forgejo/web_src/js/markup/tasklist.js

import {POST} from '../modules/fetch.js';

const preventListener = (e) => e.preventDefault();

/**
 * Attaches `input` handlers to markdown rendered tasklist checkboxes in comments.
 *
 * When a checkbox value changes, the corresponding [ ] or [x] in the markdown string
 * is set accordingly and sent to the server. On success it updates the raw-content on
 * error it resets the checkbox to its original value.
 */
export function initMarkupTasklist() {
  for (const el of document.querySelectorAll(`.markup[data-can-edit=true]`) || []) {
    const container = el.parentNode;
    const checkboxes = el.querySelectorAll(`.task-list-item input[type=checkbox]`);

    for (const checkbox of checkboxes) {
      if (checkbox.hasAttribute('data-editable')) {
        return;
      }

      checkbox.setAttribute('data-editable', 'true');
      checkbox.addEventListener('input', async () => {
        const checkboxCharacter = checkbox.checked ? 'x' : ' ';
        const position = parseInt(checkbox.getAttribute('data-source-position')) + 1;

        const rawContent = container.querySelector('.raw-content');
        const oldContent = rawContent.textContent;

        const encoder = new TextEncoder();
        const buffer = encoder.encode(oldContent);
        // Indexes may fall off the ends and return undefined.
        if (buffer[position - 1] !== '['.codePointAt(0) ||
          buffer[position] !== ' '.codePointAt(0) && buffer[position] !== 'x'.codePointAt(0) ||
          buffer[position + 1] !== ']'.codePointAt(0)) {
          // Position is probably wrong.  Revert and don't allow change.
          checkbox.checked = !checkbox.checked;
          throw new Error(`Expected position to be space or x and surrounded by brackets, but it's not: position=${position}`);
        }
        buffer.set(encoder.encode(checkboxCharacter), position);
        const newContent = new TextDecoder().decode(buffer);

        if (newContent === oldContent) {
          return;
        }

        // Prevent further inputs until the request is done. This does not use the
        // `disabled` attribute because it causes the border to flash on click.
        for (const checkbox of checkboxes) {
          checkbox.addEventListener('click', preventListener);
        }

        try {
          const editContentZone = container.querySelector('.edit-content-zone');
          const updateUrl = editContentZone.getAttribute('data-update-url');
          const context = editContentZone.getAttribute('data-context');

          const requestBody = new FormData();
          requestBody.append('ignore_attachments', 'true');
          requestBody.append('content', newContent);
          requestBody.append('context', context);
          await POST(updateUrl, {data: requestBody});

          rawContent.textContent = newContent;
        } catch (err) {
          checkbox.checked = !checkbox.checked;
          console.error(err);
        }

        // Enable input on checkboxes again
        for (const checkbox of checkboxes) {
          checkbox.removeEventListener('click', preventListener);
        }
      });
    }

    // Enable the checkboxes as they are initially disabled by the markdown renderer
    for (const checkbox of checkboxes) {
      checkbox.disabled = false;
    }
  }
}