jQuery Re-Write of the "To-Do List" Application

'use strict';

var $taskInput = $("#new-task");
var $addButton = $("#add");
var $incompleteTasksList = $("#incomplete-tasks");
var $completedTasksList = $("#completed-tasks");

var taskItem = {

    create: function() {
        var name = $taskInput.val();

        if (name.length > 0) {
            var task = $('<li></li>');

            task.attr('name', 'Task');
            task.data('name', name);
            task.data('status', 'pending');

            task.append(addElement.checkbox('taskItem.toggleStatus(this)'));
            task.append(addElement.span(name));
            task.append(addElement.button('Edit', 'taskItem.edit(this)').addClass("edit"));
            task.append(addElement.button('Delete', 'taskItem.delete(this)').addClass("delete"));

            $incompleteTasksList.append(task);
            $taskInput.val('');

        }
    },

    toggleStatus: function(input) {
        var task = $(input).parents('li[name="Task"]');

        if (input.checked) {
            task.detach();
            $completedTasksList.append(task);
        } else {
            task.detach();
            $incompleteTasksList.append(task);
        }
    },

    edit: function(button) {
        var task = $(button).parents('li[name="Task"]');
        var span = task.children('span[name="Name"]');
        var edit = task.children('button[name="Edit"]');
        var save = addElement.button('Save', 'taskItem.save(this)');
        var input = $('<input>');

        input.val(task.data('name'));
        input.attr('name', 'Edit');

        span.replaceWith(input);
        edit.replaceWith(save);
    },

    save: function(button) {
        var task = $(button).parents('li[name="Task"]');
        var input = task.children('input[name="Edit"]');

        input.focus();
        task.data('name', input.val());

        var span = addElement.span(task.data('name'));
        var edit = addElement.button('Edit', 'taskItem.edit(this)');
        var save = task.children('button[name="Save"]');

        input.replaceWith(span);
        save.replaceWith(edit);

    },

        delete: function(button) {
        var task = $(button).parents('li[name="Task"]');

        task.remove();
    } 
};

// This object allows you to create consistent, functional HTML elements in the DOM without having to re-write code.

var addElement = {
    checkbox: function(onchange) {
        var checkbox = $('<input>');
        checkbox.attr('type', 'checkbox');
        checkbox.attr('onchange', onchange);

        return checkbox;
    },

    span: function(text) {
        var span = $('<span></span>');
        span.attr('name', 'Name');
        span.text(text);

        return span;
    },

    button: function(text, onclick) {
        var button = $('<button></button>');
        button.attr('onclick', onclick);
        button.attr('type', 'button');
        button.attr('name', text);
        button.text(text);

        return button;
    }
};

$taskInput.focus();
$addButton.on("click", taskItem.create);