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<!-- Free Table of Contents widget by haynes lab — https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/table-of-contents -->
<script>
/*!
* haynes lab — Table of Contents widget (free)
* Docs & embed code: https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/table-of-contents
*/
(function () {
'use strict';
var PREFIX = 'hlw-table-of-contents';
var STYLE_ID = 'hlw-table-of-contents-styles';
function findScript() {
return document.currentScript ||
document.querySelector('script[src*="widgets/table-of-contents.js"]');
}
function injectStyles() {
if (document.getElementById(STYLE_ID)) return;
var css =
'.' + PREFIX + ', .' + PREFIX + ' * { box-sizing: border-box; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + ' { position: relative; max-width: 720px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 20px 24px 26px;' +
' font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;' +
' font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: #1f2937; background: #ffffff;' +
' border: 1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius: 12px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__title { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700;' +
' text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: #6b7280; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__item { margin: 0; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__item--h3 { padding-left: 18px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__link { display: block; padding: 5px 10px; border-left: 2px solid #e5e7eb;' +
' color: #4b5563; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__item--h3 .' + PREFIX + '__link { font-size: 14px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__link:hover { color: var(--hlw-accent); background: #f9fafb; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__link:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--hlw-accent); outline-offset: 2px; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__link[aria-current="true"] { border-left-color: var(--hlw-accent);' +
' color: var(--hlw-accent); font-weight: 600; background: #f9fafb; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit { position: absolute; right: 10px; bottom: 6px; font-size: 11px;' +
' display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 4px; color: #9ca3af; text-decoration: none; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit svg { display: block; }' +
'.' + PREFIX + '__credit:hover { color: #6b7280; text-decoration: underline; }';
var style = document.createElement('style');
style.id = STYLE_ID;
style.textContent = css;
document.head.appendChild(style);
}
function el(tag, className, text) {
var node = document.createElement(tag);
if (className) node.className = className;
if (text != null) node.textContent = text;
return node;
}
function logoSvg() {
var svgNS = 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg';
var svg = document.createElementNS(svgNS, 'svg');
svg.setAttribute('viewBox', '0 0 32 32');
svg.setAttribute('width', '13');
svg.setAttribute('height', '13');
svg.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
svg.setAttribute('focusable', 'false');
function circle(cx, cy, r, attrs) {
var c = document.createElementNS(svgNS, 'circle');
c.setAttribute('cx', cx);
c.setAttribute('cy', cy);
c.setAttribute('r', r);
for (var key in attrs) c.setAttribute(key, attrs[key]);
svg.appendChild(c);
}
circle(16, 16, 16, { fill: '#0f0a0a' });
circle(16, 16, 12, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1, opacity: 0.3 });
circle(16, 16, 9, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1, opacity: 0.5 });
circle(16, 16, 6, { fill: 'none', stroke: '#fff5f5', 'stroke-width': 1.2, opacity: 0.9 });
circle(16, 16, 3, { fill: '#06b6d4' });
circle(24.5, 7.5, 2, { fill: '#f97316' });
circle(7, 16, 1.8, { fill: '#f97316' });
circle(20, 20, 1.5, { fill: '#f97316' });
return svg;
}
function findContainer(script) {
var target = script.getAttribute('data-hl-target') || 'article, main';
var container = null;
try {
container = document.querySelector(target);
} catch (e) {
console.warn('[haynes lab table-of-contents] data-hl-target is not a valid selector: "' + target + '".', e);
}
if (!container) {
container = script.closest('.widget-demo__stage') || document.body;
}
return container;
}
function headingId(heading, text) {
if (heading.id) return heading.id;
var base = String(text).toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-').replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '') || 'section';
var id = base;
var n = 1;
while (document.getElementById(id)) {
id = base + '-' + (++n);
}
heading.id = id;
return id;
}
function build(script) {
var container = findContainer(script);
var headings = container.querySelectorAll('h2, h3');
if (!headings.length) {
console.warn('[haynes lab table-of-contents] No h2/h3 headings found inside the target. Nothing rendered.');
return;
}
var title = script.getAttribute('data-hl-title') || 'On this page';
var accent = script.getAttribute('data-hl-accent') || '#f97316';
injectStyles();
var root = el('nav', PREFIX);
root.setAttribute('aria-label', title);
root.style.setProperty('--hlw-accent', accent);
root.appendChild(el('p', PREFIX + '__title', title));
var list = el('ul', PREFIX + '__list');
var entries = [];
Array.prototype.forEach.call(headings, function (heading) {
var text = heading.textContent.trim();
if (!text) return;
var id = headingId(heading, text);
if (!heading.style.scrollMarginTop) heading.style.scrollMarginTop = '80px';
var isH3 = heading.nodeName === 'H3';
var item = el('li', PREFIX + '__item' + (isH3 ? ' ' + PREFIX + '__item--h3' : ''));
var link = el('a', PREFIX + '__link', text);
link.href = '#' + id;
link.setAttribute('aria-current', 'false');
item.appendChild(link);
list.appendChild(item);
entries.push({ heading: heading, link: link });
});
if (!entries.length) {
console.warn('[haynes lab table-of-contents] Headings found but all were empty. Nothing rendered.');
return;
}
root.appendChild(list);
var ticking = false;
function updateActive() {
ticking = false;
var current = 0;
var top = window.pageYOffset + 96;
for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
if (entries[i].heading.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset <= top) current = i;
}
entries.forEach(function (entry, i) {
entry.link.setAttribute('aria-current', i === current ? 'true' : 'false');
});
}
function onScroll() {
if (!ticking) {
ticking = true;
window.requestAnimationFrame(updateActive);
}
}
window.addEventListener('scroll', onScroll, { passive: true });
window.addEventListener('resize', onScroll, { passive: true });
updateActive();
var credit = el('a', PREFIX + '__credit');
credit.appendChild(logoSvg());
credit.appendChild(document.createTextNode('Powered by haynes lab'));
credit.href = 'https://hayneslab.dev/tools/widgets/table-of-contents';
credit.target = '_blank';
credit.rel = 'noopener';
root.appendChild(credit);
if (script.parentNode && script.parentNode.nodeName !== 'HEAD') {
script.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', root);
} else {
document.body.appendChild(root);
}
}
function init() {
var script = findScript();
if (!script) {
console.warn('[haynes lab table-of-contents] Could not locate its own script tag. Nothing rendered.');
return;
}
build(script);
}
if (document.body) {
init();
} else {
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);
}
})();
</script>