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fix(appellate): Tweaks ACMSPageHandler to handle firefox load #422

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions CHANGES.md
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Features:

Changes:
- Namespace RECAP button CSS to avoid Bootstrap overrides
- Updates ACMS page observer to handle Firefox page load timing ([#422](https://github.com/freelawproject/recap-chrome/pull/422))


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23 changes: 14 additions & 9 deletions src/appellate/appellate.js
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let acmsPageObserver = null;

// Abstraction of scripts related to Appellate PACER to make them modular and
// testable.
let AppellateDelegate = function (tabId, court, url, path, links) {
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// If ACMS has already rendered the main content container (indexContent),
// we can immediately initialize the docket handler without waiting for
// HTMX updates. This prevents unnecessary observer creation and avoids
// double-handling when navigating back/forward.
// HTMX updates. This handles cases where the page loads fully before
// the extension runs or when navigating back/forward.
if (
document.getElementById('indexContent') ||
document.getElementById('fullDocketContent')
) {
this.handleAcmsDocket();
} else {
// Otherwise, the page is still loading partial content via HTMX.
// Set up a MutationObserver on <body> to detect when ACMS injects
// the relevant sections.
const body = document.querySelector('body');
const observer = new MutationObserver(pageObserver);
observer.observe(body, { subtree: true, childList: true });
}

if (acmsPageObserver) return;

// Always set up the observer to watch for HTMX updates, even if content
// is already present. HTMX can trigger partial page updates at any time,
// and we need to respond to those changes in both Chrome (node-by-node
// loading) and Firefox (full page already loaded).
const body = document.querySelector('body');
acmsPageObserver = new MutationObserver(pageObserver.bind(this));
acmsPageObserver.observe(body, { subtree: true, childList: true });
};

// Identify and handle pages from Appellate courts.
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