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+/* global window ace */
+window.jQuery = window.$ = require('jquery');
+
+const $ = window.$;
+
+require('bootstrap');
+
+const loadEditors = () => {
+    const $editors = $('.modal-body textarea, #id_body, #id_comment, #id_message, #id_text, #id_abstract, #id_additional_notes, #id_content_override, #id_description, #id_biography');
+    $editors.each((i, el) => {
+      const editorId = `markdown-editor-${i}`;
+      const reportDiv = $('<div>').attr('id', editorId);
+      const setupEditor = (editor, textarea) => {
+          const session = editor.getSession();
+          editor.setTheme('ace/theme/tomorrow');
+          editor.$blockScrolling = Infinity;
+          editor.setOption('scrollPastEnd', true);
+          session.setMode('ace/mode/markdown');
+          session.setValue(textarea.val());
+          session.setUseWrapMode(true);
+          session.on('change', () => {
+              textarea.val(session.getValue());
+          });
+          editor.renderer.setShowGutter(false);
+          session.setTabSize(4);
+          session.setUseSoftTabs(true);
+      };
+      const $formGroup = $(el).closest('.form-group');
+      const $textarea = $formGroup.find('textarea');
+      $formGroup.append(reportDiv);
+      setupEditor(ace.edit(editorId), $textarea);
+    });
+};
+
+$(() => {
+    loadEditors();
+});