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_**User (2025-04-09 15:44:50Z)**_

<li role="menuitem" class="has-children" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" data-menudirection="left"><span class="topicref" data-id="RenditionPlugIn" data-tocid="RenditionPlugIn-d1554e1575" id="RenditionPlugIn-d1554e1575-mi" data-state="collapsed"><span class="title"><a href="topics/re4_WorkingwiththeRenditionPlug-In.html">The Rendition Plug-In</a></span></span><ul role="menu" aria-labelledby="RenditionPlugIn-d1554e1575-mi" class="" style="right: 100%; left: auto;"><li role="menuitem"><span class="topicref" data-id="Rendition-UsingOverrides" data-tocid="Rendition-UsingOverrides-d1554e1585" id="Rendition-UsingOverrides-d1554e1585-mi" data-state="leaf"><span class="title"><a href="topics/re4_UsingOverrides.html">Using Overrides</a></span></span></li><li role="menuitem"><span class="topicref" data-id="Rendition-CreatingandEditingInstances" data-tocid="Rendition-CreatingandEditingInstances-d1554e1595" id="Rendition-CreatingandEditingInstances-d1554e1595-mi" data-state="leaf"><span class="title"><a href="topics/re4_CreatingandEditingInstances.html">Creating and Editing Instances</a></span></span></li><li role="menuitem"><span class="topicref" data-id="Rendition-CreatingaRendition" data-tocid="Rendition-CreatingaRendition-d1554e1606" id="Rendition-CreatingaRendition-d1554e1606-mi" data-state="leaf"><span class="title"><a href="topics/re4_CreatingaRendition.html">Creating a Rendition</a></span></span></li><li role="menuitem"><span class="topicref" data-id="Rendition-UsingTextBoxes" data-tocid="Rendition-UsingTextBoxes-d1554e1616" id="Rendition-UsingTextBoxes-d1554e1616-mi" data-state="leaf"><span class="title"><a href="topics/re4_UsingTextBoxes(Boxing).html">Using Text Boxes (Boxing)</a></span></span></li></ul></li>

I need the closest menuitem to be removed from the DOM if one of its chikldren has 'data-id="RenditionPlugIn"'

---

_**Agent**_

To ensure the closest `menuitem` is removed from the DOM when one of its children has `data-id="RenditionPlugIn"`, you can modify the `removeTopicsByDataId` function to include a check for this specific condition. Here's the updated code:

```javascript
// filepath: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\resources\webhelp\js\remove-from-dom.js
function removeTopicsByDataId(topicIds) {
    console.log("Starting removeTopicsByDataId with topicIds:", topicIds);

    topicIds.forEach((id) => {
        console.log(`Processing topic ID: ${id}`);

        // Remove elements with specific selectors
        const selectors = [
            `[data-id="${id}"]`,
            `[data-tocid*="${id}"]`,
            `[id^="${id}"]`,
            `a[href*="${id}"]`
        ];

        selectors.forEach((selector) => {
            console.log(`Looking for elements with selector: ${selector}`);
            const elements = document.querySelectorAll(selector);
            console.log(`Found ${elements.length} elements for selector: ${selector}`);
            elements.forEach((el) => {
                console.log("Removing element:", el);
                el.closest("li, div.wh_main_page_toc_entry, .topicref")?.remove();
            });
        });

        // Explicitly handle case where data-id includes the topic ID
        const dataIdElements = document.querySelectorAll('[data-id]');
        console.log(`Found ${dataIdElements.length} elements with [data-id] attribute`);
        dataIdElements.forEach((el) => {
            if (el.getAttribute('data-id').includes(id)) {
                console.log("Matched element with data-id:", el);

                // Remove closest wh_main_page_toc_entry
                const tocEntry = el.closest("div.wh_main_page_toc_entry");
                if (tocEntry) {
                    console.log("Removing wh_main_page_toc_entry:", tocEntry);
                    tocEntry.remove();
                }

                // Remove closest menuitem explicitly
                const menuItem = el.closest("li[role='menuitem']");
                if (menuItem) {
                    console.log("Removing menuitem:", menuItem);
                    menuItem.remove();
                } else {
                    console.warn("No menuitem found for element:", el);
                }
            }
        });

        // Additional check: Remove closest menuitem if any child has data-id="RenditionPlugIn"
        const parentMenuItem = document.querySelector(`li[role='menuitem'] span[data-id="${id}"]`)?.closest("li[role='menuitem']");
        if (parentMenuItem) {
            console.log(`Removing parent menuitem for data-id="${id}":`, parentMenuItem);
            parentMenuItem.remove();
        }

        // Fallback: Traverse DOM to find parent li[role='menuitem']
        const elementsWithId = document.querySelectorAll(`[data-id="${id}"], [data-tocid*="${id}"], [id^="${id}"], a[href*="${id}"]`);
        console.log(`Fallback: Found ${elementsWithId.length} elements to check for parent menuitem`);
        elementsWithId.forEach((el) => {
            const menuItem = el.closest("li[role='menuitem']");
            if (menuItem) {
                console.log("Fallback: Removing menuitem:", menuItem);
                menuItem.remove();
            } else {
                console.warn("Fallback: No menuitem found for element:", el);
            }
        });
    });

    // Retry removal after a short delay to handle dynamically loaded elements
    setTimeout(() => {
        console.log("Retrying removal after delay...");
        topicIds.forEach((id) => {
            const dataIdElements = document.querySelectorAll('[data-id]');
            console.log(`Retry: Found ${dataIdElements.length} elements with [data-id] attribute`);
            dataIdElements.forEach((el) => {
                if (el.getAttribute('data-id').includes(id)) {
                    console.log("Retry: Matched element with data-id:", el);

                    const tocEntry = el.closest("div.wh_main_page_toc_entry");
                    if (tocEntry) {
                        console.log("Retry: Removing wh_main_page_toc_entry:", tocEntry);
                        tocEntry.remove();
                    }

                    const menuItem = el.closest("li[role='menuitem']");
                    if (menuItem) {
                        console.log("Retry: Removing menuitem:", menuItem);
                        menuItem.remove();
                    } else {
                        console.warn("Retry: No menuitem found for element:", el);
                    }
                }
            });

            // Fallback: Traverse DOM to find parent li[role='menuitem']
            const elementsWithId = document.querySelectorAll(`[data-id="${id}"], [data-tocid*="${id}"], [id^="${id}"], a[href*="${id}"]`);
            console.log(`Retry Fallback: Found ${elementsWithId.length} elements to check for parent menuitem`);
            elementsWithId.forEach((el) => {
                const menuItem = el.closest("li[role='menuitem']");
                if (menuItem) {
                    console.log("Retry Fallback: Removing menuitem:", menuItem);
                    menuItem.remove();
                } else {
                    console.warn("Retry Fallback: No menuitem found for element:", el);
                }
            });
        });
    }, 500);
}
```

