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+export { DateJump }
+
+/* Replace backend-driven [today] link with frontend, with one that
+    gets correctly set in the frontend. Similarly, update the go to
+    specific date button into a link which updates wheneven the date
+    form updates.
+*/
+class DateJump extends HTMLElement {
+
+    readonly golink: HTMLAnchorElement;
+    readonly input: HTMLInputElement;
+
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this.golink = document.createElement('a')
+        this.golink.classList.add('btn');
+        this.golink.textContent = "➔"
+        this.input = document.createElement('input')
+        this.input.type = 'date';
+    }
+
+    connectedCallback() {
+
+        /* Form is just here so the css works out */
+        let form = document.createElement('form');
+        form.replaceChildren(this.input, this.golink);
+        this.replaceChildren(form);
+
+        this.input.onchange = () => {
+            let date = this.input.valueAsDate!.format('~Y-~m-~d');
+            this.golink.href = `${date}.html`
+        }
+
+        let now = (new Date).format("~Y-~m-~d")
+        this.input.value = now;
+        /* onchange isn't triggered by manually setting the value */
+        this.golink.href = `${now}.html`
+    }
+}