UX improvements

* ignore English articles when sorting names
  * added a new sort_name field that gets automatically created
* automatically fill certain values in forms:
  * new game: name and sort name after typing
  * new edition: name and sort name when selecting game
  * new purchase: platform when selecting edition

games/static/js/utils.js

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * @param {Date} date
  * @returns {string}
  */
-export function toISOUTCString(date) {
+function toISOUTCString(date) {
   function stringAndPad(number) {
     return number.toString().padStart(2, 0);
   }
@@ -14,3 +14,77 @@ export function toISOUTCString(date) {
   const minutes = stringAndPad(date.getMinutes());
   return `${year}-${month}-${day}T${hours}:${minutes}`;
 }
+
+/**
+ * @description Sync values between source and target elements based on syncData configuration.
+ * @param {Array} syncData - Array of objects to define source and target elements with their respective value types.
+ */
+function syncSelectInputUntilChanged(syncData, parentSelector = document) {
+  const parentElement =
+    parentSelector === document
+      ? document
+      : document.querySelector(parentSelector);
+
+  if (!parentElement) {
+    console.error(`The parent selector "${parentSelector}" is not valid.`);
+    return;
+  }
+  // Set up a single change event listener on the document for handling all source changes
+  parentElement.addEventListener("change", function (event) {
+    // Loop through each sync configuration item
+    syncData.forEach((syncItem) => {
+      // Check if the change event target matches the source selector
+      if (event.target.matches(syncItem.source)) {
+        const sourceElement = event.target;
+        const valueToSync = getValueFromProperty(
+          sourceElement,
+          syncItem.source_value
+        );
+        const targetElement = document.querySelector(syncItem.target);
+
+        if (targetElement && valueToSync !== null) {
+          targetElement[syncItem.target_value] = valueToSync;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  // Set up a single focus event listener on the document for handling all target focuses
+  parentElement.addEventListener(
+    "focus",
+    function (event) {
+      // Loop through each sync configuration item
+      syncData.forEach((syncItem) => {
+        // Check if the focus event target matches the target selector
+        if (event.target.matches(syncItem.target)) {
+          // Remove the change event listener to stop syncing
+          // This assumes you want to stop syncing once any target receives focus
+          // You may need a more sophisticated way to remove listeners if you want to stop
+          // syncing selectively based on other conditions
+          document.removeEventListener("change", syncSelectInputUntilChanged);
+        }
+      });
+    },
+    true
+  ); // Use capture phase to ensure the event is captured during focus, not bubble
+}
+
+/**
+ * @description Retrieve the value from the source element based on the provided property.
+ * @param {Element} sourceElement - The source HTML element.
+ * @param {string} property - The property to retrieve the value from.
+ */
+function getValueFromProperty(sourceElement, property) {
+  let source = (sourceElement instanceof HTMLSelectElement) ? sourceElement.selectedOptions[0] : sourceElement
+  if (property.startsWith("dataset.")) {
+    let datasetKey = property.slice(8); // Remove 'dataset.' part
+    return source.dataset[datasetKey];
+  } else if (property in source) {
+    return source[property];
+  } else {
+    console.error(`Property ${property} is not valid for the option element.`);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export { toISOUTCString, syncSelectInputUntilChanged };