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                } // 1 - *10*
                else if (pageIndex == totalPages || pageIndex > totalPages - 5) {
                    for (var i = totalPages - 5, x = 0; i <= totalPages && x < 6; i++, x++) {
                        list.push(i);
                    }
                } // 2 - *6* - 11
                else if (pageIndex > 1 && pageIndex <= totalPages - 1) {
                    for (var i = pageIndex - 1, x = 0; i <= totalPages && x < 6; i++, x++) {
                        list.push(i);
                    }
                }
                else {
                    for (var i = 1, x = 0; i <= totalPages, x < 6; i++, x++) {
                        list.push(i);
                    }
                }

                return list;
            });

            self.pageStartIndex = ko.computed(function () {
                if (self.currentRowCount() == 0)
                    return 0;

                if (self.pageIndex() == 1)
                    return 1;

                return (self.pageIndex() * self.pageSize() - self.pageSize()) + 1;
            });

            self.pageEndIndex = ko.computed(function () {
                if (self.pageSize() == self.totalRows())
                    return self.totalRows();

                if (self.currentRowCount() < self.pageSize())
                    return (self.pageIndex() * self.pageSize() - self.pageSize()) + self.currentRowCount();

                if (self.pageIndex() == 1)
                    return self.pageSize();

                return self.pageIndex() * self.pageSize();
            });

            self.enablePrevPageSet = ko.computed(function () {
                return self.totalPages() > 10 && self.pageIndex() > 6;
            });

            self.enableNextPageSet = ko.computed(function () {
                return self.totalPages() > 10 && self.pages()[self.pages().length - 1] != self.totalPages();
            });

            self.page_clicked = function (data, event) {
                self.pageIndex(data);
                self.callback();
            };

            self.nextPage_clicked = function () {
                self.pageIndex(self.pageIndex() + 1);
                self.callback();
            };

            self.nextPageSet_clicked = function () {
                var index = self.pages()[self.pages().length - 1] + 1;
                self.pageIndex(index > self.totalPages() ? self.totalPages() : index);
                self.callback();
            };

            self.prevPage_clicked = function () {
                self.pageIndex(self.pageIndex() - 1);
                self.callback();
            };

            self.prevPageSet_clicked = function () {
                var index = self.pages()[0] - 1;

                self.pageIndex(index < 1 ? 1 : index);
                self.callback();
            };

            self.firstPage_clicked = function () {
                self.pageIndex(1);
                self.callback();
            }
            self.lastPage_clicked = function () {
                self.pageIndex(self.totalPages());
                self.callback();
            };
            self.onEnter = function (callback, data, event) {
                if (event.keyCode === 13 && callback) {
                    if (callback.length == 2)
                        callback(data, event);
                    else
                        callback();
                }
            };
        },
        template: { element: 'pagingTemplate' }
    });
</script>
<style type="text/css">
    /* Paging */
    paging {
        align-items: center;
        display: flex;
        flex-flow: row wrap;
    }

        paging records {
            display: flex;
            flex: 1 1 auto;
            flex-flow: column wrap;
            margin: 0 20px 40px 0;
            vertical-align: top;
        }

            paging records span {
                margin: 0 0 6px;
            }

        paging size {
            flex: 0 1 auto;
            margin: 0 20px 40px 0;
            vertical-align: top;
        }

        paging nav {
            align-items: center;
            display: flex;
            flex: 0 1 auto;
            font-weight: bold;
            justify-content: space-between;
            line-height: 14px;
            margin: 0 0 40px;
            /* Reset from Global.css */
            width: initial;
            position: initial;
            float: initial;
            z-index: initial;
            margin-top: 0px !important;
        }

            paging nav a {
                padding: 0em 0.3em;
                cursor: pointer;
            }

                paging nav a:last-of-type {
                    padding-right: 0;
                }

            paging nav span {
                padding: 0 10px;
            }

            paging nav a:last-of-type span:last-of-type {
                padding-right: 0;
            }

        paging label {
            color: #000000;
            font-weight: bold;
            margin: 0 15px 0 0;
        }

        paging .pageSet {
            font-weight: bold;
            margin-top: -7px;
        }
    /* Paging END */

    .clickableTags {
		line-height: 26px;
        padding: 3px .5rem;
		white-space: nowrap;
	}

