function to remove by selector

remove.js

/**
 * remove - removes DOM elements
 * working with: usual dom element, selector, jQuery object, Polymer object
 * @param {string | object} selectorOrObject - dom object
 */
function remove(selectorOrObject) {
  if (!selectorOrObject) {
    return;
  }

  let elements = [];

  if (selectorOrObject.nodeType === 1) {
    // usual dom element
    elements = [selectorOrObject];
  } else if (typeof selectorOrObject === 'string') {
    // selector
    elements = document.querySelectorAll(selectorOrObject);
  } else if (selectorOrObject.length) {
    // jQuery object
    elements = selectorOrObject;
  } else if (selectorOrObject.node && selectorOrObject.node.nodeType === 1) {
    // Polymer object
    elements = [selectorOrObject.node];
  } else {
    return;
  }

  const elLength = elements.length;
  for (let i = 0; i < elLength; i++) {
    if (elements[i].parentNode) {
      elements[i].parentNode.removeChild(elements[i]); // for old browsers
    } else {
      elements[i].remove(); // usual window method
    }
  }
};