
              completed: function () {
                  alert("You typed the following: " + this.val());
              }
          });
      };
      var runMaskMoney = function () {
          $(".currency").maskMoney();
      };
      //function to initiate bootstrap-datepicker
      var runDatePicker = function () {
          $('.date-picker').datepicker({
              autoclose: true
          });
      };
      //function to initiate bootstrap-timepicker
      var runTimePicker = function () {
          $('.time-picker').timepicker();
      };
      //function to initiate daterangepicker
      var runDateRangePicker = function () {
          $('.date-range').daterangepicker();
          $('.date-time-range').daterangepicker({
              timePicker: true,
              timePickerIncrement: 15,
              format: 'MM/DD/YYYY h:mm A'
          });
      };
      //function to initiate bootstrap-colorpicker
      var runColorPicker = function () {
          $('.color-picker').colorpicker({
              format: 'hex'
          });
          $('.color-picker-rgba').colorpicker({
              format: 'rgba'
          });
          $('.colorpicker-component').colorpicker();
      };
      //function to initiate bootstrap-colorpalette
      var runColorPalette = function () {
          $('.color-palette').colorPalette()
              .on('selectColor', function (e) {
                  $('#selected-color1').val(e.color);
              });
      };
      //function to initiate jquery.tagsinput
      var runTagsInput = function () {
          $('#tags_1').tagsInput({
              width: 'auto'
          });
      };
      //function to initiate summernote
      var runSummerNote = function () {
          $('.summernote').summernote({
              height: 300,
              tabsize: 2
          });
      };
      //function to initiate ckeditor
      var runCKEditor = function () {
          CKEDITOR.disableAutoInline = true;
          $('textarea.ckeditor').ckeditor();
      };
      return {
          //main function to initiate template pages
          init: function () {
              runInputLimiter();
              runAutosize();
              runSelect2();
              runMaskInput();
              runMaskMoney();
              runDatePicker();
              runTimePicker();
              runDateRangePicker();
              runColorPicker();
              runColorPalette();
              runTagsInput();
              runSummerNote();
              runCKEditor();
          }
      };
  }();