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984							const url = new URL( iframe.src );
985							if ( commentParentValue ) {
986								url.searchParams.set( 'replytocom', commentParentValue )
987							} else {
988								url.searchParams.delete( 'replytocom' );
989							}
990							if( iframe.src !== url.href ) {
991								iframe.src = url.href;
992							}
993						};
994
995						cancel.addEventListener( 'click', function () {
996							tellFrameNewParent( false );
997						} );
998
999						addComment.moveForm = function ( _, parentId ) {
1000							tellFrameNewParent( parentId );
1001							return addComment._Jetpack_moveForm.apply( null, arguments );
1002						};
1003					}
1004				}
1005				document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', watchReply );
1006				// In WP 6.4+, the script is loaded asynchronously, so we need to wait for it to load before we monkey-patch the functions it introduces.
1007				document.querySelector('#comment-reply-js')?.addEventListener( 'load', watchReply );
1008
1009								
1010				const commentIframes = document.getElementsByClassName('jetpack_remote_comment');
1011
1012				window.addEventListener('message', function(event) {
1013					if (event.origin !== 'https://jetpack.wordpress.com') {
1014						return;
1015					}
1016
1017					if (!event?.data?.iframeUniqueId && !event?.data?.height) {
1018						return;
1019					}
1020
1021					const eventDataUniqueId = event.data.iframeUniqueId;
1022
1023					// Change height for the matching comment iframe
1024					for (let i = 0; i < commentIframes.length; i++) {
1025						const iframe = commentIframes[i];
1026						const url = new URL(iframe.src);
1027						const iframeUniqueIdParam = url.searchParams.get('iframe_unique_id');
1028						if (iframeUniqueIdParam == event.data.iframeUniqueId) {
1029							iframe.style.height = event.data.height + 'px';
1030							return;
1031						}
1032					}
1033				});
1034			})();
1035		</script>
1035
1036		</body>
1037</html>

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