refactor: extract shared clipboard module from webidl-clipboard#5202
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Pull request overview
This PR refactors the existing WebIDL copy-to-clipboard button implementation by extracting the shared copy button creation/copy logic into a reusable core/clipboard.js module, enabling reuse by other code block processors (e.g., upcoming CDDL support).
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src/core/clipboard.jswith a sharedcreateCopyButton(headerSelector)helper. - Updates
src/core/webidl-clipboard.jsto delegate tocreateCopyButton(".idlHeader").
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| File | Description |
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| src/core/webidl-clipboard.js | Replaces inline copy-button creation/copy logic with a call to the shared helper. |
| src/core/clipboard.js | Adds a shared copy-button factory and click handler that copies <pre> contents excluding a header element. |
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Move the copy button creation and SVG into a shared clipboard.js module. webidl-clipboard.js now delegates to createCopyButton() with ".idlHeader" as the header selector. This prepares for CDDL and other code block types to reuse the same copy functionality.
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Lgtm. Let's use copilot suggestion to add aria-label though. Rest is good.
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Summary
webidl-clipboard.jsinto a sharedclipboard.jsmodulewebidl-clipboard.jsnow delegates tocreateCopyButton(".idlHeader")Split out from #5201 per Sid's request.
Test plan
Modified Web platform tests— no observable behavior change (pure refactor)