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Include the second script

The news site that we worked on in the introductory chapter is continuing to evolve. Muffin decided that we need the ability to “like” an individual news story. The script is already ready. The only thing left to do is include it. The developers asked us to do this for them.

Let’s go!

We already have one script tag in the markup. It adds a file with a theme switcher. The script that is responsible for likes is located in the likes.js file. We are not going to copy the code from there. Rather, we are including the whole file. To include the second file with the code on the page, we use the second script tag:

<body>

  <script src="themes.js"></script>
  <script src="likes.js"></script>
</body>

The browser processes the instructions sequentially: first in the first file, then in the second one, as though they were all in one place. Applications are often divided into several files, where usually one task corresponds to one file: for example, managing themes or subscribing to a newsletter.

We will include the second script on the page and make sure that nothing breaks as a result and that the theme-switching function still works as before. Let’s like the news story in order to make sure that the browser is executing the instructions from the second script as well. If you don’t like the news story, you can remove your like by clicking a second time on the “heart” icon.

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    <!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="setting.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css"> <title>FlashNews!</title> </head> <body class="page light-theme"> <header class="page-header"> <div class="container"> <span class="header-logo"> <img src="img/main-logo.svg" width="67" height="29" alt="FlashNews! portal logo"> </span> <button class="theme-button" type="button">Change the theme</button> </div> </header> <main class="inner-news"> <div class="container"> <h1 class="inner-heading">🔥 What shocking news! It’s so scandalous! Such a sensation!</h1> <article class="news-full"> <img src="img/news-robot2.jpg" alt="A robot vacationing at a resort"> <div class="news-stats"> <button class="heart"><span class="likes-number"></span></button> <time datetime="2019-12-22">22 December 2019</time> </div> <p>It turns out that you don’t have to be a cat to start programming in JavaScript! Scientists have created the first robot that can write and change its own code. He immediately learned how to code websites, and he left to work as a freelancer on Bali.</p> </article> </div> </main> <footer class="page-footer"> <div class="container"> <p>© FlashNews!</p> <span class="footer-logo"> <img src="img/white-logo.svg" alt="FlashNews! portal logo"> </span> </div> </footer> <script src="themes.js"></script> <!-- Include the script here --> </body> </html>
    /* News story page styles */ .comment-form { display: flex; margin-bottom: 30px; padding: 20px 12px; } .comment-inner { position: relative; flex-grow: 1; margin-right: 10px; } .comment-label { position: absolute; top: -16px; left: -9px; padding: 4px 8px; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px; } .comment-field { width: 100%; height: 30px; padding: 0 10px; border: none; background-color: transparent; font: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 30px; } .comment-field::placeholder { color: #aaaaaa; font: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; } .comment-field:focus::placeholder { font-size: 0; } .comment-field:hover::placeholder, .comment-field:active::placeholder { opacity: 0.5; } .inner-news .inner-heading { margin-bottom: 20px; } .news-full { display: flex; flex-direction: column; margin-bottom: 24px; } .news-full img { margin-bottom: 4px; width: 100%; height: 220px; object-fit: cover; } .news-full .news-stats { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; } .news-full .heart { padding: 12px 10px; min-width: 40px; min-height: 34px; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; border: none; background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 12px; cursor: pointer; } .heart .likes-number { margin-left: 24px; line-height: 14px; } .news-full time { margin-top: 14px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0; } .news-full p { margin-top: 0; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 12px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; } .comment-feed h2 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 12px; } .comment-list { margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; counter-reset: comments; } .comment-list li { margin-bottom: 6px; padding: 10px 12px; min-height: 36px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; } .comment-list .user-comment { position: relative; display: flex; } .comment-list .user-comment::before { counter-increment: comments; content: "#" counter(comments); padding-right: 12px; margin-right: 12px; border-right: 1px solid; font-weight: bold; } .comment-list .user-comment::after { position: absolute; content: ""; width: 0; height: 0; bottom: 0; left: -8px; border: 4px solid; border-left-color: transparent; border-top-color: transparent; } @keyframes comment-blink-light { 0% { background-color: #b6aaff; opacity: 0; } 20% { opacity: 0.8; } } @keyframes comment-blink-light-after { 0% { border-right-color: #b6aaff; border-bottom-color: #b6aaff; opacity: 0; } 20% { opacity: 0.8; } } @keyframes comment-blink-dark { 0% { background-color: #473c8d; opacity: 0; } 20% { opacity: 1; } } @keyframes comment-blink-dark-after { 0% { border-right-color: #473c8d; border-bottom-color: #473c8d; opacity: 0; } 20% { opacity: 1; } } /* Themes */ .dark-theme .header-logo { filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) brightness(2); } /* Light theme */ .light-theme { color: #333333; background-color: #eae9f2; } .light-theme .page-header { background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .light-theme .header-link { color: #6653d9; } .light-theme .header-link::before { background-image: url("img/arrow-back-light.svg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 0; } .light-theme .theme-button { color: #6653d9; border: 1px solid #6653d9; } .light-theme .theme-button::before { background-image: url("img/moon-normal.svg"); } .light-theme .theme-button:focus, .light-theme .theme-button:hover { color: #ffffff; background-color: #6653d9; } .light-theme .theme-button:focus { outline-color: #b6aaff; } .light-theme .theme-button:focus::before, .light-theme .theme-button:hover::before { background-image: url("img/moon-hover.svg"); } .light-theme .menu-open { background-color: #ffffff; background-image: url("img/menu-open-light.svg"); } .light-theme .menu:focus { outline-color: #b6aaff; } .light-theme .menu-open:focus, .light-theme .menu-open:hover { background-color: #6653d9; background-image: url("img/menu-open-dark.svg"); } .light-theme .menu-close { background-color: #6653d9; } .light-theme .menu-close:focus, .light-theme .menu-close:hover { background-color: #473c8d; } .light-theme .main-menu { background-color: #6653d9; color: #ffffff; } .light-theme .main-menu a:focus, .light-theme .main-menu a:hover { background-color: #473c8d; } .light-theme .main-menu a:focus { outline-color: #b6aaff; } .light-theme .news-view button { border: 1px solid #6653d9; color: #6653d9; } .light-theme .news-view button:focus, .light-theme .news-view button:hover, .light-theme .news-view button:active, .light-theme .news-view .view-checked { background-color: #6653d9; color: #ffffff; } .light-theme .news-view button:focus { outline-color: #b6aaff; } .light-theme .news-view .row-view:focus::before, .light-theme .news-view .row-view:hover::before, .light-theme .news-view .row-view:active::before { background-image: url("img/rows-light-checked.svg"); } .light-theme .news-view .tile-view:focus::before, .light-theme .news-view .tile-view:hover::before, .light-theme .news-view .tile-view:active::before { background-image: url("img/tiles-light-checked.svg"); } .light-theme .row-view::before { background-image: url("img/rows-light.svg"); } .light-theme .tile-view::before { background-image: url("img/tiles-light.svg"); } .light-theme .row-view.view-checked::before { background-image: url("img/rows-light-checked.svg"); } .light-theme .tile-view.view-checked::before { background-image: url("img/tiles-light-checked.svg"); } .light-theme .new-block { background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .light-theme .news-full { background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .light-theme .new-block time { color: #aaaaaa; } .light-theme .news-full time { color: #aaaaaa; } .light-theme .cookies-agreement { background-color: #fdeacd; box-shadow: 0 -1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .light-theme .button { background-color: #6653d9; color: #ffffff; } .light-theme .button:focus, .light-theme .button:hover { background-color: #473c8d; } .light-theme .button:focus { outline-color: #b6aaff; } .light-theme .page-footer { background-color: #6653d9; color: #ffffff; } .light-theme .subscription, .light-theme .comment-form { background-color: #ffffff; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2); } .light-theme .subscription-message { background-color: #6653d9; color: #eae9f2; } .light-theme .subscription-message::before { background-image: url("img/icon-ok-light.svg"); } .light-theme .subscription-label, .light-theme .comment-label { color: #6653d9; } .light-theme .subscription-email, .light-theme .comment-field { border: 1px solid #eae9f2; color: #333333; } .light-theme .heart { color: #6653d9; background-image: url("img/icon-heart-light.svg"); opacity: 0.7; } .light-theme .heart.added { background-image: url("img/icon-heart-light-added.svg"); } .page .heart:focus, .page .heart:hover { opacity: 1; } .light-theme .heart:focus { outline-color: #b6aaff; } .light-theme .heart:active { opacity: 1; background-image: url("img/icon-heart-light-active.svg"); } .light-theme .comment-list li { background-color: #ffffff; } .light-theme .user-comment:not(:first-child) { animation: comment-blink-light 600ms ease-in; } .light-theme .user-comment::before { border-right-color: #eae9f2; color: #cdcdcd; } .light-theme .user-comment::after { border-right-color: #ffffff; border-bottom-color: #ffffff; } .light-theme .user-comment:not(:first-child)::after { animation: comment-blink-light-after 600ms ease-in; } .light-theme .comment-label { background-color: #ffffff; } .light-theme .comment-field:focus { outline-color: #b6aaff; } /* Dark theme */ .dark-theme { color: #f2f2f2; background-color: #17161a; } .dark-theme .page-header { background-color: #373540; box-shadow: 0 2px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .dark-theme .header-link { color: #9484f2; } .dark-theme .header-link::before { background-image: url("img/arrow-back-dark.svg"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: 0 0; } .dark-theme .theme-button { color: #9484f2; border: 1px solid #9484f2; } .dark-theme .theme-button::before { background-image: url("img/sun-normal.svg"); } .dark-theme .theme-button:focus, .dark-theme .theme-button:hover { color: #17161a; background-color: #9484f2; } .dark-theme .theme-button:focus { outline-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .theme-button:focus::before, .dark-theme .theme-button:hover::before { background-image: url("img/sun-hover.svg"); } .dark-theme .menu:focus { outline-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .menu-open { background-color: #373540; background-image: url("img/menu-open-dark.svg"); } .dark-theme .menu-open:focus, .dark-theme .menu-open:hover { background-color: #473c8d; background-image: url("img/menu-open-dark.svg"); } .dark-theme .menu-close { background-color: #473c8d; } .dark-theme .menu-close:focus, .dark-theme .menu-close:hover { background-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .main-menu { background-color: #473c8d; color: #f2f2f2; } .dark-theme .main-menu a:focus { outline-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .main-menu a:focus, .dark-theme .main-menu a:hover { background-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .news-view button { border: 1px solid #9484f2; color: #9484f2; } .dark-theme .news-view button:focus { outline-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .news-view button:focus, .dark-theme .news-view button:hover, .dark-theme .news-view button:active, .dark-theme .news-view .view-checked { background-color: #9484f2; color: #17161a; } .dark-theme .news-view .row-view:focus::before, .dark-theme .news-view .row-view:hover::before, .dark-theme .news-view .row-view:active::before { background-image: url("img/rows-dark-checked.svg"); } .dark-theme .news-view .tile-view:focus::before, .dark-theme .news-view .tile-view:hover::before, .dark-theme .news-view .tile-view:active::before { background-image: url("img/tiles-dark-checked.svg"); } .dark-theme .row-view::before { background-image: url("img/rows-dark.svg"); } .dark-theme .tile-view::before { background-image: url("img/tiles-dark.svg"); } .dark-theme .row-view.view-checked::before { background-image: url("img/rows-dark-checked.svg"); } .dark-theme .tile-view.view-checked::before { background-image: url("img/tiles-dark-checked.svg"); } .dark-theme .new-block { background-color: #2a2930; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .dark-theme .news-full { background-color: #2a2930; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .dark-theme .new-block time { color: #888888; } .dark-theme .news-full time { color: #888888; } .dark-theme .cookies-agreement { background-color: #473c8d; box-shadow: 0 -1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .dark-theme .button { background-color: #9484f2; color: #17161a; } .dark-theme .button:focus { outline-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .button:focus, .dark-theme .button:hover { background-color: #b6aaff; } .dark-theme .page-footer { background-color: #0a0910; color: #f2f2f2; } .dark-theme .subscription, .dark-theme .comment-form { background-color: #2a2930; box-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6); } .dark-theme .subscription-message { background-color: #9484f2; color: #17161a; } .dark-theme .subscription-message::before { background-image: url("img/icon-ok-dark.svg"); } .dark-theme .subscription-label, .dark-theme .comment-label { color: #9484f2; } .dark-theme .comment-label { background-color: #2a2930; } .dark-theme .subscription-email, .dark-theme .comment-field { border: 1px solid #473c8d; color: #f2f2f2; } .dark-theme .heart { color: #9484f2; background-image: url("img/icon-heart-dark.svg"); opacity: 0.7; } .dark-theme .heart:focus { outline-color: #6653d9; } .dark-theme .heart.added { background-image: url("img/icon-heart-dark-added.svg"); } .dark-theme .heart:active { opacity: 1; background-image: url("img/icon-heart-dark-active.svg"); } .dark-theme .comment-list li { background-color: #2a2930; } .dark-theme .user-comment:not(:first-child) { animation: comment-blink-dark 600ms ease-in; } .dark-theme .user-comment::before { border-right-color: #17161a; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3); } .dark-theme .user-comment::after { border-right-color: #2a2930; border-bottom-color: #2a2930; } .dark-theme .user-comment:not(:first-child)::after { animation: comment-blink-dark-after 600ms ease-in; } .dark-theme .comment-field:focus { outline-color: #6653d9; }
    let heart = document.querySelector('.heart'); heart.onclick = function () { heart.classList.toggle('added'); };
    let page = document.querySelector('.page'); let themeButton = document.querySelector('.theme-button'); themeButton.onclick = function () { page.classList.toggle('light-theme'); page.classList.toggle('dark-theme'); };

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      1. Include the file likes.js in index.html on line 44.
      2. Click on the “Change Theme” button in the mini-browser.
      3. Press the “heart” icon in the mini browser. It is located under the picture in the news story.

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