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toggleMobileSearchV10() { const searchPanel = document.getElementById('mobileSearchV10'); const searchBtn = document.querySelector('.mobile-search-v10'); if (searchPanel) { searchPanel.classList.toggle('show-v10'); if (searchPanel.classList.contains('show-v10')) { setTimeout(() => { const input = searchPanel.querySelector('.mobile-search-input-v10'); if (input) input.focus(); }, 100); } } } function toggleMenuV10() { const mobileMenu = document.getElementById('mobileMenuV10'); const menuBtn = document.querySelector('.menu-trigger-v10'); if (mobileMenu && menuBtn) { mobileMenu.classList.toggle('show-v10'); menuBtn.classList.toggle('active-v10'); } } function toggleMobileSubmenuV10(submenuId) { const submenu = document.getElementById(submenuId); if (!submenu) return; const parentItem = submenu.closest('.mobile-menu-item-v10'); // Close other submenus const allSubmenus = document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-submenu-v10'); const allParents = document.querySelectorAll('.mobile-menu-item-v10.has-mobile-submenu-v10'); allSubmenus.forEach(menu => { if (menu.id !== submenuId) { menu.classList.remove('show-v10'); } }); allParents.forEach(parent => { if (parent !== parentItem) { parent.classList.remove('open-v10'); } }); // Toggle current submenu submenu.classList.toggle('show-v10'); if (parentItem) { parentItem.classList.toggle('open-v10'); } } // Close menus when clicking outside document.addEventListener('click', function (e) { const mobileMenu = document.getElementById('mobileMenuV10'); const mobileSearch = document.getElementById('mobileSearchV10'); const menuBtn = document.querySelector('.menu-trigger-v10'); const searchBtn = document.querySelector('.mobile-search-v10'); // Close mobile menu if (mobileMenu && menuBtn && !mobileMenu.contains(e.target) && !menuBtn.contains(e.target)) { mobileMenu.classList.remove('show-v10'); menuBtn.classList.remove('active-v10'); } // Close mobile search if (mobileSearch && searchBtn && !mobileSearch.contains(e.target) && !searchBtn.contains(e.target)) { mobileSearch.classList.remove('show-v10'); } });</script> <script> document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { console.log("loaded"); const searchInput = document.getElementById("search-input") const searchResults = document.getElementById("search-results"); if (!searchInput || !searchResults) { console.error("Search input/results not found"); return; } // Prevent form submission if (searchInput.form) { searchInput.form.addEventListener("submit", function (e) { e.preventDefault(); }); } // Add event listener for keyup searchInput.addEventListener("keyup", function (e) { console.log("Key pressed:", e.key); e.preventDefault(); const query = searchInput.value.trim(); console.log("User is typing: " + query); // If empty → clear and hide if (query === "") { searchResults.innerHTML = ""; searchResults.style.display = "none"; return; } // Show results searchResults.style.display = "block"; // Fetch search results fetch("/search-posts?version=v1&q=" + encodeURIComponent(query), { method: "GET", headers: { "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest" }, }) .then(response => { console.log("Response Status:", response.status); return response.json(); }) .then(data => { console.log("Data received:", data); if (data.html) { searchResults.innerHTML = data.html; } else { searchResults.innerHTML = "<p>No results found.</p>"; } }) .catch(error => { console.error("Error fetching search results:", error); }); }); // Close results when clicking outside document.addEventListener("click", function (e) { if (!searchInput.contains(e.target) && !searchResults.contains(e.target)) { searchResults.style.display = "none"; } }); // Close results on ESC key document.addEventListener("keydown", function (e) { if (e.key === "Escape") { searchResults.style.display = "none"; } }); });</script> <style> /* search field */ .search-results-container { position: absolute; top: 60%; /* Position it below the input field */ left: 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