Can anyone help me convert something from Prototype to jquery?

Can anyone help me convert something from Prototype to jquery?

I am beginning to learn jquery but I have one piece of prototype that I am having a hard time recoding to jquery.  It is basically a flash message for a regular flash message and ajax requests to the server. Thanks!

  1. /*---------------------------------------------------------------
    Setup Flash Messages UI
    ----------------------------------------------------------------*/
    document.observe('dom:loaded', function() {
        Flash.setup();
    });


    /*---------------------------------------------------------------
    Flash message
    ----------------------------------------------------------------*/
    var Flash = {
     
      setup: function() {
        this.responders();
        if ($('flash')) {
          new Effect.Appear('flash', { duration: 0.5, queue: { position: 'front', scope: 'flash', limit: 1 },
            afterFinish: function(effect) { 
              new Effect.DropOut('flash', { delay: 2.0, duration: 0.3, queue: { position: 'end', scope: 'flash', limit: 1 } });
            }
          });  
        }    
      },
     
      responders: function() {
        Ajax.Responders.register({
          onCreate: function() {
            new Effect.Appear('ajax-request', { duration: 0.5, queue: { position: 'front', scope: 'request' } });
          },
          onComplete: function() {
            if (Ajax.activeRequestCount == 0) {
              new Effect.Fade('ajax-request', { duration: 0.3, queue: { position: 'end', scope: 'request' } });
            }  
          }
        });
      }
    }