unwrap-dom-element.ts

// ref.: https://plainjs.com/javascript/manipulation/unwrap-a-dom-element-35/ 

/**
 * unwrap the content of a given HTMLElement to the parent element at the previous
 * position of the given element
 *
 * @param {HTMLElement} element
 * @param {boolean} removeElement
 */
export const unwrap = (element: HTMLElement, removeElement = true) => {
  const parentNode = element.parentNode;

  if (!parentNode) return;

  while (element.firstChild) parentNode.insertBefore(element.firstChild, element);

  if (removeElement) parentNode.removeChild(element);
}