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+require('./polyfill');
+window._ = require('lodash');
+window.Popper = require('popper.js').default;
+window.pixelfed = window.pixelfed || {};
+window.$ = window.jQuery = require('jquery');
+require('bootstrap');
+window.axios = require('axios');
+window.axios.defaults.headers.common['X-Requested-With'] = 'XMLHttpRequest';
+require('readmore-js');
+window.filesize = require('filesize');
+window.Cookies = require('js-cookie');
+require('jquery.scrollbar');
+require('jquery-scroll-lock');
+window.Chart = require('chart.js');
+require('./lib/argon.js');
+
+Chart.defaults.global.defaultFontFamily = "-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif";
+
+// fix bs4 custom paginators inherited from core app
+Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.pagination .page-link'))
+.filter(el => el.textContent === '« Previous' || el.textContent === 'Next »')
+.forEach(el => el.textContent = (el.textContent === 'Next »' ? '›' :'‹'));