JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class='my-elements'>
  <input class='first-input'>
  <input class='second-input'>
</div>

JavaScript

(function($) {

    var CustomPlugin = function($el, options) {

        this._defaults = {
            randomizer: Math.random()
        };

        this._options = $.extend(true, {}, this._defaults, options);

        this.options = function(options) {
            return (options) ?
                $.extend(true, this._options, options) :
                this._options;
        };

        this.update = function(someVal) {
            $el.val(someVal);
        };

    };

    $.fn.customPlugin = function(methodOrOptions) {

        var method = (typeof methodOrOptions === 'string') ? methodOrOptions : undefined;

        if (method) {
            var customPlugins = [];

            function getCustomPlugin() {
                var $el          = $(this);
                var customPlugin = $el.data('customPlugin');

                customPlugins.push(customPlugin);
            }

            this.each(getCustomPlugin);

            var args    = (arguments.length > 1) ? Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1) : undefined;
            var results = [];

            function applyMethod(index) {
                var customPlugin = customPlugins[index];

                if (!customPlugin) {
                    console.warn('$.customPlugin not instantiated yet');
                    console.info(this);
                    results.push(undefined);
                    return;
                }

                if (typeof customPlugin[method] === 'function') {
                    var result = customPlugin[method].apply(customPlugin, args);
                    results.push(result);
                } else {
                    console.warn('Method \'' + method + '\' not defined in $.customPlugin');
                }
            }

            this.each(applyMethod);

            return (results.length > 1) ? results : results[0];
        } else {
            var options = (typeof methodOrOptions === 'object') ? methodOrOptions : undefined;

            function init() {
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