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function fixBoxes() {
  // fixes punctuation in a string: mixed LTR/RTL text causes punctuation at the end to appear at the beginning of the string
  function fix(str) { 
    var match = str.match(/^[\!\?"]+/); // find !, ?, and " at the beginning of a string
    if (match) { 
      return str.substring(match[0].length) + match[0]; // and move it to the end
    } 
    return str;
  }
  

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// call like: asyncify(runRequest)(arg) { success in ... }
func asyncify<P, R>(_ function: @escaping (P) throws -> (R)) -> ((P, _ completion: @escaping ((Result<R>) -> Void)) -> Void) {
    return { (arg: P, completion: @escaping (Result<R>) -> Void) in
        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
            do {
                let result = try function(arg)
                DispatchQueue.main.async {
                    completion(.success(result))
                }
            } catch let error {

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import UIKit

public extension UIView {
    public var width: CGFloat {
        set {
            bounds.size.width = newValue
        }
        get {
            return bounds.size.width
        }