defined static structure as src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/scripts/dashboard.js for Jasmine testing purposes; efforts to get past textInput=null have thus far been frustrated

.gitignore

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ db.sqlite3
 db.sqlite3-journal
 container.db.sqlite3
 media
-static
+src/static
 
 # If your build process includes running collectstatic, then you probably don't need or want to include staticfiles/
 # in your Git repository. Update and uncomment the following line accordingly.

src/apps/dashboard/static/apps/scripts/dashboard.js

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+console.log("apps/scripts/dashboard.js loading");
+const initialize = () => {
+    console.log("initialize called!");
+    const textInput = document.querySelector("id_text");
+    textInput.oninput = () => {
+        const errorMsg = document.querySelector(".invalid-feedback");
+        errorMsg.style.display = "none";
+    };
+};

src/templates/apps/dashboard/home.html

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "core/base.html" %}
-
-{% block title_text %}Start a new to-do list{% endblock title_text %}
-{% block header_text %}Start a new to-do list{% endblock header_text %}
-
-{% block form_action %}{% url "new_list" %}{% endblock form_action %}

src/templates/apps/dashboard/list.html

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "core/base.html" %}
-
-{% block title_text %}Your to-do list{% endblock title_text %}
-{% block header_text %}Your to-do list{% endblock header_text %}
-
-{% block form_action %}{% url "view_list" list.id %}{% endblock form_action %}
-
-{% block table %}
-    <table id="id_list_table" class="table">
-        {% for item in list.item_set.all %}
-            <tr><td>{{ forloop.counter }}. {{ item.text }}</td></tr>
-        {% endfor %}
-    </table>
-{% endblock table %}
-

src/templates/core/base.html

@@ -51,4 +51,12 @@
         src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.3.8/js/bootstrap.min.js"
     ></script>
 
+    <script>
+        const textInput = document.querySelector('#id_text');
+        textInput.oninput = () => {
+            const errorMsg = document.querySelector(".invalid-feedback");
+            errorMsg.style.display = "none";
+        }
+    </script>
+
 </html>