	.clickableTags:hover {
		cursor: pointer;
	}



    /* Processing overlay */
    .processing {
        background: rgba(205, 205, 205, 0.4) url("/cdn/img/global/loader_large.gif") no-repeat scroll center 10%;
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        z-index: 3000;
    }

    .processing-content {
        margin-top: 50%;
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 1.5rem;
        font-weight: bold;
    }

    #LoadingDocumentsList {
        position: relative;
        height: 400px;
    }
    /* Processing overlay END */
    .usa-search.faqs button::after {
        right: 9%;
    }

    @media (min-width: 1024px) {
    .usa-search.faqs button::after {
        right: 9%;
    }
    }

    @media (max-width: 1024px) {
        .usa-search.faqs button::after {
            right: 1%;
        }
    }
</style>
<script type="text/html" id="pagingTemplate">
    <size>
        <label for="ItemsPerPage">Items per page</label>
        <select id="ItemsPerPage" data-bind="options: pageSizeList, optionsText: 'Name', optionsValue: 'Value', value: pageSize, event: { change: function() { pageIndex(1); callback();  } }"></select>
    </size>

    <records>
        <!-- ko if: pageSize() > 100 -->
        <span>Displaying <strong>All</strong> of <strong>{{ totalRows }}</strong><!-- ko if: typeof(totalUnfilteredCount) !== 'undefined' --><span class="na" data-bind="visible: totalUnfilteredCount() > totalRows()"> ({{ totalUnfilteredCount() - totalRows()  }} items have been hidden by filters)</span><!-- /ko --></span>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: pageSize() <= 100 -->
        <div class="details">Displaying <strong>{{ pageStartIndex }}</strong> - <strong>{{ (pageEndIndex() > totalRows() ? totalRows() : pageEndIndex()) }}</strong> of <strong>{{ totalRows }}</strong><!-- ko if: typeof(totalUnfilteredCount) !== "undefined" --><span class="na" data-bind="visible: totalUnfilteredCount() > totalRows()"> ({{ totalUnfilteredCount() - totalRows()  }} items have been hidden by filters)</span><!-- /ko --></div>
        <!-- /ko -->
    </records>

    <!-- ko if: pageSize() <= 100 -->
    <nav>
        <!-- ko if: pageIndex() > 1 -->
        <a tabindex="0" class="first" data-bind="click: firstPage_clicked, event: { keypress: function(data, event) { onEnter(firstPage_clicked, data, event) } }">First</a>
        <a tabindex="0" class="previous" data-bind="click: prevPage_clicked, event: { keypress: function(data, event) { onEnter(prevPage_clicked, data, event) } }"><span>◂</span> Prev</a>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: pageIndex() == 1 -->
        <span class="first disabled">First</span>
        <span class="previous disabled">◂ Prev</span>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: enablePrevPageSet -->
        <a tabindex="0" class="pageSet selected" data-bind="click: prevPageSet_clicked, event: { keypress: function(data, event) { onEnter(prevPageSet_clicked, data, event) } }">...</a>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: !enablePrevPageSet() -->
        <span class="pageSet disabled">...</span>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko foreach: pages -->
        <!-- ko if: $data != $parent.pageIndex() -->
        <a tabindex="0" data-bind="click: $parent.page_clicked, event: { keypress: function(data, event) { $parent.onEnter($parent.page_clicked, data, event) } }">{{ $data }}</a>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: $data == $parent.pageIndex() -->
        <span class="selected">{{ $data }}</span>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: enableNextPageSet -->
        <a tabindex="0" class="pageSet" data-bind="click: nextPageSet_clicked, event: { keypress: function(data, event) { onEnter(nextPageSet_clicked, data, event) } }">...</a>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: !enableNextPageSet() -->
        <span class="pageSet disabled">...</span>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: pageIndex() < totalPages() -->
        <a tabindex="0" class="next" data-bind="click: nextPage_clicked, event: { keypress: function(data, event) { onEnter(nextPage_clicked, data, event) } }">Next <span>▸</span></a>
        <a tabindex="0" class="last" data-bind="click: lastPage_clicked, event: { keypress: function(data, event) { onEnter(lastPage_clicked, data, event) } }">Last</a>
        <!-- /ko -->
        <!-- ko if: pageIndex() == totalPages() || totalPages() == 0 -->
        <span class="next disabled">Next ▸</span>
        <span class="last disabled"></span>
        <!-- /ko -->
    </nav>
    <!-- /ko -->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    let faqId = 0;
    let categoryId = 0;
    let collectionIds = '4313c618-a96e-4c8e-b078-1f76912a10d9';
    let categoryIds = 'f0e843db-e7d7-4643-8dda-ae27045651c5';
    let pickerCollectionIds = '';
    let pickerCategoryIds = '';
    let queryRecsPerPage = 10;
    let queryHidePaging = 0;
    let configCssClass = '';
    let queryCurrentPage = 1;
    let saveFaqValues = [];
    let initialFaqValues = { faqId: 0, categoryId: 0, collectionIds: '4313c618-a96e-4c8e-b078-1f76912a10d9', categoryIds: 'f0e843db-e7d7-4643-8dda-ae27045651c5', pickerCollectionIds: '', pickerCategoryIds: '', queryRecsPerPage: 10, queryHidePaging: 0, configCssClass: '', queryCurrentPage: 1 };
    saveFaqValues.push(initialFaqValues);
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">


