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+/**
+ * Client-side Bluesky thread fetcher (Alpine.js)
+ * Fetches a Bluesky post thread via the public AT Protocol API
+ * and renders replies in a nested conversation view.
+ */
+
+document.addEventListener("alpine:init", () => {
+  Alpine.data("bskyThread", (bskyUrl) => ({
+    replies: [],
+    loading: true,
+
+    async init() {
+      try {
+        const match = bskyUrl.match(/bsky\.app\/profile\/([^/?#]+)\/post\/([^/?#]+)/);
+        if (!match) { this.loading = false; return; }
+
+        const [, actor, rkey] = match;
+        const atUri = `at://${actor}/app.bsky.feed.post/${rkey}`;
+        const res = await fetch(
+          `https://public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsky.feed.getPostThread?uri=${encodeURIComponent(atUri)}&depth=10`
+        );
+
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`);
+        const data = await res.json();
+        this.replies = this._flatten(data.thread, 0);
+      } catch {
+        // Fail silently — section stays hidden if loading stays true... no, set empty
+        this.replies = [];
+      } finally {
+        this.loading = false;
+      }
+    },
+
+    _flatten(node, depth) {
+      const out = [];
+      for (const r of (node.replies || [])) {
+        if (r.$type !== "app.bsky.feed.defs#threadViewPost") continue;
+        const p = r.post;
+        const rkey = p.uri.split("/").pop();
+        out.push({
+          depth: Math.min(depth, 3),
+          uri: p.uri,
+          url: `https://bsky.app/profile/${p.author.handle}/post/${rkey}`,
+          author: {
+            name: p.author.displayName || p.author.handle,
+            handle: p.author.handle,
+            avatar: p.author.avatar || "",
+            url: `https://bsky.app/profile/${p.author.handle}`,
+          },
+          text: p.record.text,
+          published: p.record.createdAt,
+          likeCount: p.likeCount || 0,
+        });
+        out.push(...this._flatten(r, depth + 1));
+      }
+      return out;
+    },
+
+    formatDate(dateStr) {
+      try {
+        return new Date(dateStr).toLocaleDateString("de-DE", {
+          day: "numeric", month: "long", year: "numeric",
+        });
+      } catch {
+        return dateStr;
+      }
+    },
+  }));
+});