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                            <p>brezplačna nova knjiga, mogoče bo komu prišlo prav :</p><br />
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                .then(res => res.json())
                .then(data => {
                    if (data.success) {
                        voteElements.forEach(el => {
                            el.classList.remove('active', 'inactive');
                            if (data.current && el.dataset.type === data.current) {
                                el.classList.add('active');
                            } else if (data.current) {
                                el.classList.add('inactive');
                            }
                        });

                        rateBox.querySelector('.tup + small').textContent = `(${data.counts.thumbup})`;
                        rateBox.querySelector('.tdn + small').textContent = `(${data.counts.thumbdown})`;
                        rateBox.querySelector('.spm + small').textContent = `(${data.counts.spam})`;

                        if (userId && data.user_counts) {
                            const userStatsBoxes = document.querySelectorAll(`#user-rate-${userId}`);
                            userStatsBoxes.forEach(userBox => {
                                userBox.querySelector('.tup').textContent = data.user_counts.thumbup;
                                userBox.querySelector('.tdn').textContent = data.user_counts.thumbdown;
                                userBox.querySelector('.spm').textContent = data.user_counts.spam;
                            });
                        }
                    }
                });
            });
        });
    });
});
</script>
</body>
</html>