From 2ca9a3f3a5e870024d137098f0792d78e37b88c8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pavan Thanuj Upadrasta <49611451+n00bcodr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:37:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Prevent duplicate watchlist links being added to the sidebar
 for Jellyfin-Enhanced/issues/124 (#4)

---
 utils.js | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/utils.js b/utils.js
index 7fbc8dd..c4dec8f 100644
--- a/utils.js
+++ b/utils.js
@@ -236,6 +236,15 @@
      */
     function addLinkToContainer(container, name, icon, url, openInNewTab) {
         try {
+            // Check if link already exists to prevent duplicates
+            const existingLinks = container.querySelectorAll('a[href="' + url + '"]');
+            const existingByText = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('.navMenuOptionText')).find(el => el.textContent === name);
+
+            if (existingLinks.length > 0 || existingByText) {
+                LOG(`Custom menu link already exists, skipping: ${name}`);
+                return true;
+            }
+            
             // Create the menu link element
             const link = document.createElement('a');
             link.setAttribute('is', 'emby-linkbutton');