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static/js/typewriter.js

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+// Code from Benjamin Hollon (benjaminhollon@fosstodon.org)
+
+const addCharDelay = 75;
+const removeCharDelay = 45;
+const wordDelay = 1500;
+
+const typewriterElement = document.getElementById('typewriter');
+const typewriterPrompts = [
+	  'Amateur Radio Operator',
+      'Electrical Engineering Student',
+      'Film Enjoyer'
+];
+let currentTypewriterIndex = 0;
+
+function typeNextPrompt() {
+	function typeChar(char) {
+		if (char !== '~') typewriterElement.innerText += char;
+	}
+	function removeChar() {
+		typewriterElement.innerText = typewriterElement.innerText.slice(0, -1);
+	}
+
+	const word = typewriterPrompts[currentTypewriterIndex];
+	let delaySoFar = 0;
+	// Type it
+	for (const char of word) {
+		setTimeout(typeChar.bind(this, char), delaySoFar);
+		delaySoFar += addCharDelay;
+	}
+
+	delaySoFar += wordDelay;
+
+	for (const char of word.split('').reverse()) {
+		setTimeout(removeChar, delaySoFar);
+		delaySoFar += removeCharDelay;
+	}
+
+	currentTypewriterIndex = (currentTypewriterIndex + 1) % typewriterPrompts.length;
+	setTimeout(typeNextPrompt, delaySoFar);
+}
+
+setTimeout(typeNextPrompt, wordDelay / 2);