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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+ <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" charset="UTF-8">
+ <title>Timeless Antiques</title>
+ <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{ url_for('static', filename='style.css') }}">
+ <script src="{{ url_for('static', filename='script.js') }}"></script>
+ {% block head %}{% endblock %}
+</head>
+
+<body>
+ </div>
+ {% block header %}
+ <button class="openbtn" onclick="openNav()" style="position:sticky">☰</button>
+ <header>
+ <img src="{{ url_for('static', filename='logo.png') }}" alt="Timeless Antiques">
+ <h1>Timeless Antiques</h1>
+ {% block search %}
+ <form action="{{ url_for('search') }}" method="POST">
+ <input type="text" name="search_input" placeholder="Search">
+ <button type="submit">Search</button>
+ </form>
+ {% endblock %}
+ </header>
+
+
+ <div id="main">
+ <div id="mySidebar" class="sidebar">
+ <a href="javascript:void(0)" class="closebtn" onclick="closeNav()">×</a>
+
+ <aside>
+ <a class="open-button" id="add-item" onclick="openForm()" >Add Item</a>
+ <a class="delete-button" id="delete-item" onclick="openForm2()">Delete Item</a>
+ <a class="add-set-button" id="add-set" onclick="openForm3()"> Add Set</a>
+ <a class="delete-set-button" id="delete=set" onclick="openForm4()">Delete Set</a>
+ </aside>
+
+
+ <!--Add item -->
+ <div class = "form-popup" id="myForm">
+ <form action="/add_items" method = "post" class="form-container" id="add_items">
+ <h1>Enter Details</h1>
+
+ <label for="id"><b>ID no.</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter ID number" name="item.id" required>
+
+ <label for="desc"><b>Description</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter item description" name="item.desc" required>
+
+ <label for="price"><b>Price</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter item price" name="item.price" required>
+ <input type="hidden" name="file_to_append_to"id="file_to_append_to" value="">
+ <button class="btn" onclick="submitForm()">Submit</button>
+
+ <button type="button" class="btn cancel"
+ onclick="closeForm()">Close</button>
+ </form>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <!--Delete item-->
+ <div class = "form-popup" id="myForm2" onsubmit="handleitemdelete(event)">
+ <form action="/delete_item" method="post" class="form-container">
+ <h1>Enter Details</h1>
+
+ <label for="id"><b>ID no.</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter ID number" name="delete_id" required>
+
+ <button type="submit" class="btn">Submit</button>
+
+ <button type="button" class="btn cancel"
+ onclick="closeForm2()">Close</button>
+ </form>
+ </div>
+
+
+
+ <!--Add set-->
+ <div class = "form-popup" id="myForm3">
+
+ <form action="/add_sets" method="post" class="form-container" onsubmit="handlesetSubmit(event)">
+ <h1>Enter Details</h1>
+
+ <label for="set-id"><b>Set ID no.</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter set ID number" name="set-id" required>
+
+ <label for="set-desc"><b>Set Description</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter set description" name="set-desc" required>
+
+ <label for="set-price"><b>Set Price</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter set price" name="set-price" required>
+
+ <label for="iset-no"><b>Number of Items</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter Number of Items" name="iset-no" required>
+
+ <label for="id"><b>Item ID no.</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter ID number" name="items-id" required>
+
+ <div id="input-container">
+ <label for="add-id"><b>additional Item ID no.</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter ID number" name="add-id">
+ </div>
+
+ <button id="add-before-me" class="add-text-btn " onclick="addInput()">(+)</button>
+
+ <button type="submit" class="btn">Submit</button>
+
+ <button type="button" class="btn cancel"
+ onclick="closeForm3()">Close</button>
+ </form>
+ </div>
+
+
+ <!--Delete Set-->
+ <div class = "form-popup" id="myForm4" onsubmit="handlesetdelete(event)">
+
+ <form action="/delete_set" method ="post" class="form-container">
+ <h1>Enter Details</h1>
+
+ <label for="set-id"><b>Set ID no.</b></label>
+ <input type="text" placeholder="Enter set ID number" name="set-id" required>
+
+ <button type="submit" class="btn">Submit
+ </button>
+
+ <button type="button" class="btn cancel"
+ onclick="closeForm4()">Close</button>
+
+
+ </form>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ {% endblock %}
+
+ {% block content %}{% endblock %}
+
+ {% block sidebar %}
+
+
+ </aside>
+ {% endblock %}
+
+ {% block footer %}
+ <footer>
+ <p>Copyright © 2023 Timeless Antiques
+ </footer>
+ {% endblock %}
+</body>
+
+</html>
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