`; starContainer += ` `; for (let i = 0; i < starCount; i++) { const isFilled = i + 1 <= ratingIntegerPart; const isHalfFilled = ratingDecimalPart > 0 && i + ratingDecimalPart === rating; starRatingClass = isFilled ? "star-filled" : "star-empty"; starContainer += ` `; } starContainer += `

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${e}

`; }, renderHowToMethodsContent(content) { const entryTexts = []; let currentGroup = 0; let stepCounter = 0; for (let i = 0; ; i++) { const groupTitle = content.properties[`how_to_method.0.list.${i}.item_group_title`]; if (groupTitle) { currentGroup++; stepCounter = 0; entryTexts.push(`

${groupTitle}

`); } else { const note = content.properties[`how_to_method.0.list.${i}.note`]; if (!note) { break; } stepCounter++; entryTexts.push(`

Step ${stepCounter}

${note}

`); } } return `

${entryTexts.join('')}

`; }, renderRecipeIngredientsContent(content) { const prefix = 'sxs-ingredients-group.sxs-ingredients-flex.'; const prefixDisplay = '.sxs-ingredients-flex-ingredient-display.'; const prefixData = '.sxs-ingredients-flex-ingredient-data.'; const listLen = content?.properties[prefix + '_element_count']; const entryTexts = []; for (let i = 0; i < listLen; i++) { let quantity = content?.properties[`${prefix + i + prefixDisplay}sxs-ingredients-flex-ingredient-display-quantity`]; let name = content?.properties[`${prefix + i + prefixDisplay}sxs-ingredients-flex-ingredient-display-ingredient`]; let note = content?.properties[`${prefix + i + prefixDisplay}sxs-ingredients-flex-ingredient-display-note`]; let quantityString = quantity ? `${quantity} ` : ""; let nameString = name || ""; let noteString = note ? ` ${note}` : ""; let row = quantityString + nameString + noteString; entryTexts.push(row); } if (entryTexts.length > 0) { return `

${e}`).join('')}

`; } else { return "No ingredients available."; } }, renderRecipeMethodsContent(content) { const prefix = 'sxs-method-recipe-group.sxs-method-recipe-flex.'; const listLen = content?.properties[prefix + '_element_count']; const entryTexts = []; for (let i = 0; i < listLen; i++) { const row = content.properties[`${prefix}${i}.sxs-method-recipe-step`]; if (row !== undefined) { entryTexts.push(row); } } return `

${i === 0 ? 'Step 1' : `Step ${i + 1}`}
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${groupTitle}

Step ${stepCounter}

${i === 0 ? 'Step 1' : `Step ${i + 1}`}

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