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docs: show the GitHub star count in the nav overflow menu #13193

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38 changes: 27 additions & 11 deletions docs/.vitepress/theme/index.ts
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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import "virtual:group-icons.css";
import "./custom.css";
import "./landing.css";
import Layout from "./Layout.vue";
import { onMounted } from "vue";
import { onMounted, onUnmounted } from "vue";
import { data as starsData } from "../stars.data";

export default {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -35,13 +35,18 @@ export default {
};
},
setup() {
let observer: MutationObserver | undefined;
onMounted(() => {
// Add star count to GitHub social link
// The nav bar renders the GitHub link twice: inline, and inside the "..."
// overflow menu that replaces it below 1280px. Both need their own badge.
const addStarCount = () => {
const githubLink = document.querySelector(
if (!starsData.stars) return false;

const githubLinks = document.querySelectorAll(
'.VPSocialLinks a[href*="github.com/jdx/mise"]',
);
if (githubLink && !githubLink.querySelector(".star-count")) {
githubLinks.forEach((githubLink) => {
if (githubLink.querySelector(".star-count")) return;
const starBadge = document.createElement("span");
starBadge.className = "star-count";
starBadge.title = "GitHub Stars";
Expand All @@ -51,16 +56,27 @@ export default {
glyph.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");
starBadge.append(glyph, starsData.stars);
githubLink.appendChild(starBadge);
}
});
return (
githubLinks.length > 0 &&
Array.from(githubLinks).every((link) =>
link.querySelector(".star-count"),
)
);
};

// Try immediately and after a short delay to ensure DOM is ready
addStarCount();
setTimeout(addStarCount, 100);
if (addStarCount()) return;

// Also watch for route changes
const observer = new MutationObserver(addStarCount);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
// The nav mounts after the theme, so wait for it rather than re-running on
// every mutation the page makes for the rest of its life.
observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
if (addStarCount()) observer?.disconnect();
});
observer.observe(document.querySelector(".VPNav") || document.body, {
childList: true,
subtree: true,
});
});
onUnmounted(() => observer?.disconnect());
},
} satisfies Theme;
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