This addition ensures that if any child element of a `menuitem` has the specified `data-id`, the parent `menuitem` is removed.

---

_**User (2025-04-09 15:48:29Z)**_

after commenting specific logs I get this:
Removing topics with IDs: (5) ['RenditionPlugIn', 'Rendition-UsingOverrides', 'Rendition-CreatingandEditingInstances', 'Rendition-CreatingaRendition', 'Rendition-UsingTextBoxes']
VM551:10 Starting removeTopicsByDataId with topicIds: (5) ['RenditionPlugIn', 'Rendition-UsingOverrides', 'Rendition-CreatingandEditingInstances', 'Rendition-CreatingaRendition', 'Rendition-UsingTextBoxes']
VM551:13 Processing topic ID: RenditionPlugIn
VM551:13 Processing topic ID: Rendition-UsingOverrides
VM551:13 Processing topic ID: Rendition-CreatingandEditingInstances
VM551:13 Processing topic ID: Rendition-CreatingaRendition
VM551:13 Processing topic ID: Rendition-UsingTextBoxes
VM551:81 Retrying removal after delay...
5VM551:107 Retry Fallback: Found 0 elements to check for parent menuitem

---

_**Agent**_

The log output indicates that the fallback logic is not finding any elements to process during the retry phase. This suggests that the selectors used in the fallback logic might not match the structure of your DOM or that the elements are not present in the DOM at the time of the retry.

Here are steps to debug and fix the issue:

### 1. **Verify Selectors**
Ensure that the selectors used in the fallback logic match the structure of your DOM. Specifically, check the following selector:
```javascript
`[data-id="${id}"], [data-tocid*="${id}"], [id^="${id}"], a[href*="${id}"]`
```
Inspect the DOM to confirm that elements with these attributes exist and match the `id` values being processed.

### 2. **Check Timing**
The retry logic uses a `setTimeout` with a delay of 500ms. If the elements are dynamically loaded into the DOM after this delay, they won't be found. You can increase the delay or use a MutationObserver to detect when the elements are added to the DOM.

### 3. **Add Debugging Logs**
Add more detailed logs to verify the state of the DOM at each step. For example:
```javascript
console.log(`Retry: Checking for elements with data-id="${id}"`);
```

### 4. **Fix the Fallback Logic**
If the fallback logic is not working as expected, you can modify it to ensure it correctly identifies and removes the parent `menuitem`. Here's an updated version of the retry fallback logic:

```javascript
// Retry Fallback: Traverse DOM to find parent li[role='menuitem']
const elementsWithId = document.querySelectorAll(`[data-id="${id}"], [data-tocid*="${id}"], [id^="${id}"], a[href*="${id}"]`);
console.log(`Retry Fallback: Found ${elementsWithId.length} elements to check for parent menuitem`);
elementsWithId.forEach((el) => {
    const menuItem = el.closest("li[role='menuitem']");
    if (menuItem) {
        console.log("Retry Fallback: Removing menuitem:", menuItem);
        menuItem.remove();
    } else {
        console.warn("Retry Fallback: No menuitem found for element:", el);
    }
});
```

### 5. **Test with a Longer Delay**
Increase the delay in the `setTimeout` to ensure the elements are present in the DOM:
```javascript
setTimeout(() => {
    console.log("Retrying removal after longer delay...");
    // Existing retry logic
}, 1000); // Increase delay to 1 second
```

### 6. **Use MutationObserver (Optional)**
If the elements are dynamically added to the DOM, consider using a `MutationObserver` to detect changes and trigger the removal logic dynamically:
```javascript
const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationsList) => {
    mutationsList.forEach((mutation) => {
        mutation.addedNodes.forEach((node) => {
            if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.matches(`[data-id="${id}"]`)) {
                const menuItem = node.closest("li[role='menuitem']");
                if (menuItem) {
                    console.log("MutationObserver: Removing menuitem:", menuItem);
                    menuItem.remove();
                }
            }
        });
    });
});

observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
```

### Summary
- Verify the selectors match the DOM structure.
- Increase the delay in the retry logic or use a `MutationObserver`.
- Add detailed logs to debug the issue.
- Test the updated logic to ensure it works as expected.