    var knockoutMap = {
        'faqs': {
            create: function (options) {
                return new FaqItemViewModel(options.data);
            }
        }
    };

    function formatDateMDYY(stringDate) {
        if (!stringDate) {
            return "N/A";
        }

        var date = new Date(stringDate);
        return "" + (date.getMonth() + 1) + "/" + date.getDate() + "/" + date.getFullYear();
    }

    function FaqItemViewModel(data) {
        var self = this;

        self.expanded = ko.observable(false);
        self.showHide = function () {
            self.expanded(!self.expanded());
        }

        ko.mapping.fromJS(data, {}, self);
    }

    function FaqsViewModel() {
        var self = this;
        self.processing = ko.observable(true);

        self.faqs = ko.observableArray([]);

        // Paging
        self.pageSize = ko.observable(queryRecsPerPage);
        self.pageIndex = ko.observable(queryCurrentPage);
        self.pageSizeList = ko.observableArray([{ Name: "5", Value: 5 }, { Name: "10", Value: 10 }, { Name: "20", Value: 20 }, { Name: "50", Value: 50 }]);
        self.currentRowCount = ko.observable(queryRecsPerPage);
        self.totalRowCount = ko.observable(0);

        // individual filter selections
        self.currentFilters = ko.observable(); // stored set of all filter selections
        self.searchString = ko.observable(typeof queryStringSearch !== "undefined" ? queryStringSearch : '');

        self.ShowResultsUntilSearch = ko.observable(typeof showUntilSearch !== "undefined" ? showUntilSearch : true);

        self.getFilters = function () {
            // Capture user selections
            var filters = {
                currentPage: self.pageIndex(),
                recsPerPage: self.pageSize(),
                searchString: self.searchString(),
                faqId: 0,
                categoryId: 0,
                legacyCollectionIds: collectionIds,
                legacyCategoryIds: categoryIds,
                pickerCollectionIds: pickerCollectionIds,
                pickerCategoryIds: pickerCategoryIds
                // sortBy: self.sortBy() + (self.isAscending() ? 'Asc' : 'Desc'),
            };

            // store in currentFilters, so we can retrieve it for export function
            // this prevents a user from changing filters on the fly, then trying to export
            // without applying them first
            self.currentFilters(filters);

            return filters;
        };

        self.onEnter = function (callback, data, event) {
            if (event.keyCode === 13 && callback) {
                if (callback.length == 2)
                    callback(data, event);
                else
                    callback();
            }
        }

        self.ApplyFilters = function () {
            // Reset page to 1
            self.pageIndex(1);

            // Get current filters applied by user
            var filters = self.getFilters();
            // console.log('Applied filters: ', filters);

            self.ApplyPaging();
        };

        self.ApplyInitialFilters = function () {
            // Get current filters applied by user
            var filters = self.getFilters();
            // console.log('Applied filters: ', filters);

            self.ApplyPaging();
        };

        self.ClearAllFilters = function () {
            // console.log('clear all filters clicked');

            self.searchString('');

            self.ApplyFilters();
        };

        self.SearchFaqs = function () {
            self.ShowResultsUntilSearch(true);
            self.ApplyFilters();
        }

        self.goToSearchCategory = function (category) {
            window.location = `/frequently-asked-questions/search/?categories=${category}`;
        }

        self.ApplyPaging = function () {
            //self.pageIndex(1);
            // Update paging info
            var filters = self.currentFilters();
            filters.currentPage = self.pageIndex();
            filters.recsPerPage = self.pageSize();
            filters.faqId = faqId;
            filters.categoryId = categoryId;
            filters.searchString = self.searchString();

