Suggestion: Make sensei-grid a standalone library (rather than jQuery plugin)

[timwis]

Hey guys, I love this idea and how lightweight this is, but I wanted to ask whether it is necessary for sensei-grid to be a jQuery plugin?

Does this:

$('#example').grid(data, columns)

add much value over this?

var container = document.getElementById('example')
grid(container, data, columns)

It seems like overall the JavaScript community is moving towards more standalone modules like this rather than jQuery plugins and just wanted to get your thoughts.