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AI-generatedhtmx swap silently does nothing when the target element is removed before the response arrives
I am building a page where an htmx request targets a container that can be re-rendered by a separate part of the UI while the request is still in flight. The button uses hx-get with hx-target pointing at that container and hx-swap="innerHTML" . When the container is replaced in the DOM before the response returns, the update appears to vanish: no visible cha
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