            // Save to current filters
            self.currentFilters(filters);

            // Retrieve paged documents
            self.getFaqs();
        };

        var faqsApi = 'https://' + primaryServer + '/json/faqs.json';

        self.getFaqs = function () {

            self.processing(true);
            var filters = self.currentFilters();

            // console.log('getDocuments->start', documentsUrl);
            $.get(faqsApi, filters, function (responseData) {
                // responseData = dummyData;
                // console.log('getDocuments->get completed', responseData);
                var massagedData = { faqs: responseData.Faqs, currentRowCount: responseData.Faqs.length, totalRowCount: responseData.FaqCount };
                ko.mapping.fromJS(massagedData, knockoutMap, self);
            })
                .fail(function (jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                    console.error('error retrieving faqs', { jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown });
                })
                .always(function () {
                    self.processing(false);
                });
        }

        self.init = function () {
            // console.log('guidance init');

            // self.ClearAllFilters();
            //self.getDocuments();
            self.ApplyInitialFilters();
        }

        self.init();
    }

    var vm = new FaqsViewModel();

    $(document).ready(function () {
        // Purposefully in a docReady until split into separate files,
        // to guarantee body-append libs are loaded prior to calling
        ko.punches.enableAll();
        ko.applyBindings(vm);
    });

</script>
<style type="text/css">
    .Question > a {
        color: #006CFF;
    }

    ul#Pagination {
        list-style: none;
        list-style-image: none;
        margin: 20px 0px 0px 0px;
        padding: 0px;
    }

        ul#Pagination li {
            list-style: none;
            list-style-image: none;
            display: inline;
            margin: 0px;
            padding: 0px 8px 0px 6px;
            background-image: url(/img/global/DividerPagination.gif);
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-position: right .2em;
        }

            ul#Pagination li.CurrentPage {
                font-weight: bold;
            }

            ul#Pagination li.LastPage {
                background-image: none;
            }

            ul#Pagination li.Previous {
                padding: 0px 0px 0px 16px;
                background-image: url(/img/global/arrows_yellow_left.gif);
                background-repeat: no-repeat;
                background-position: 0px .3em;
                font-weight: bold;
                margin-right: -10px;
            }

            ul#Pagination li.Next {
                background-image: url(/img/global/arrows_yellow_right.gif);
                background-repeat: no-repeat;
                background-position: right .3em;
                padding: 0px 18px 0px 2px;
                margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px;
                font-weight: bold;
            }

    ul.FAQList {
        list-style: none;
        list-style-image: none;
        margin: 7px 0px 0px 0px;
        padding: 0px;
        width: 100%;
    }

        ul.FAQList > li {
            padding: .80em 0px .80em 0px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid #E1E1E1;
            overflow: auto;
            width: 100%;
        }

        ul.FAQList .Question {
            font-weight: bold;
            line-height: 1.6em;
        }

        ul.FAQList .Answer {
            line-height: 1.6em;
            margin-top: 0.8em;
            display: block;
        }

    a.ViewMore, a.ViewLess {
        color: #767676;
        font-weight: normal;
    }

    /* Processing overlay */
    .processing {
        background: rgba(205, 205, 205, 0.4) url("/cdn/img/global/loader_large.gif") no-repeat scroll center 10%;
        position: absolute;
        top: 0;
        left: 0;
        width: 100%;
        height: 100%;
        z-index: 3000;
    }

    .processing-content {
        margin-top: 10%;
        text-align: center;
        font-size: 1.5rem;
        font-weight: bold;
        min-height: 350px;
    }

    #LoadingDocumentsList {
        position: relative;
        height: 400px;
    }
    /* Processing overlay END */
</style>
<div class="faqContainer">
    <div id="faqElements">
        <section class="usa-section">
            <div>
                <section aria-label="Search component">
                    <form class="usa-search faqs" role="search">
                        <label class="usa-sr-only" for="search-field">Search</label>
                        <input class="usa-input faqs" id="search-field" type="search" name="search" data-bind="value: searchString" aria-describedby="search-hints" />
                        <button class="usa-button" type="submit" data-bind="click: SearchFaqs">
                            <span class="usa-search__submit-text">Search </span>
                        </button>
                    </form>
                    <span id="search-hints" class="searchInstructions">Search for Questions, Answers, FAQ Categories</span>
                </section>
                <div class="grid-col-12" itemscope itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" data-bind="visible: ShowResultsUntilSearch">
                    <h2>Questions and Answers</h2>
                    <!-- ko foreach: faqs -->
                    <div class="usa-accordion usa-accordion--bordered" aria-multiselectable="true">
                        <div itemscope itemprop="mainEntity" itemtype="https://schema.org/Question">
                            <h3 class="usa-accordion__heading">
                                <button id="question-{{childId}}" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="faq-{{ $index }}" itemprop="name" data-bind="html: questionPlain">
                                </button>
                            </h3>
                            <div id="faq-{{ $index }}" class="usa-accordion__content usa-prose" itemscope itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer" data-bind="attr: { hidden: !expanded() }">
                                <div itemprop="text">
                                    <i class="fas fa-link"> </i><a href="{{ url }}"><strong>Shareable Link to Answer</strong></a>
                                </div>
                                <div itemprop="text" data-bind="html: answerPlain">
                                </div>
                                <h4 data-bind="visible: tags() && tags().length > 0">Related Categories</h4>
                                <!-- ko foreach: tags -->
                                <span role="link" tabindex="0" class="usa-tag clickableTags" data-bind="click: $root.goToSearchCategory">{{ $data }}</span>
                                <!-- /ko -->
                            </div>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                    <!-- /ko -->
                    <p style="display: none;" data-bind="visible: faqs !== null && faqs().length === 0">
                        No records found for current search/filters.
                    </p>
                </div>
            </div>
        </section>
        <section class="usa-section">
            <paging data-bind="visible: faqs !== null && faqs().length > 0 && totalRowCount() > 10 && ShowResultsUntilSearch()" params="pageSize: pageSize, pageIndex: pageIndex, currentRowCount: currentRowCount,  totalRows: totalRowCount, pageSizeList: pageSizeList, callback: ApplyPaging"></paging>
        </section>
        <div class="processing" style="display: none;" data-bind="visible: processing">
            <div class="processing-content">Loading...</div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $("#searchString").keypress(function (e) {
        if (e.keyCode == 13) { // enter
            setTimeout(function () { $("#searchButton").focus(); $("#searchButton").click(); }, 50);
            e.preventDefault();
            return false;
        }
    });
</script>
                
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        </section>
    
                </div>
            </div>
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		<div class="grid-container">
			<div class="grid-row usa-footer__container">
				<nav class="usa-footer__nav" aria-label="Footer navigation">
					<ul class="grid-row grid-gap">
						<li class="usa-footer__primary-content">
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						</li>
						<li class="usa-footer__primary-content">
							<a class="usa-footer__primary-link"
							   href="/information-management/freedom-of-information-act/">FOIA</a>
						</li>
						<li class="usa-footer__primary-content">
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						</li>
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						</li>
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						</li>
						<li class="usa-footer__primary-content">
							<a class="usa-footer__primary-link"
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						</li>
						<li class="usa-footer__primary-content">
							<a class="usa-footer__primary-link"
							   href="/information-management/accessibility/">Accessibility</a>
						</li>
					</ul>
				</nav>
				<div class="usa-footer__logo grid-row">
					<img class="usa-footer__logo-img" src="/cdn/img/opm-uswds/opm_logo_white.svg" alt="OPM" aria-hidden="true">
				</div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</footer>

	<div id="ControlPanelTab">
		<a class="cpTab" href="#">Control Panel</a>
	</div>
	<div id="PageBannerContainer" role="alert"></div>
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<script src="/cdn/js/core/core.standard.libs.js?v=20191104" type="text/javascript" ></script>
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		<script src="https://touchpoints.app.cloud.gov/touchpoints/20a76b6d.js" async></script>
		<style type="text/css">
			/* fix visibility of X */
			.fba-modal-close {
				right: 15px !important;
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